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Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for brain bleed
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after recovering from surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding from a fall. ...
Nov 27, 2019

US consumer spending up 0.3% in October but incomes are flat
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their spending in October at the fastest rate in three months even though income growth was essentially flat, its weakest showing in 13 months. The Commerce Department...
Nov 27, 2019

Cellphones, radio, TV stations to broadcast emergency alert system test today
OTTAWA - Wireless devices, radio and TV stations will issue emergency messages today, but there isn't anything to be alarmed about. The squawky signals from provincial and territorial emergency manage...
Nov 27, 2019

Judge to investigate Montreal archdiocese's handling of priest's sexual abuse
Montreal's archdiocese enlisted a former Quebec Superior Court justice on Monday to investigate the case of a priest found guilty of sexually abusing two boys. Pepita G. Capriolo will conduc...
Nov 27, 2019

Pending US home sales fell 1.7% in October amid short supply
WASHINGTON - Americans signed fewer contracts to purchase homes in October, as would-be buyers struggled to find available properties. The National Association of Realtors says its pending home sales ...
Nov 27, 2019

Cookie Walk Fundraiser
The Lutheran-Anglican Church is hosting its Cookie Walk Bake Sale on Saturday, December 7 at 1:00 p.m. at 416- 2nd street west.Cookies and squares will be sold by the pound.
Nov 27, 2019

Justices reject call for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Maryland man's bid for a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast "Serial." The justices did not comment in leaving in place a 4-...
Nov 27, 2019

5 dead, 3 hospitalized after fire at Minneapolis high-rise
MINNEAPOLIS - A fire swept through a Minneapolis high-rise apartment building early Wednesday, killing five people and sending three others to the hospital with injuries, officials said. There was no ...
Nov 27, 2019

Three-day transit strike in Vancouver averted, tentative deal reached
VANCOUVER - The union representing 5,000 Metro Vancouver transit workers says it has reached a tentative deal with Coast Mountain Bus Company and Translink, averting a planned full system strike....
Nov 27, 2019

US economy grew at a moderate 2.1% annual rate last quarter
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a moderate 2.1% rate over the summer, slightly faster than first estimated. But many economists say they think growth is slowing sharply in the current quarter. T...
Nov 27, 2019