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Cost to fix Phoenix pay system to surpass $540 million, auditor general says
OTTAWA - The federal government’s chronic salary struggles will take more time and more dollars than the three years and $540 million projected to fix the snafu-stricken Phoenix public service p...
Nov 21, 2017
Drumheller woman escapes jail time for stealing donated cancer cash
DRUMHELLER – A 34-year-old woman who admitted to stealing money collected during a family friend’s cancer fundraiser has escaped jail time. Ashley Fredrickson of Drumheller has been given ...
Nov 21, 2017
Baron Cohen to pay fine for Czechs sporting Borat mankinis
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen has offered to pay the fines for six Czech tourists who were reportedly detained by authorities in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana for dressing...
Nov 21, 2017
Competition Bureau drops civil probe into alleged abuse of dominance by Loblaw
TORONTO - Canada’s competition watchdog has closed a 3 1/2-year civil investigation into Loblaw Companies Ltd. related to allegations the grocery giant abused its dominant position in dealing wi...
Nov 21, 2017
After death of 8th child, Ikea relaunches dresser recall in U.S and Canada
NEW YORK - Ikea relaunched a recall of 29 million chests and dressers in the U.S. and Canada Tuesday after the death of an eighth child. CEO Lars Petersson said Ikea wants to increase awareness of the...
Nov 21, 2017
4 children, 2 adults killed in rural northern Illinois fire
DIXON, Ill. - Four children and two adults from the same family died in a house fire early Tuesday in rural northern Illinois, according to the local sheriff. Authorities received a 911 call just afte...
Nov 21, 2017
After US pushback, AT&T prepares to fight for Time Warner
NEW YORK - Seeing an attempt by to block its buyout out of Time Warner as a “radical” departure by the U.S. government, AT&T is preparing for a fight to see the $85 billion deal throug...
Nov 21, 2017
Newborn, mother and grandmother all share same birthday
PRINCETON, N.J. - A New Jersey family won’t have trouble remembering three generations of birthdays. A newborn, his mother and grandmother were all born on Nov. 19. Grandmother Clara Gregory sai...
Nov 21, 2017
German police retrieve 100 stolen John Lennon items
BERLIN - A cigarette case, a handwritten musical score, three diaries and two pairs of John Lennon’s signature metal-rimmed glasses were among stolen goods belonging to the Beatles’ star t...
Nov 21, 2017
Vatican, China exchange art amid stall in hard diplomacy
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican and China are planning a first-ever exchange of artworks for exhibits in China and the Vatican Museums, as the two states forge ahead with soft diplomacy amid a stalemate in...
Nov 21, 2017