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Turning Point says opioid crisis not over yet
According to Alberta Health, Red Deer has the highest rate of apparent accidental drug poisoning deaths related to fentanyl among the province's seven major cities. The Alberta Opioid Response Surveil...
Jan 04, 2019
Powell says he would reject any Trump request to resign
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that he will not resign if asked to do so by President Donald Trump, and that he is prepared to be patient in deciding when to raise int...
Jan 04, 2019
High court to take new look at partisan electoral districts
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is plunging back into the issue of whether electoral districts can be too partisan. Disputes have arisen in cases involving North Carolina’s heavily Republican con...
Jan 04, 2019
Extreme risk at top of North American public avalanche danger scale
BANFF, Alta. - The North American public avalanche danger scale is determined by the likelihood, size and distribution of avalanches. Here’s an explanation of each level: Extreme: Avoid all aval...
Jan 04, 2019
Cheesed off: Food Guide makeover worries farmers as government prepares release
OTTAWA - An overhaul of the Canada Food Guide is set to be released soon, a highly anticipated makeover that will do away with the rainbow visual many Canadians associate with the dietary guide common...
Jan 04, 2019
Immigration minister confident asylum claim backlog will be resolved
CALGARY - Canada’s immigration minister says he is confident a growing backlog of asylum claims will be addressed as the refugee system undergoes some changes. Just over 64,000 refugee claims - ...
Jan 04, 2019
Montana State announcer resigns amid harassment claims
BILLINGS, Mont. - Montana State University’s play-by-play broadcaster for football and men’s basketball has resigned after the university investigated a reporter’s complaint that he ...
Jan 04, 2019
'Black Panther,' 'Crazy Rich Asians' snag PGA nominations
LOS ANGELES - The producers behind hits “Black Panther,” ”Crazy Rich Asians,” ”A Star Is Born” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” are among the 10 nominees for the...
Jan 04, 2019
Forced resignation hits National Hispanic Cultural Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico is among the state agencies hit with forced resignations as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham begins her term. Rebecca Avitia, the cen...
Jan 04, 2019
Gravity-Defying Sculpture Carved From A Single Tree Trunk
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Canadian artist Maskull Lasserre hand-carved his latest work "Schrdinger's Wood"-now retitled "Study of Cord Progression"-from the giant trunk of an ash tr...
Jan 04, 2019