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Alberta announces $100 million, five-year investment in artificial intelligence
CALGARY — The Notley government plans to spend $100 million over five years to attract investment from artificial intelligence-focused tech companies. The money will go to Alberta Innovates, the...
Feb 14, 2019

Charges stayed in Edmonton area animal cruelty case
EVANSBURG- Dozens of charges against a man involved in a horse cruelty case west of Edmonton have been stayed due to a lack of reasonable likelihood of conviction. In December, RCMP and the Alberta SP...
Feb 14, 2019
Florida rapper YNW Melly accused of killing 2 friends
MIRAMAR, Fla. - Police have charged Florida rapper YNW Melly with killing two of his close friends who were also rising rap stars, and trying to make it appear they died in a drive-by shooting. On Wed...
Feb 14, 2019
Ukraine: Comedian surges ahead in presidential election poll
MOSCOW - The latest opinion poll in Ukraine shows a popular comedian holding a strong lead in campaigning for the presidential election. The survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Soc...
Feb 14, 2019

Car bomb kills at least 33 Indian soldiers in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - At least 33 soldiers were killed and about 20 others wounded Thursday in a car bomb attack on a paramilitary convoy along a key highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir, security officia...
Feb 14, 2019
Prince Philip won't be charged in UK car crash
LONDON - Prince Philip won’t face charges in connection with a car collision that left two women injured, British prosecutors said Thursday. The decision came just days after Buckingham Palace s...
Feb 14, 2019

CARTOON 02-14-2019
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 02-14-2019
Feb 14, 2019
Cardi B headlining Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rapper Cardi B, blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr., and rock mainstays The Killers and the Dave Matthews Band are among the acts scheduled to perform at the Beale Street Music Festival in...
Feb 14, 2019

In the news today, Feb. 14
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Feb. 14 --- QUADRIGACX CASE TO RETURN TO HALIFAX COURT TODAY The bizarre case involving the cryptocurrency firm QuadrigaCX is expected to return to a Halifax cour...
Feb 14, 2019

Sailor shortage causing headaches for Royal Canadian Navy
OTTAWA - A shortage of sailors is making it hard for the Royal Canadian Navy to operate its ships and work on replacing them at the same time, according to a senior naval officer. The revelation by Co...
Feb 14, 2019