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False alarm at Ontario nuclear plant prompts surge in iodide pill orders
TORONTO - Ontarians placed more than 32,000 orders for iodide pills in the two days following a false alarm about an incident at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. There are normally between 100 an...
Jan 16, 2020
Putin fast-tracks effort to extend his rule, new PM approved
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024 while lawmakers quickly sealed his choice f...
Jan 16, 2020
UNA begins contract talks facing wage freeze
EDMONTON- The union that represents registered nurses in Alberta says the government is demanding a four-year wage freeze and rollbacks to other payments.The United Nurses of Alberta says it began con...
Jan 16, 2020 Nurses in Canmore rallied outside the Canmore General Hospital on Tuesday (Photo: Facebook / UNA / Terry Inigo-Jones)
Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian police say they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the former U.S. ambassador came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post. The a...
Jan 16, 2020
Legislature convenes on Feb. 25
EDMONTON- The Alberta legislature will resume sitting next month for the first time since wrapping up a fall sitting full of controversy.United Conservative government house leader Jason Nixon says th...
Jan 16, 2020
Canada women get decent draw for 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England
LONDON - Canada received a decent draw Thursday for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The fifth-ranked Canadian women landed in Group A with host England (No. 3), Papua New Guinea (No. 4) and...
Jan 16, 2020
School closures and bus cancellations: Thurs. Jan. 16
Below is the list of bus cancellations and school closures for Thursday, January 16. The list will be updated as more announcements are made.- Wolf Creek Public Schools is cancelling buses and closing...
Jan 16, 2020
EU pressures Iran on atom deal in last-ditch bid to save it
BRUSSELS - Britain, France and Germany on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on Iran to stop violating its landmark nuclear deal in a last-ditch effort to resolve their differences through talks while also...
Jan 16, 2020
Harsh weather kills 70 more people in Pakistan, Afghanistan
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Severe winter weather has claimed more lives as avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall killed 55 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir while 15 died in neighbouring Afghanis...
Jan 16, 2020
Volkswagen hits record sales in bid to top auto industry
FRANKFURT - Volkswagen has announced record annual sales that could determine whether it keeps its crown as the world's largest automaker. The company based in Wolfsburg, Germany, said Tuesday that it...
Jan 16, 2020