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Plans solidify for 93rd Oscars: No Zoom, no sweatshirts
With nominations set and just over a month until showtime, details are trickling out about the 93rd Oscars and neither sweatshirts nor zoom made the cut. "Our plan is that this year's Oscars will look...
Mar 19, 2021

Court upholds Iowa man's civil judgment in mother's death
DES MOINES, Iowa - There was enough evidence for a jury to conclude in a wrongful death lawsuit that an Iowa man shot and killed his mother, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday, leaving in place the ...
Mar 19, 2021

Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak
BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Legislature voted Friday to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Lawmakers in the House and Senate made the unprecedented move with significant unfinish...
Mar 19, 2021

Trudeau hints at openness to gun bill changes after criticism from victims' families
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is confident the Liberal government's approach to gun control is the right one, but added he's open to hearing suggestions for improvement. Trudeau hinte...
Mar 19, 2021

Temporary road closure next week in Blackfalds
The impact of annual spring freeze/thaw temperatures are causing the Town of Blackfalds to take the precautionary measure of temporarily closing Broadway Avenue north from Aspen Lakes Boulevard to sli...
Mar 19, 2021

Federal funding for Indigenous participation in natural resources economy
The federal government on Thursday announced $2.6 million in funding for the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, as well as $1 million in funding for the First Nations Climate Initiative. The gove...
Mar 19, 2021

Canada's PM Trudeau pledges to hold Iran to account for shootdown of Flight 752
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to hold Iran to account after its military shot down a passenger jet in January 2020. Trudeau says he will work with international part...
Mar 19, 2021

Fed to end relaxed capital requirements for large banks
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve says it will restore capital requirements for large banks that were relaxed as part of the Fed's efforts to shore up the financial system during the early days of the ...
Mar 19, 2021

US charges Swiss 'hacktivist' for data theft and leaks
The Justice Department has charged a Swiss hacker with computer intrusion and identity theft, just over a week after the hacker took credit for helping to break into the online systems of a U.S. secur...
Mar 19, 2021

CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer
NEW YORK - Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or chor...
Mar 19, 2021