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Pete Hamill, legendary New York columnist, has died
NEW YORK - Pete Hamill, the self-taught, street-wise newspaper columnist whose love affair with New York inspired a colorful and uniquely influential journalistic career and produced several books of ...
Aug 05, 2020

Disney to release 'Mulan' on streaming service, for a price
"Mulan" is no longer headed for a major theatrical release. The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it will debut its live-action blockbuster on its subscription streaming service, Disney+, on Sept. 4. ...
Aug 05, 2020

Five high schoolers named National Student Poets
NEW YORK - Five high school juniors, residing everywhere from Lake Worth, Florida, to Saratoga, California, have been named National Student Poets. A partnership between the Institute of Museum and Li...
Aug 05, 2020

Treausry announces increases in Treasury securities auctions
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department will ramp up the size of the bonds and other securities it auctions across-the-board in the face of the unprecedented borrowing needs of the the U.S. government as...
Aug 05, 2020

Mourners honour Nobel laureate and peace advocate John Hume
LONDON - Mourners remembered activist John Hume on Wednesday, celebrating the visionary politician who devoted his life to peace and forged the agreement that ended violence in his native Northern Ire...
Aug 05, 2020

Over $2.6 million in grant funding will support St. Mary River irrigation district
RAYMOND, AB- Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreehen announced Tuesday over $2.6 million in grant funding to support St. Mary River irrigation district.The grant is part of Alberta's $10 million Irriga...
Aug 05, 2020

Four irrigation projects worth almost $40 million announced for Taber area
TABER, AB- Alberta's Infrastructure Minister Prasad Panda has announced three new irrigation-based projects are on the way for Taber and one for the Raymond area.The new projects are part of the $10 b...
Aug 05, 2020

US trade deficit drops in June on record rise in exports
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in June for the first time since February as exports posted a record increase, rising twice as fast as imports. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that the...
Aug 05, 2020

Survey: US companies cut back sharply on hiring in July
U.S. businesses sharply reduced hiring last month suggesting that the resurgent viral outbreak this summer slowed the economic recovery as many states closed parts of their economies again and consume...
Aug 05, 2020

Family struggling since closure of dental clinic at Michener Centre
The mother and of two adult handicapped sons in Red Deer is expressing anger over the closure of the dental clinic at Michener Centre and the devastating impact it's having on her family.Lily Breland,...
Aug 05, 2020