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STARS Alberta hoping to purchase new helicopters with proceeds from 2019 lottery

The 2019 STARS Lottery Alberta grand prizes were unveiled Thursday, including three fully-furnished dream homes in Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge. More than 2,800 prizes worth over $4.5 million will be awarded to ticket holders this year. STARS Alberta CEO Andrea Robertson said a top fundraising priority is to replace some of the organization’s aging fleet. […]

Pence’s wife to teach at anti-LGBT school

Second Lady Karen Pence, the wife of the US vice-president, will return to teaching art at a school that requires employees to oppose LGBT lifestyles. The school in Springfield, Virginia, bars teachers from engaging in or condoning “homosexual or lesbian sexual activity” and “transgender identity”. Mrs Pence previously taught art at the school for more […]

Saskatoon boy honouring late twin brother as 2019 champion child

Saskatoon’s Blake Wheeler, 12, is taking on an important role to honour his late twin brother. Blake and Noah were born 14 weeks premature via emergency C-section. The fraternal twins were rushed to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) moments after their birth after heart murmurs were detected in both babies. They were only together for […]

B.C. company tries to crack electric boat market

Electric cars have been in the Okanagan for years, and now electric boats are making a splash in the Valley. Kelowna businessman Mark Fry is leading the charge in the electric boat industry. “We decided to buy an electric boat for ourselves here in the Okanagan,” said Fry, founder and CEO of Templar Marine Groups. […]

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen responds to Brazil's farm minister in Amazon rainforest spat

BRASILIA (REUTERS) – A high-profile dispute between supermodel Gisele Bundchen and Brazil’s agriculture minister over deforestation escalated this week, coming as activists worry about new President Jair Bolsonaro’s environmental policies. The Brazilian model replied to criticism from Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias by arguing that despite the existence of preserved areas, deforestation in the Amazon […]

Calgary firefighters douse blaze in Bankview home

Calgary fire quickly doused a fire in a home in the community of Bankview early Thursday. Calgary fire said they went to a house fire at around 3 a.m. in the 2200-block of 14A Street S.W. When firefighters arrived, smoke and flames were seen in the upper level of the home. Crews quickly knocked down […]

A Reader’s First Memory of Racism: ‘I Am Ashamed’

A few weeks ago, we asked Race/Related readers to share their stories about the first time they encountered racism or a racist belief. We were overwhelmed by the responses, and would like to share some of them with you. The story below comes to us from Karl Bronn, 69, a white retiree who lives in […]

Fake editions of The Washington Post saying Trump leaving office handed out in DC

WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – Fake editions of The Washington Post claiming that President Donald Trump was leaving office were handed out on Wednesday morning (Jan 16) at multiple locations in Washington DC. The print papers – which at a quick glance look strikingly similar to actual copies of The Post – were filled with anti-Trump […]

Sixteen ways the US shutdown is hurting

With Congress adjourned for the weekend, the partial shutdown of the US government will become the longest in history on Saturday. How has it affected American life so far? President Donald Trump insists the government will stay closed until he gets congressional funding for his proposed border wall. The shutdown, which began on 22 December, […]