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Ex-Trump campaign official withdraws nomination for ag post
WASHINGTON - A former Trump campaign official linked to the Russia investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller has withdrawn his nomination as the Agriculture Department’s chief scientist. S...
Nov 02, 2017
Fall from balcony at Edmonton job site kills construction worker
EDMONTON – Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is investigating after worker was killed in a fall at a construction site in Edmonton. The accident happened Wednesday morning in the city’...
Nov 02, 2017
What are the odds? Woman claims 2 lottery prizes on same day
RALEIGH, N.C. - She knows how to pick a winner. Local media report that Kimberly Morris of Wake Forest scratched off two North Carolina lottery tickets on Monday, winning $1 million on one of the tick...
Nov 02, 2017
Maple Leaf recalls chicken breast strips due to possible bacteria
OTTAWA - Maple Leaf Foods is recalling one of its chicken products due to possible contamination. The firm says the national recall of its chicken breast strips is due to possible toxins produced by S...
Nov 02, 2017
Quebec men accused in sophisticated N.B. lab operation get stay of proceedings
QUEBEC - A Quebec chemist and his sons charged with production of ecstasy and conspiracy to produce the drug have obtained a stay of proceedings after it took too long for their case to get to trial. ...
Nov 02, 2017
Federal report suggests workplace violence rarely dealt with properly
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says an “awakening” is sweeping society about the issue of workplace harassment and violence as the dominoes continue to fall from the Harvey Weinste...
Nov 02, 2017
Alberta moves to ban age discrimination in apartments, condominiums
EDMONTON – The NDP are proposing changes to its laws on condos and apartments to prevent age discrimination. Amendments to the Alberta Human Rights Act were introduced yesterday by Justice Minis...
Nov 02, 2017
Jobsite supervisor jailed after workplace death
EDMONTON- A four-month jail sentence has been handed down to a jobsite supervisor after a trench collapse killed a worker at a construction project in Edmonton. Sukhwinder Nagra was sentenced yesterda...
Nov 02, 2017
Volunteers behind National Holocaust Monument hope for snow clearing solution
OTTAWA - Options are being explored to keep the National Holocaust Monument open once the snow falls after it emerged last week that the newly opened site would be closed for winter. The subject was h...
Nov 02, 2017
Ski resort a step closer after high court ruling in Grizzly Bear Spirit case
OTTAWA - Approval of a ski resort in a region held sacred by Indigenous people does not violate their constitutional right to freedom of religion, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. A senior ...
Nov 02, 2017