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Tiny increase in young appointees to federal posts after Liberal overhaul
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Liberal changes to the federal appointments system has yielded a small increase in the number of younger people getting government posts. Documents from the...
May 21, 2019

Eakins talks Edmonton struggles, AHL success as Gulls continue to impress
Dallas Eakins answers the phone as he's walking from the arena to his team's hotel in suburban Chicago. Ominous storm clouds looming above, the head coach of the San Diego Gulls offers ...
May 21, 2019

Author: 'Game of Thrones' finale was ending, also beginning
NEW YORK - What's next for "Game of Thrones?" The author, whose work was adapted into the HBO series that drew a record-setting numbers of viewers for Sunday's finale, says it's "been a wild ride." Ge...
May 21, 2019

Tennessee's House speaker to resign after no confidence vote
NASHVILLE - Tennessee's embattled House Speaker Glen Casada says he plans to resign following a vote of no confidence by his Republican caucus. Casada announced the decision Tuesday, just a day after ...
May 21, 2019

Feds launch tourism strategy designed to boost sector 25 per cent by 2025
OTTAWA - Tourism Minister Melanie Joly says a federal new tourism strategy can boost international visits to Canada during non-peak seasons by more than a million people. The strategy i...
May 21, 2019

Camper dead at Salmon Arm campsite
SALMON ARM- RCMP and the coroner are investigating a tragic death at a campground near Salmon Arm. One woman died and a youth believed to be her daughter was taken to hospital after what appears to be...
May 21, 2019 Image Credit: Global News

CPPIB investing $200 million for stake in specialty food company Premium Brands
VANCOUVER - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has signed a deal to invest roughly $200 million in specialty food company Premium Brands Holdings Corp. Premium Brands intends to use the cash to ...
May 21, 2019

"Fun Guy" Kawhi the latest example of NBA branding
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's likeness looks down from some 10 storeys high over Yonge-Dundas Square in the heart of downtown Toronto. Arms crossed. Serious face. The tagline reads: "Fun Gu...
May 21, 2019

Former Obama official Susan Rice has book out in October
NEW YORK - Susan E. Rice, the former national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has a book coming out this fall. "Tough Love" will be published Oct. 8, Simon & Schuster a...
May 21, 2019

Jamie Oliver's UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency
LONDON - Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's British restaurant chain has become insolvent, putting 1,300 jobs at risk. The firm said Tuesday that it had gone into administration, a form of bankruptcy prote...
May 21, 2019

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