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French court issues mixed ruling in Facebook nudity case
PARIS - A French court ruled Thursday that Facebook failed to fulfil its contractual obligations by closing without prior notice the account of a user who posted a photo of a famous 19th century nude ...
Mar 15, 2018
Radio giant iHeartMedia files bankruptcy plan to reduce debt
NEW YORK - IHeartMedia, one of the world’s largest radio companies, is seeking bankruptcy protection as part of an agreement with its lenders to reduce debt it took on to become a privately held...
Mar 15, 2018
Street clashes erupt in Madrid after street vendor's death
MADRID - Street clashes erupted Thursday night in central Madrid over the death of a 35-year-old African vendor who witnesses said died trying to escape from police cracking down on illegal street sal...
Mar 15, 2018
Holy Cross drops knight image despite keeping Crusaders name
WORCESTER, Mass. - The College of the Holy Cross says it will stop using the image of a knight as a logo and mascot even though trustees last month decided to keep the nickname Crusaders for its athle...
Mar 15, 2018
Olds College supports government's proposed Growth and Diversification Act
Officials with Olds College are giving the thumbs-up to the Alberta Government's proposed Growth and Diversification Act announced on Thursday, as well as the planned creation of 3,000 new spaces for ...
Mar 15, 2018
Ending Aboriginal homelessness in Red Deer
Four local organizations have partnered together to help end homelessness and become more efficient in providing services to Red Deer's Aboriginal community. On Thursday, a Memorandum of Understanding...
Mar 15, 2018
Memorial for Ryan McBeath happening Wednesday
A memorial service for Red Deer Optimist Chiefs forward Ryan McBeath will take place Wednesday. The service will be held at Olds High School, located at the Ralph Klein Centre, starting at 2 p.m. Ever...
Mar 15, 2018
Canada bid director says World Cup pitch for 2026 focuses on real grass
TORONTO - Unlike the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada, a North America men’s World Cup in 2026 would be played on natural grass. “I believe moving forward that the inclination will b...
Mar 15, 2018
Bloc founder Bouchard 'very discouraged' with what is happening within party
MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois founder Lucien Bouchard says he is “very discouraged” by what he sees happening within the sovereigntist party. Seven of the Bloc’s 10 MPs quit the party la...
Mar 15, 2018
Central Zone flu deaths total 20
Twenty Central Albertans have now died from influenza this season. That's nine more than the AHS Central Zone saw all of last flu season, according to the latest stats released Thursday. Province-wide...
Mar 15, 2018