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Joe Biden's presidential bid faces definitive moment in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Once, everyone seemed to think he was going to win. Now, Joe Biden can't afford to lose. In truth, he's not alone - with Bernie Sanders on the march, neither Amy Klobuchar...
Feb 25, 2020
Stocks open slightly higher after worst drop in 2 years
NEW YORK - Stocks opened slightly higher on Wall Street as the market claws back some of the ground it lost in a dramatic sell-off a day earlier. Home Depot and Macy's rose Tuesday after reporting res...
Feb 25, 2020
AP: US opera union probe finds Plácido Domingo abused power
SAN FRANCISCO - An investigation into legendary singer Plcido Domingo by the U.S. union representing opera performers found more than two dozen people who said they were sexually harassed or witnessed...
Feb 25, 2020
City waives neighbourhood block party fee for 2020
It may be only February but in a few months it will be neighbourhood block party time again.As a bonus, anyone or any group interested in hosting a block party this year won't have to pay an administr...
Feb 25, 2020 Deputy Mayor Kelli Hawtin shown at council's meeting Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Nova Scotia coast chosen as potential home for retired whales raised in captivity
SHERBROOKE, N.S. - A U.S.-based conservation group has chosen a site in Nova Scotia where it plans to build a kind of retirement home for whales raised in captivity. The Whale Sanctuary...
Feb 25, 2020
Raf Simons joining Prada in full creative collaboration
MILAN - Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons - two of the fashion world's biggest creative names - will collaborate on Prada collections from Spring/Summer 2021 going forward indefinitely, the designers annou...
Feb 25, 2020
IOC senior member: 3 months to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there's a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from ...
Feb 25, 2020
IOC senior member: 3 months to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there's a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from ...
Feb 25, 2020
Sask. premier calls for carbon tax pause as Alberta court rules levy unconstitutional
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe brought renewed swagger as he addressed reporters Monday in Saskatoon following an Alberta Court of Appeal ruling declaring the federal carbon tax unconstitutional."Toda...
Feb 25, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Alberta Appeal Court sides with Alberta on federal carbon tax
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that the federal carbon tax is not constitutional.In a 4-1 decision, the court says the legislation that brought in the tax erodes provincial jurisdict...
Feb 25, 2020 The Canadian Press