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We Are Rejecting The Politics Of Austerity: Alberta Premier To NDP Convention

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 Jun, 2016 01:46 PM
    CALGARY — Alberta's premier gave a barnburner of a speech to delegates at the NDP convention in Calgary saying her government will continue to reject the "politics of austerity."
     
    It's the first time the provincial NDP has met since Premier Rachel Notley rolled to victory in Alberta just over a year ago.
     
    Notley outlined her government's achievements over the past year in a 40 minute speech and promised not to abandon Albertans in need.
     
    She said despite low oil prices and declining revenues the general public won't be any better off by cutting government spending.
     
    Notley also reiterated her plans to raise Alberta's minimum wage to $15 an hour before the next election.

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    Federal Photo-Matching Scheme Quietly Singles Out Passport Fraudsters

    Federal Photo-Matching Scheme Quietly Singles Out Passport Fraudsters
    OTTAWA — Federal officials used photo-matching technology to identify 15 high-risk people — all wanted on immigration warrants — who used false identities to apply for travel documents.

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    Privacy Laws, Bureaucracy Make Canada A Challenging Place For Solving Cold Cases

    Privacy Laws, Bureaucracy Make Canada A Challenging Place For Solving Cold Cases
    He mapped her movements through her downtown neighbourhood, plotted his attack, then savagely struck one August night in 1983. When he was done, Susan Tice lay sexually assaulted, stabbed and breathing her last in her own bedroom.

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    University Of Calgary Pays Ransom Of $20,000 After Attack On Computer Systems

    University Of Calgary Pays Ransom Of $20,000 After Attack On Computer Systems
    The University of Calgary says it paid a ransom of $20,000 demanded after a recent cyberattack to preserve an option to restore critical research data.

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    Giant Sinkhole Opens Up In Ottawa Street

    Giant Sinkhole Opens Up In Ottawa Street
      Water could be seen gushing through the sinkhole before crews managed to shut the water off.

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    Group Wants Liberals To Take Action On Plan To Help Yazidi Refugees

    Group Wants Liberals To Take Action On Plan To Help Yazidi Refugees
    OTTAWA — At least 400 Yazidi women raped and tortured by Islamic militants could have safe passage to Canada if the government would heed a proposal to rescue them, a religious freedoms organization says.

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