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W.Va. teachers' unions call for strike over education bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia teachers' unions on Monday called a statewide strike over an education bill that they view as lacking their input and as retaliation for a walkout last year. The stri...
Feb 20, 2019
Local lawyer sentenced to jail
A Prince Albert lawyer has been sentenced to serve time in jail after pleading guilty to fraud involving the misappropriation of funds and conflicts of interest.Kris Eggum pleaded guilty to fraud over...
Feb 20, 2019
Flames get goal support from Czarnik, Ryan in 5-2 win over Coyotes
CALGARY - Production from the foot soldiers has helped lift the Calgary Flames out of a funk. Austin Czarnik and Derek Ryan both scored Monday in a 5-2 win over the visiting Arizona Coyotes. ...
Feb 20, 2019
Quebec says former SNC-Lavalin exec owes $11 million in back taxes
MONTREAL - Quebec's Revenue Department is trying to seize the assets of a former SNC-Lavalin executive facing trial on fraud-related charges after estimating he owes the government more than...
Feb 20, 2019
Families want First World War letter shared with public: antique store owner
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba antique store owner who found a letter written by a First World War soldier to the sister of a man who saved his life on a battlefield has contacted some of t...
Feb 20, 2019
Timeline: SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - A chronology of events in the SNC-Lavalin controversy: Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges against Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, over al...
Feb 20, 2019
Eyes on red-hot Calgary Flames as NHL trade deadline approaches
The NHL trade deadline makes the spotlight on the Calgary Flames feel hotter. This season's Flames are having arguably the franchise's best season since Calgary won the Stanley Cup in 1...
Feb 20, 2019
Gucci unmasks a harder, more masculine collection
MILAN - Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele says the blackface controversy has had a deep impact on the company and provided a learning experience for everyone. Michele, speaking to reporters b...
Feb 20, 2019
Wisconsin governor vetoes tax plan; early showdown with GOP
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a GOP income tax cut bill Wednesday in an early showdown with legislative Republicans who had moved to weaken the Democrat's powers just weeks before h...
Feb 20, 2019
Few incentives in spending-heavy B.C. budget, global downturn worries business
VICTORIA - Business leaders say they're concerned the British Columbia government's budget pays too little attention to the potential impacts of a slowing global economy and a shifting ...
Feb 20, 2019
