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Summer Safety
Ah summer time: a chance to relax, unwind, spend time with family or friends or just catch up on some reading with a good book. Many of us will spend a lazy afternoon fishing on the lake or towing the...
Jul 10, 2019
Facing calls for resignation, Acosta defends Epstein deal
WASHINGTON - Insisting he got the best deal he could at the time, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Wednesday defended his handling of a sex-trafficking case involving now-jailed financier Jeffrey Epstei...
Jul 10, 2019
Whispers, suspicion about Epstein on Caribbean island
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Virgin Islands - Ask about Jeffrey Epstein on St. Thomas and rooms go quiet. Some people leave. Those who share stories speak in barely audible tones. The 66-year-old billionaire bou...
Jul 10, 2019
Black-bear parts, anteaters among wildlife seizures during Cdn enforcement blitz
OTTAWA - Environment Canada says officers seized dozens of black-bear parts, diet pills made from endangered African plants and the bodies of two scaly anteaters as part of an inte...
Jul 10, 2019
Judge rejects demand to halt transfer of two Montreal English schools to French system
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court on Monday rejected a request by a Montreal English school board to save two east-end schools from being transferred to the overcrowded French sys...
Jul 10, 2019
Ottawa announces $8.3 million in support for beef industry amid China standoff
CALGARY - The federal agriculture minister has announced $8.3 million to help support Canada's beef industry. The bulk of the funds announced in Calgary today will go toward Canada Beef, a market...
Jul 10, 2019
Federal Reserve minutes show broad worries about economy
WASHINGTON - Most Federal Reserve officials expressed concern at a meeting last month that the outlook for the U.S. economy was weakening, and many said the Fed should soon cut rates if uncertainty co...
Jul 10, 2019
Another option in the fight against vandals
Homeowners in Prince Albert have another tool at their disposal in the fight against graffiti.This summer, Bylaw enforcement is offering the student graffiti program, which gives property owners the c...
Jul 10, 2019 Homeowners in P.A. have another option when it comes to dealing with graffiti on their property. (Submitted Photograph/Prince Albert Police Service)
Texas woman arrested in 1984 shooting death of husband
CENTERVILLE, Texas - A Texas sheriff says a reality-based detective show played a role in the recent arrest of an 84-year-old woman in the 1984 shooting death of her husband. Leon County Sheriff Kevin...
Jul 10, 2019
Warren raises $19.1M, topping Sanders in new fundraising
WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 million in the second quarter, her campaign said Monday, cementing her status in the top tier of Democratic presidential contenders and surpassing Bernie San...
Jul 10, 2019
