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Birkin bag sells for record $380,000 at Hong Kong auction
HONG KONG - A luxury Hermes handbag shattered the world auction record in Hong Kong on Wednesday, fetching an eye-popping $380,000, Christie’s said. The auction house didn’t identify the b...
Jun 02, 2017
German court denies mother access to dead daughter's FB data
BERLIN - A Berlin court has denied a mother access to her deceased daughter’s Facebook data, ruling German privacy laws outweigh her parental rights. The mother sued for access to her daughter&#...
Jun 02, 2017
NBC's Megyn Kelly newsmagazine features Putin in debut
NEW YORK - Megyn Kelly’s debut on NBC News this Sunday is a real-life cliffhanger involving Russian President Vladimir Putin. The former Fox News Channel personality is in Russia to participate ...
Jun 02, 2017
CNN sacks Kathy Griffin over Trump video as backlash builds
NEW YORK - Kathy Griffin has lost a decade-long gig ringing in the new year for CNN as a backlash builds over her video displaying a likeness of President Donald Trump’s severed head. CNN, which...
Jun 02, 2017
Premier Notley says unhappy P.C. and Wildrose members welcome
EDMONTON- Premier Rachel Notley says the N-D-P would welcome anyone who feels like they wouldn’t have a political home in the United Conservative Party. The province’s two right-leaning pa...
Jun 02, 2017
U.S. softwood lumber duties to cost 2,200 jobs, Conference Board of Canada says
MONTREAL - The Conference Board of Canada says U.S. softwood lumber duties will cut $700 million from Canadian exports over two years and result in the reduction of 2,200 jobs. The board released a re...
Jun 02, 2017
Economy grows at 3.7% in Q1, fuelled by household spending, business investment
OTTAWA - Canada’s economy picked up steam in the first three months of this year, driven by consumer spending, a turnaround in business investment, and the housing market, the national statistic...
Jun 02, 2017
The Latest: Australia stands by Afghanistan after attack
KABUL - The Latest on the massive suicide truck bombing that hit the Afghan capital, Kabul on Wednesday (all times local): 9:15 a.m. Australia’s prime minister has told Parliament that he teleph...
Jun 02, 2017
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools expands music program
RED DEER- The Elementary Comprehensive Music Program, for the 2017-2018 school year, was up for discussion at this week’s board meeting. With recommendations based on parent, student and staff s...
Jun 02, 2017
Dispute over Grabher licence plate heats up as N.S. man told to remove plate
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man fighting to have his last name - Grabher - reinstated on a licence plate says police have now forced him to remove an inactive Alberta plate from the front of his car. Lorn...
Jun 02, 2017