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Analysis: Budget shows Trump's trouble figuring out Congress
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal, snubbed by some Republican allies, is just the latest example of an administration that seems at times clueless or indifferent toward...
May 24, 2017
Biden tells grads to take up 'dirty business of politics'
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Former Vice-President Joe Biden told Harvard University’s seniors that it’s their turn to take up the “dirty business of politics” and tackle the world’...
May 24, 2017
The tragedy of Everest's normal: 10 dead this season, so far
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Almost every year, the reports filter down from the highest mountain in the world, and talk among the climbing teams at Everest Base Camp turns to the latest person to die. On Evere...
May 24, 2017
'Bittersweet' day for ex-RCMP women as sex-harassment lawsuit nears end
TORONTO - Two women who endured years of sexual harassment as RCMP employees expressed mixed emotions as a landmark class-action suit against the force edged Wednesday toward final court approval. Spe...
May 24, 2017
Walk A Mile In Her Shoes 2017
First You Walk the Walk There is an old saying: “You can’t really understand another person’s experience until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” Walk a Mile in Her Sh...
May 24, 2017
Teenage opener sets the pace as Canada defeats Oman in cricket play
KAMPALA, Uganda - Teenage opener Bhavindu Adhihetty scored 44 runs and Rizwan Cheema added 42 as Canada defeated Oman by 83 runs Wednesday in ICC World Cricket League Division 3 play. The win raised C...
May 24, 2017
Liberals add $142 million in spending to solve Phoenix pay problems
OTTAWA - The federal government is pouring more money into the bug-addled Phoenix payroll system in hopes of getting closer to solving the ongoing boondoggle - and it’s blaming the previous Cons...
May 24, 2017
Endangered salamanders put quarry on hold as residents fight against project
A group of Ontario residents trying to ward off the development of a new quarry in their community say they have found two endangered salamanders that they hope will convince authorities to put an end...
May 24, 2017
LOCATED: Brianna Crookedlegs, 17, of Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP say 17-year-old Brianna Crookedlegs, reported missing May 24, has been located. They thank the public for their assistance.
May 24, 2017
'Clerks' actress Lisa Spoonauer dies in New Jersey at 44
JACKSON, N.J. - An actress who starred in the 1994 award-winning movie “Clerks” has died. Lisa Spoonauer was 44. The George Hassler Funeral Home says Spoonauer died Sunday at her home in J...
May 24, 2017