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Consumer confidence rises for second straight month
SILVER SPRING, Md. - U.S. consumer confidence rose again in February as an accelerating COVID-19 vaccine push provides hope for Americans who have lived through a year of unprecedented restrictions. T...
Feb 23, 2021
Jordan's Principle order may cost feds $15 billion in compensation, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says it could cost the federal government up to $15 billion to compensate First Nations' families and children impacted by the child welfare system, as well as...
Feb 23, 2021
Palace: Prince Philip has infection, will stay in hospital
LONDON - Prince Philip is "comfortable" in a London hospital where he is being treated for an infection, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday. The palace said Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizab...
Feb 23, 2021
Syfy's 'Resident Alien' invader gets lift-off with viewers
LOS ANGELES - "Resident Alien," a new Syfy series that caught the attention of veteran TV critic Rob Owen and approving viewers, is evidence that inventive shows exist outside premium cable and stream...
Feb 23, 2021
Storytelling Event on Zoom
Join us for a Storytelling event with Joseph Naytowhow. His generosity and compassion for sharing cultural knowledge makes him a much sought after speaker, performer, facilitator, and outdoor educator...
Feb 23, 2021
Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel
NEW YORK - One of the world's better known fans of mystery novels, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is now writing one. Clinton is teaming up with her friend, the novelist Louise Penny, on "State of Terror," w...
Feb 23, 2021
U.S. home prices rise 10.1% in December, fastest since 2014
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices surged at the fastest pace in nearly seven years in December, fueled by low mortgage rates and Americans moving from crowded urban areas to houses in the suburbs. The S&a...
Feb 23, 2021
Shailene Woodley confirms she's engaged to Aaron Rodgers
Shailene Woodley confirmed that she's engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Monday, s...
Feb 23, 2021
Relative of British queen jailed for sex assault at castle
LONDON - A relative of Queen Elizabeth II was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman at his ancestral castle in Scotland. Simon Bowes-Lyon, the Earl of Strathmore, ha...
Feb 23, 2021
Council supports plans to expand eastern city limits
The City of Prince Albert is moving ahead with the next phase of plans to annex a 45 acre parcel of land on the city's eastern boundary. The proposal to acquire the land from the R.M. of Prince Albert...
Feb 23, 2021
