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MISSING: 36 y/o Allan Skolly
MAY 27 - Allan Skolly has been located safe and unharmed. The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance.
May 26, 2020

#MeToo, phase 2: Doc explores heavy burden on women of colour
There's an elegant, almost poetic silence to one of the most compelling scenes of "On the Record," a powerful new documentary about sexual violence that knows just when to dial down to a hushed quiet....
May 26, 2020

Consumer confidence up slightly but remains near 6-year low
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence inched up this month, showing signs of stabilizing, but remained near a six-year low in the face of the widespread business shutdowns that have sent the economy i...
May 26, 2020

Raptors Uprising guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey gets another NBA 2K honour
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey has been named player of the week in the NBA 2K League for the second time in three weeks. The 30-year-old from Memphis won We...
May 26, 2020

US home price gains quickened in March as sales plunged
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices accelerated in March even though sales plummeted, as those Americans still house shopping were forced to bid for a sharply diminished supply of homes. The S&P CoreLog...
May 26, 2020

Stormy weather puts damper on SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX's first astronaut launch. A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center, carrying a Drago...
May 26, 2020

Canada takes global role in countering electoral interference in cyberspace
OTTAWA - Canada is taking on a leadership role against electoral interference as part of an international cybersecurity effort. Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc says the federal government will...
May 26, 2020

Links to slavery: board votes to strip name from law faculty building
FREDERICTON - The University of New Brunswick is stripping George Duncan Ludlow's name from its law faculty building in Fredericton because of his connections to slavery and Indigenous abuse. The univ...
May 26, 2020

WHO warns that 1st wave of pandemic not over, dampens hopes
BANGKOK - As Brazil and India struggle with surging coronavirus cases, a top health expert is warning that the world is still in the very middle of the outbreak, dampening hopes for a speedy global ec...
May 26, 2020

Minister quits UK government over aide's lockdown breach
LONDON - A junior British government minister quit on Tuesday over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's failure to fire his top aide for allegedly breaching coronavirus lockdown rules. Johnson has stood by ...
May 26, 2020