Miller Sanford Twenty-one New York schools — including 16 in the Big Apple — were recognized Monday by the federal Department of Education as “Blue Ribbon” stand-outs for their academic achievements. New York’s top achievers, ranging from elementary to high schools, were among a total of 356 schools across the country that scored the prestigious 2024 National … Read more
Former US Attorney General William Barr panned the Justice Department he once ran for publicly disclosing a chilling letter from the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump earlier this month. In a court filing Monday, prosecutors released the disturbing note they claim was authored by suspect Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, as … Read more
Two internal executives being promoted to oversee public and private assets Marlene Puffer, Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s chief investment officer, has left after less than two years on the job. Photo by Supplied/Alberta Investment Management Corp. She is not being directly replaced. Rather, two internal executives are being promoted to oversee public and private assets at … Read more
Eric Kilburn Jr. (center) is getting some new shoes to fit his record-setting feet. Facebook / Rebecca Kilburn This teen has filled some pretty big shoes. Eric Kilburn Jr. — a 16-year-old football player at Goodrich High School in Michigan — has officially set not one but two Guinness World Records. The 6-foot-10 teen has … Read more
‘These are strategies to defraud lenders, and waste court resources, nothing less,’ Justice Kenneth Nielsen stated. An Alberta judge says he’s seeing more people use pseudolaw arguments in an attempt to relieve themselves of debt, something he says wastes the court’s time with already-rejected arguments.Photo by Elise Amendola /The Canadian Press An Alberta judge is … Read more
Kelvin Maure, left, in an undated court exhibit photo, outside the Keephills power plant. Maure visited the plant wearing a disguise and carrying an AK74 rifle before his 2021 arrest by national security police. Maure — who is serving six years in prison for possessing illegal firearms and explosives — concluded a trial on a child pornography … Read more
During Magliocca’s trial, which began two weeks ago, court heard from a parade of witnesses who were claimed to have been beneficiaries of the former Ward 2 councillor’s largesse Former Calgary city councillor Joe Magliocca walks with family members towards the Calgary Courts Centre for his trial on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.Gavin Young/Postmedia Joe Magliocca … Read more
The Padres swept the Dodgers in a two-game set the last time the teams squared off at the end of July. The Dodgers begin Tuesday’s series holding a three-game lead over San Diego. (Denis Poroy / Associated Press) There has been a running belief around some people within the Dodgers organization in recent seasons, a … Read more
Mount Royal University campus in Calgary.Gavin Young/Postmedia Mount Royal University staff and faculty will gather outside the institution on Tuesday to protest proposed Alberta legislation that would prevent funding agreements with the federal government without provincial approval. Bill 18 — the Provincial Priorities Act — which received royal assent in May, forbids a “provincial entity” … Read more
In a speech, Danielle Smith criticized the appointments for ignoring two women that Albertans had chosen in a 2021 vote as Senate candidates New Senate appointee Kristopher Wells has spearheaded numerous pro-LGBT initiatives in his career as an educator and community activist.Photo by Ian Kucerak/Postmedia/File Alberta’s premier criticized a newly appointed Alberta senator at a … Read more
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