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Bloc leader calls for suspension of Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement
SAINT-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is calling for the suspension of a border agreement between Canada and the United States that he says&...
Sep 23, 2019
At UN, Trump focuses on religious freedom, not climate
President Donald Trump was addressing a conference for world leaders at the United Nations, but he was talking to his political base Monday as he breezed by a major climate change summit and focused i...
Sep 23, 2019
Realtors welcome Conservative plan to ease mortgage stress-test rules
OTTAWA - Canada's realtors welcomed news that the Conservatives want to ease a contentious mortgage stress test, despite a previous warning from the head of the CMHC. Canadian Real Estate Association ...
Sep 23, 2019
Ducks hope to rebuild on fly, return to playoff contention
ANAHEIM, Calif. - After the Anaheim Ducks' six-year playoff run ended with a resounding thud last spring, they added almost no significant outside talent to their roster. If the Ducks hope to return t...
Sep 23, 2019
Canada, U.S., to open women's hockey rivalry series in Hartford in December
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Canada and the United States kick off their Rivalry Series in women's hockey Dec. 14 in Hartford, Conn. The game is the first in a series between the arch-rivals with more da...
Sep 23, 2019
'It was breathtaking': Man City crushes Watford 8-0 in EPL
With his team leading 5-0 after 18 minutes and threatening Premier League scoring records, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola sat with his arms folded in his dugout and might even have looked a lit...
Sep 23, 2019
"Bright future" for forestry says Minister: National Forest Week
VERNON-In light of National Forest Week (Sept.22-28, 2019) the Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources and Rural Development has released a statement.In his statement, Doug Donaldson mentions ho...
Sep 23, 2019
British man returns to Yukon to tipple his own toe in long-running tradition
WHITEHORSE - An British man who lost several toes to frostbite in Yukon is now back in the territory for a reunification of sorts. Former British marine Nick Griffiths is set to become the most exclus...
Sep 23, 2019
Scheer pledges to allow longer mortgages, remove 'stress test' for renewals
VAUGHAN, Ont. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer laid out a plan this morning he says would make it cheaper for Canadians to buy homes, loosening rules put in place by the former Conservative governm...
Sep 23, 2019
Singh makes first visit as NDP leader to N.B., apologizes for not coming sooner
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is trying to sell himself as Canada's next prime minister to the people of New Brunswick, and apologizing for the fact it is his first visit to the province since beco...
Sep 23, 2019