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Still flying at 97: Autobiography recounts WWII pilot's life
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - If he's not airborne, there's a good chance you will find 97-year-old John Billings at his home airport in Luray, Virginia. A recent heart attack prevents him, for now, from p...
May 26, 2021
Suncor Energy adopts a net-zero-by-2050 greenhouse gas emissions target
CALGARY, AB - Suncor Energy Inc. says it is now committed to a net-zero-by-2050 carbon emissions target.The new goal is an upgrade from its previous target set in 2015 to reduce emissions intensity fr...
May 26, 2021
Net farm incomes in Alberta rose 46% in 2020: Stats Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 2020 was a challenging year for most businesses, but a new report from Stats Canada shows that many farmers were able to thrive in the pandemic era.Across the country, the realized ne...
May 26, 2021
No quick reduction of Quebec's police forces or new reforms to anti-corruption unit
Quebec's public security minister says the government won't immediately reduce the number of police forces in the province or integrate the anti-corruption unit into a larger cybercrime squad. Geneviv...
May 26, 2021
Palliser School Board approves budget for 2021-22, deficit projected at $1.5 million
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Palliser School Division's Board of Trustees has approved the 2021-22 budget.It was approved during the board's regular meeting on May 25. The budget will have services maintained...
May 26, 2021
Mike Duffy retires after career tainted by Senate expenses scandal
OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy is stepping down after more than a dozen years in the upper house, where the Senate expenses scandal overshadowed the bulk of his parliamentary career. Duffy turns 75 on Thurs...
May 26, 2021
Official: Multiple deaths in shooting at San Jose railyard
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Gunfire erupted Wednesday at a railyard in San Jose, and a sheriff's spokesman said multiple people were killed and wounded and that the suspect was dead. Santa Clara County sh...
May 26, 2021
Half of all Canadians have had one COVID-19 shot; full reopening still months off
TORONTO - More than half of all people in Canada have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as the country edges closer to lifting anti-pandemic restrictions, health authorities reported on ...
May 26, 2021
Quebec confirms a young bear captured near Montreal has been euthanized
MONTREAL - Quebec's Wildlife Department is confirming that a young bear that was captured after it was found wandering in a Montreal suburb on Sunday has been euthanized.The department said in an emai...
May 26, 2021
Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut carbon emissions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels in a landmark case brought by climate activist groups. The ...
May 26, 2021