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US consumer spending up just 0.1 per cent despite income gain
WASHINGTON - Americans enjoyed a healthy increase in income last month but didn’t spend much of the gain. The Commerce Department said Friday that personal income rose 0.4 per cent in May, up fr...
Jun 30, 2017
Romania: 3 soldiers dead, 9 injured after truck overturns
BUCHAREST, Romania - Three soldiers died and nine were injured when their truck plunged into a ravine, Romania’s defence ministry said Friday. The accident occurred late Thursday when a truck ca...
Jun 30, 2017
Utah wildfire evacuees return, ready for quieter July 4th
SALT LAKE CITY - Hundreds of people forced from their southern Utah homes near the country’s largest active wildfire headed home Friday and prepared for a subdued Fourth of July celebration afte...
Jun 30, 2017
Austrian court upholds government seizure of Hitler house
VIENNA - Austria’s highest court on Friday ruled the government was within its rights to seize the house where Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 after its owner refused to sell it, say...
Jun 30, 2017
Germany passes law against online hate speech
BERLIN - German lawmakers approved a bill on Friday aimed at cracking down on hate speech on social networks, which critics say could have drastic consequences for free speech online. The measure appr...
Jun 30, 2017
Germany to limit foreign election rallies after Turkey spat
BERLIN - Germany is clamping down on election rallies by foreign officials following a spat with Turkey ahead of that country’s constitutional referendum, the government said Friday. All embassi...
Jun 30, 2017
California politicians' gun control moves hit by 2 setbacks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California politicians’ attempts to strengthen some of the nation’s strictest gun laws suffered two setbacks this week - the latest when a federal judge blocked a law ...
Jun 30, 2017
Rosy economic data, central bank survey back expectations of interest-rate hike
OTTAWA - Sturdy economic growth and a central bank survey showing renewed business optimism reinforced expectations Friday that Canada’s first interest rate hike since 2010 could be less than tw...
Jun 30, 2017
Canadians around the world prepare to celebrate Canada's 150th
If Rahel Bailie still lived in Vancouver, she would likely poke fun at the Canada 150 festivities or steer clear of them altogether. Now that she’s lived in London for more than three years, how...
Jun 30, 2017
Lacombe County decides against Anderson Park boat launch
LACOMBE COUNTY- Council has decided to defer the further study into a potential boat launch at Anderson Park. The boat launch was considered for the east shore of Gull Lake between Wilson's Beach and ...
Jun 30, 2017