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The 2021 New York City Mayoral Race: Coming Soon to a Living Room Near You

Two leading candidates in the 2021 race for mayor of New York City are already beginning their ground game. Corey Johnson, the speaker of the New York City Council, and Scott M. Stringer, the city’s comptroller, will soon begin hosting fund-raising house parties, seeking to plant a stake in what is certain to be a […]

Senator Kamala Harris launches White House bid, says American democracy is 'under attack'

OAKLAND, United States (AFP) – Lamenting that the American Dream and its democracy are under attack in Donald Trump’s United States, California Senator Kamala Harris formally declared on Sunday (Jan 28) her candidacy to become the country’s first black female president in 2020. Harris, who was California’s attorney general from 2011 to 2017, made her […]

My front-row seat for the Fyre Festival chaos

Fyre Festival. If you think it sounds like the name of a new sort of natural disaster, you might not be wrong. It started with an eye-catching video offering a luxury Bahamas festival weekend with models and celebrities galore. It ended with thousands of people stuck on a small island in tents meant for refugees, […]

West Kelowna teen heads to California to audition for ’America’s Got Talent’

For 15-year-old Laura Close from West Kelowna, performing has always been a way to express herself. “I started singing when I was seven, taking music lessons, and I’ve been doing it ever since,” Laura said. But these days, the hobby has turned into an opportunity. Laura’s been invited to audition for America’s Got Talent. “My […]

White House promises 'significant response' to any Venezuela violence

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – White House national security adviser John Bolton warned on Sunday (Jan 27) against violence or intimidation of American diplomats in Venezuela or opposition leader Juan Guaido, saying such action would trigger a response from the United States. “Any violence and intimidation against US diplomatic personnel, Venezuela’s democratic leader, Juan Guiado (sic), or […]

MacEwan University event aims to spark love of literacy among Edmonton readers

On Sunday, MacEwan University welcomed readers of all ages to kick-start — or rekindle — a love of literacy. Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created to highlight the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities. Jan. 27, 2019 is the 20th anniversary of Family Literacy Day. LISTEN BELOW: MacEwan University event […]

Trump will secure border 'with or without Congress,' says White House official

WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – President Donald Trump is again considering invoking emergency powers to build his proposed wall on the US-Mexico border without congressional approval, roiling the latest bipartisan negotiations over immigration with the renewed threat of unilateral executive action and further dividing Republicans already reeling from the fallout of the shutdown. “The president’s commitment […]