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Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd is dead at 62
Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd, who led two Silicon Valley giants, has died at 62. Oracle confirmed his death Friday, but gave no cause. Hurd was on medical leave, which Oracle announced in September . Durin...
Oct 18, 2019
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in Edmonton on Friday for climate strike
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he hopes Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is warmly welcomed in Edmonton on Friday, but there are no plans to meet with her. Climat...
Oct 18, 2019
Former Raptor Kawhi Leonard still feeling love from Canadian basketball fans
VANCOUVER - Canadians continue to be stereotypically polite to former Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard. The latest example came Thursday when Leonard made his Canadian homecoming with the Los Angele...
Oct 18, 2019
State has no place in the wardrobes of the nation: Trudeau
WHITBY, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is refusing to say whether he thinks the Quebec secularism law is discriminatory, even as he says governments should not tell people how to dress. "I have ...
Oct 18, 2019
Singh urges voters to ignore Liberal warnings about voting for NDP
NANAIMO, B.C. - Jagmeet Singh is encouraging progressive voters not to fall for what he says are Liberal scare tactics and instead cast their ballots for the New Democrats with confidence. The Liberal...
Oct 18, 2019
FAA confronts Boeing over undisclosed internal communication
Boeing was aware of troubling instant messages between two employees regarding their communications with federal regulators over its now-grounded 737 Max jet, but the company waited months to disclose...
Oct 18, 2019
Bail hearing for alleged RCMP leaker wraps, decision due Tuesday
OTTAWA - Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP official accused of breaching Canada's official-secrets law, should learn next week whether he will be released on bail. A two-day bail hearing wrap...
Oct 18, 2019
Brother of Honduran president convicted in drug conspiracy
NEW YORK - The brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez was convicted Friday in a massive drug conspiracy case in New York City. Juan Antonio "Tony" Hernndez is a former Honduran congressma...
Oct 18, 2019
Alberta says grant plan to cut class sizes has failed, costing $3.4 billion
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says a grant program to cut class sizes in schools has spent $3.4 billion over the last 15 years while failing to deliver results. Adriana LaGrange says a repor...
Oct 18, 2019 Alberta Legislature
Workers celebrate deal with GM, show union power in industry
DETROIT - On the picket lines at a General Motors transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio, passing cars honked and striking workers celebrated a tentative contract deal by munching on 10 pizzas dropped off...
Oct 18, 2019