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Fewer payday loan stores in Alberta
CALGARY- Service Alberta says the number of payday loans stores in the province has dropped. The industry says regulations put in place last year by the provincial government have made its product uns...
May 15, 2017
Huge cyberattack ebbs as investigators work to find culprits
NEW YORK - The global cyberattack that took computer files hostage appeared to slow on Monday as authorities worked to catch the extortionists behind it - a difficult task that involves searching for ...
May 15, 2017
New York manufacturing shrank in May as new orders fall
WASHINGTON - Manufacturing in New York state shrank for the first time in seven months in May, as new orders fell and shipments grew more slowly. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday that ...
May 15, 2017
Zeman says he wished to 'liquidate' press; critics unamused
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Czech presidential office said President Milos Zeman’s latest shot at the media was a joke. Politicians and journalists just don’t seem to get it. Before meeti...
May 15, 2017
Liberals under fire for delaying release of defence policy update
OTTAWA - The Liberal government will release its defence policy update on June 7, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Monday - ensuring the long-awaited review remains under wraps until after Justin T...
May 15, 2017
Grabher takes legal action to reinstate name on personalized N.S. licence plate
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man is going to court to try to have his last name - Grabher - reinstated on a personalized licence plate, arguing the removal violates his Charter rights despite at least one ...
May 15, 2017
JFK home renovation castoffs are transformed into art
HYANNIS PORT, Mass. - What once were pieces of John F. Kennedy’s home are now pieces of art. Floorboards, window panes, shingles, electrical fixtures, faded wallpaper, rusted nails and even a me...
May 15, 2017
ESPN's Shelley Smith having tests after scare at Warriors
OAKLAND, Calif. - ESPN reporter Shelley Smith said Sunday night she was doing well and undergoing tests at an East Bay hospital for stroke symptoms after a scare in the Golden State locker room follow...
May 15, 2017
Wildfire expert's findings on Fort McMurray forest fire
A wildfire expert’s report into the Fort McMurray wildfire suggests plans to protect communities from future blazes should include preventative action by homeowners. Alan Westhaver’s repor...
May 15, 2017
Trial resumes for Dalhousie student charged in the death of fellow student
HALIFAX - The trial resumes today for a former medical school student charged in the death of another university student whose body has never been found. A jury heard last week that William Sandeson w...
May 15, 2017