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B.C. government asks residents for feedback on oil spill prevention plans
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s government says it is moving to the next steps in defending provincial land and water from oil spills by getting public feedback on potential policies, even as one ...
Feb 28, 2018
Julie Bilotta settles lawsuit with province over 2012 jailhouse birth
OTTAWA - A woman who gave birth to a son in a segregation cell at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre more than five years ago has settled a lawsuit against the province, the jail and a number of sta...
Feb 28, 2018
In public spat, Trump taunts Sessions, AG doesn't keep quiet
WASHINGTON - Harshly criticized yet again by his boss, Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday abandoned his usual stony silence and pushed back against President Donald Trump for saying Sessions&...
Feb 28, 2018
Paramount delays airing 'Heathers' after Parkland shooting
NEW YORK - Paramount Network says it will delay airing a television reboot of “Heathers” following the Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead. Paramount says in a Wednesday stateme...
Feb 28, 2018
In Oscar best-picture race, an unprecedented nail biter
NEW YORK - Even supposing the right envelope is read at the end of Sunday night’s Oscars, the night’s final moment should be one of high drama. Usually by now, a consensus favourite has em...
Feb 28, 2018
NewsAlert: White House communications director Hope Hicks resigns
WASHINGTON - An Associated Press source says White House communications director Hope Hicks, one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most loyal aides, is resigning. More coming. The Associated Pres...
Feb 28, 2018
City laments federal budget's lack of clarity
City of Red Deer officials are frustrated with the federal budget. Mayor Tara Veer says the budget announced Tuesday fails to address municipal funding and partnerships, nor does it mention dollars fo...
Feb 28, 2018
White House communications director Hope Hicks resigning
WASHINGTON - White House communications director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s most trusted and longest-serving aides, abruptly announced her resignation Wednesday, leaving a void ...
Feb 28, 2018
Edmonton judge finds woman who killed daughter not criminally responsible
EDMONTON - An Edmonton mother who was mentally ill when she nearly decapitated her daughter has been found not criminally responsible in the young woman’s death. A judge has ruled that Christine...
Feb 28, 2018
Vatican sex abuse investigator wraps up his mission in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile - The Vatican’s sex crimes investigator has ended his mission in Chile, and Roman Catholic officials say he plans to deliver a report to the pope on a Chilean bishop who has been...
Feb 28, 2018