EDMONTON — United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney is clashing with Alberta’s teachers over his party’s education election promises that include a renewed emphasis on standardized testing and changes to protections for gay students. “The priorities in this platform are misplaced and misguided,” Alberta Teachers’ Association president Greg Jeffery told a news conference Tuesday. “Instead of…
The gap between the super-rich and the rest of the world has never been wider, with 26 people now owning the same amount of wealth as 3.8 billion of the less privileged, global charity Oxfam said in a new report. The new report, titled “Public Good or Private Wealth,” sheds light on the continued accumulation…
Kim Streich-Poser has tried to reduce her staff with early retirement offers, but most of them are too dedicated to their work to take the bait. “We’ve got people who are very, very committed to working with some of the most vulnerable children and families in our community,” the executive director of the Children’s Aid…
Even as Saudi Arabia has scrambled to prevent a bust in the oil market, so far failing to head off a dramatic price slide, Russia seems just fine with prices where they are. Russia is a key piece of the oil price puzzle. OPEC, once a coalition of oil-producing members that made joint decisions to…
VANCOUVER — A commercial fisherman who tossed a small explosive into water teeming with sea lions off the coast of British Columbia says he wasn’t trying to hurt the creatures. The video prompted strong responses both for and against when it was posted to social media. It has since been taken down. Allan Marsden said…
More than 300,000 people have joined a collective case against Volkswagen, suing the embattled German auto giant for damages over emissions manipulations. The number of plaintiffs in the very first collective action against the company in Germany, is expected to be well above 300,000, spokesman for the German Federal Office of Justice, Thomas Ottersbach, said…
PLANO, Texas — Rock Gold- Waye (18-Under) and Texas Glory- Naudin (16-Under) took home the 2018 USA Softball Division GOLD National Championships. The 16-Under division Championship game saw undefeated Texas Glory-Naudin 16U defeat Santa Fe Inferno- Lovett, 8-1. Glory was boosted by a five-run fifth inning, including a two-run homerun from Savanna DesRochers and a…
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn’t hide. Instead, he picked up the first thing he could find, a credit card machine, and ran outside screaming “Come here!” Aziz, 48, is being hailed as a hero for preventing more deaths during Friday prayers…
Swedish car-maker Volvo said on Monday that it will introduce a 180kph (112mph) speed limiter on all new vehicles as it seeks to enhance safety credentials. The move is part of Volvo’s Vision 2020 initiative to eliminate passenger fatalities and serious injuries by next year. However, the company is unlikely to meet the goal without…
OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball has announced that it will join the France and Japan baseball and softball federations in a joint effort to grow and develop grassroots programming in France. Together with the Baseball Federation of Japan (BFJ), Japan Softball Association (JSA), French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS) and USA Baseball, all federations will…