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Economist who grew up in communist Bulgaria is new IMF chief
WASHINGTON - A Bulgarian economist who grew up when her country was a communist nation has been selected to be the next leader of one of capitalism's premier institutions, the 189-nation International...
Sep 25, 2019
Lethbridge man charged in Amber Alert abduction case
RED DEER -- Two people charged after three children abducted from Fox Creek were found near Sylvan Lake earlier this year will stand trial. Fox Creek RCMP were called around 1:30 a.m. on June 1 after ...
Sep 25, 2019 Court gavel
Committees finish work in GM talks, top bargainers take over
DETROIT - Contract talks between General Motors and striking United Auto Workers took a step closer to reaching an agreement Wednesday when committees finished their work and sent it to the top bargai...
Sep 25, 2019
Juul stops e-cigarette ads as teen vaping, illnesses grow
WASHINGTON - Juul Labs Inc. will stop advertising its electronic cigarettes in the U.S. and replace its chief executive as mysterious breathing illnesses and an explosion in teen vaping have triggered...
Sep 25, 2019
NY Gov. Cuomo, Food Network star Sandra Lee announce split
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Food Network star Sandra Lee have broken up after more than a decade of dating. The former couple announced the split with a joint statement issued Wednes...
Sep 25, 2019
Bernier promotes immigration limits in B.C. on first western swing of campaign
SURREY, B.C. - People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier began a speech in Surrey, B.C., with protesters yelling "PPC, shut it down!" outside the hotel ballroom where a boisterous crowd...
Sep 25, 2019
CFL suspends Adams one game for helmet-swinging incident with Bighill
The CFL has suspended Montreal's Vernon Adams Jr. for one game following a "dangerous and reckless act" Saturday that saw the Alouettes quarterback swing a helmet at Winnipeg Blue Bombe...
Sep 25, 2019
Quebec police watchdog says officers should be required to co-operate with probes
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog says officers under investigation should be required to answers the bureau's questions. In a report made public Wednesday, Madeleine Giauque, he...
Sep 25, 2019
Victoria to ask Supreme Court to review overturned bylaw banning plastic bags
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to review a court decision that overturned its business bylaw banning single-use plastic bags. The B.C. Court o...
Sep 25, 2019
Delayed grain crop due to wet summer dampens spirits of railways, farmers
TORONTO and EDMONTON - A delayed grain crop is causing headaches for railways, elevator operators and farmers following a dry spring and wet summer.Grain carloads at the two major Canadian rail compan...
Sep 25, 2019 Tractors during harvest -- photo credit to Glenn Miller