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Labor Department limits news outlets' use of embargoed data
WASHINGTON - The Labor Department will begin restricting news organizations' use of economic data by barring computers from the rooms where reporters receive such data before its public release, depar...
Jan 16, 2020
Washington Supreme Court OKs lesser version of carbon cap
SEATTLE - The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a severely limited version of Gov. Jay Inslee's plan to cap carbon pollution in the state, a decision the Democrat described as a "clarion...
Jan 16, 2020
Jason Goodstriker, First Nations leader and Fair Deal panel member, passes away
AIRDRIE, AB - The province's Fair Deal Panel has cancelled its scheduled town hall event in Airdrie Thursday evening due to the death of one of the panel members.It was announced on Thursday that Jaso...
Jan 16, 2020 Jason Goodstriker is pictured with Premier Jason Kenney. Goodstriker, a member of the province's Fair Deal Panel, has passed away (Twitter: Jason Kenney @jkenney)
Canada's Dabrowski prepares to resume doubles partnership with Ostapenko
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko have enjoyed some success on the handful of occasions they've teamed up together in the past. They're hoping to reki...
Jan 16, 2020
Bills seek to end 'conversion therapy' in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Twice a week for four years when he was in high school, gay student Zach Meiners underwent "conversion therapy," a practice that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or ge...
Jan 16, 2020
Harry and Meghan's royal move to Canada signals generational change: experts
VICTORIA - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wouldn't be the first couple to visit Victoria and end up wanting to make British Columbia's capital city their home, says a royal expert....
Jan 16, 2020
Jet dumps fuel that lands on schoolkids near Los Angeles
CUDAHY, Calif. - A mist of fuel dumped by an airliner with an engine problem as it made an emergency return to Los Angeles International Airport fell on several schools Tuesday, causing minor skin and...
Jan 16, 2020
Tow truck companies kept busy during extreme cold
MEDICINE HAT, AB -Tow truck companies across Alberta have been working overtime during the cold snap impacting the province.Since Sunday, the Alberta Motor Association have responded to over 30,000 ca...
Jan 16, 2020 Auto Spa Towing says the majority of calls they have received this week have been to boost vehicles that won't start during the cold weather - Photo by Ross Lavigne
Parks Canada sets new rules for climbing Canada's highest peak, Mount Logan, in Yukon
Parks Canada has implemented new rules for climbers on the country's highest peak after having to rescue eight people in seven years. The rules, which are posted on the agency's website, include ...
Jan 16, 2020
Moore-Towers, Marinaro getting accustomed to skating among the best in world
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro say impostor syndrome cost them a spot on the medal podium at figure skating's prestigious Grand Prix Final last month. The glob...
Jan 16, 2020