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Jailed Tunisian presidential candidate Karoui to be freed
TUNIS, Tunisia - A Tunisian presidential candidate who has been in jail since August was expected to be freed Wednesday, four days before the runoff election, judicial and party officials said. Nabil ...
Oct 09, 2019
Former AHS employee pleads guilty to illegally accessing health information
A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been fined $8,000 and sentenced to one year of probation with conditions, after pleading guilty in Red Deer Provincial Court to knowingly ...
Oct 09, 2019
Bill 14, the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation Act
EDMONTON- The UCP has introduced Bill 14 that states the government would put up $1B, along with technical and financial advice, to backstop a new Crown corporation to help Indigenous groups invest in...
Oct 09, 2019 Premier Kenney announces
legislation to set up the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation, L to R:
Calvin Helin, Grand Chief Arthur Noskey, Minister Rick Wilson, Stephen Buffalo,
Herb Lehr, Chief Billy Morin, Chief Joe Weasel Child.
Woman accuses Matt Lauer of rape; former anchor denies claim
NEW YORK - A woman who worked with NBC at the Sochi Olympics claims she was raped by former anchor Matt Lauer at a hotel there, an encounter the former "Today" show host says was consensual. Brooke Ne...
Oct 09, 2019
Tigers pull off comeback, defeat Winterhawks 4-2
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Tigers defeated one of top ranked teams in Canada on home ice Tuesday night.Hosting the Portland Winterhawks, who were ranked fourth in the country according to the...
Oct 09, 2019
Trump defends decision to abandon Kurdish allies in Syria
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump cast his decision to abandon Kurdish fighters in Syria as fulfilling a campaign promise to withdraw from "endless war" in the Middle East, even as Republican critic...
Oct 09, 2019
Trudeau targeted in English leaders' debate
OTTAWA - The only English-language debate to feature all six federal party leaders devolved Monday into crosstalk and mudslinging as the leaders tried to break the impasse in voting intentions that&nb...
Oct 09, 2019
Elizabeth May calls once more for taxes on major internet companies
OTTAWA - Green party Leader Elizabeth May is reiterating a commitment that a Green government would "level the playing field" by implementing taxes on companies like Facebook and Netflix. Speaking in ...
Oct 09, 2019
Canadian forward Josh Larsen apologizes to Springboks for rugby red card
KOBE, Japan - Canadian forward Josh Larsen visited the South African dressing room after Canada's Rugby World Cup loss to apologize for his red card. Larsen, who came on in the 12th minute as an ...
Oct 09, 2019
Scheer pledges to close asylum 'loophole' at Roxham Road crossing
ST-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will close the loophole that allows tens of thousands of asylum-seekers to claim refugee status, but he isn't saying how. Scheer...
Oct 09, 2019