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As Oklahoma teachers strike drags on, frustration mounts
OKLAHOMA CITY - When Oklahoma Republicans finally passed a massive tax hike for hundreds of millions of new dollars for public schools and teacher pay raises, they thought they would get a thank you. ...
Apr 04, 2018
'Ghost town' in the PATH as retailers in downtown indoor networks wait out COVID-19
TORONTO - Eli Shimonov's lunch spot reopened after the first COVID-19 shutdown in July, but without the usual hordes of office workers making their way through Toronto's underground pedestrian network...
Oct 15, 2020
Wall criticizes attempt to link carbon policy with provincial transfer payments
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says any attempt by Ottawa to link transfer money with a province’s carbon tax policy would be a serious attack on federal-provincial relations. Wall says...
May 08, 2017
Biden pressed on emissions goal as climate summit nears
WASHINGTON - When President Joe Biden convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday, he faces a vexing task: how to put forward a nonbinding but symbolic goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that w...
Apr 19, 2021
Oil Can Charlie's shop coming to Battleford
The Town of Battleford will be welcoming a new business later this year.Oil Can Charlie's announced it is expanding its presence in the Battlefords and will open a shop at fifth Avenue West and Battle...
May 19, 2021
Out of Order
I passed by a drink machine the other day and the sign said Out of Order. Oh man, that sign resonated with me at that moment. I had felt out of order for the last few days.It was the weekend and we ex...
Nov 16, 2015
Manitoba premier says his government will buy prospective Canadian vaccine directly
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is committing to buy two million doses of a prospective Canadian vaccine that is currently in clinical trials. Premier Brian Pallister says his government has signed...
Feb 11, 2021
Finance Minister Bill Morneau's budget speech
OTTAWA - Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last week, I was back home in Toronto-where I had a chance to visit with some young people at the Boys and Girls Club in Regent Park. It was March Break last week, so ...
Mar 19, 2019
US consumer spending up 8.2%, partly erasing record plunge
WASHINGTON - American consumers increased their spending by a record 8.2% in May, partly erasing record plunges the previous two months, against the backdrop of an economy that's likely shrinking by i...
Jun 26, 2020
Synagogue shooter struggled with gun, fled with 50 bullets
SAN DIEGO - After a 19-year-old gunman fired at least eight rounds into a California synagogue, he stopped to fumble with his semiautomatic rifle and then fled with 50 unused bullets, prosecutors said...
May 02, 2019