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Burning Man cancels 2021 festival in northern Nevada desert
RENO, Nev. - Burning Man organizers announced Tuesday they are cancelling this summer's annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandem...
Apr 27, 2021
Biden signs $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers. Biden ...
Apr 27, 2021
Private Florida school won't employ vaccinated teachers
MIAMI - A private school founded by an anti-vaccination activist in South Florida has warned teachers and staff against taking the COVID-19 vaccine, saying it will not employ anyone who has received t...
Apr 27, 2021
Moscow court restricts Navalny's anti-corruption foundation
MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Tuesday restricted the activities of an organization founded by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, pending a decision on whether it and his offices across Russia s...
Apr 27, 2021
Native American lawmakers seek federal help on Montana bison
BILLINGS, Mont. - Native American lawmakers in Montana on Tuesday asked the Biden administration to help craft a plan to reintroduce wild bison to areas in and around Glacier National Park and the Cha...
Apr 27, 2021
Clearview Public Schools Celebrates Education Week May 3-7
The first Alberta School Week (Education Week) was held December 2-8, 1928. Its purpose then, as now, is to call attention to the importance of education and to show the public the good things happeni...
Apr 27, 2021
Province renews program recognizing excellence in safe trucking
Alberta's government has signed a memorandum of understanding to renew a program that promotes safety excellence in the province's commercial trucking industry.The Partners in Compliance (PIC) program...
Apr 27, 2021
Nature Conservancy of Canada announces new conservation site along Red Deer River
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is announcing a new conservation site located along the west bank of the Red Deer River. Known as the Bower Wildlife Sanctuary, NCC officials say this 193-hectar...
Apr 27, 2021
'Torso Killer' pleads guilty in 1974 cold-case murders
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey serial killer known as the "Torso Killer" admitted he kidnapped and raped two teenage girls and murdered them in a hotel room a few days later, closing the mystery of the c...
Apr 27, 2021
LETTER: City council needs to decide now on Westerner Park
Lack of Council Leadership or Election Posturing?In this unprecedented time of the pandemic, of polarized political views I have tried to stay out of commenting on decisions our political leaders have...
Apr 27, 2021