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Opposition campaign launched to fight Quebec's religious symbols law
MONTREAL - People from various faiths gathered in a downtown Montreal church Thursday to declare their intention to keep battling the province's secularism law, which prohibits some public servan...
Sep 05, 2019
NTSB: Tesla on Autopilot when it hit California firetruck
DETROIT - A government report says the driver of a Tesla that slammed into a firetruck near Los Angeles last year was using the car's Autopilot system when a vehicle in front of him suddenly changed l...
Sep 05, 2019
New push for racial equality in the marijuana trade
BOSTON - Black entrepreneurs who say people of colour are being shut out of the lucrative marijuana trade are joining forces to close the gap. Real Action for Cannabis Equity, or RACE, launched Thursd...
Sep 05, 2019
Nordstrom opens new store with services but no merchandise
NEW YORK - Nordstrom opened a new store in Manhattan on Thursday - without any merchandise. Instead, the store offers services like tailoring and allows customers to pick up or return items, including...
Sep 05, 2019
'Outrageous:' Alberta man told oil and gas shirt not allowed in Senate
CALGARY - An Alberta man wants answers as to why he wasn't allowed to wear a T-shirt in support of Canadian oil and gas during a visit to the Senate on Parliament Hill. Conservativ...
Sep 05, 2019
Canadian UFC fighter Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras looks to make mark in Abu Dhabi
Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras felt instantly at home in Abu Dhabi when she found a Cheesecake Factory. The 31-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., who trains out of Las Vegas, hopes...
Sep 05, 2019
Lululemon reports 22 per cent revenue jump to $883M, raises outlook
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its revenue increased 22 per cent in the second quarter from last year to beat analyst expectations. The company, which reports in U.S. dollars, says net reve...
Sep 05, 2019
Spoken words, shared stories: B.C.’S Museum and gallery industry to meet in Prince George
Prince George - with its Aboriginal history dating back more than 9,000 years, plus its more recent industrial and multicultural personality-will soon be closely examined by some of the brightest eyes...
Sep 05, 2019
Senators forward Logan Brown enters rookie camp with something to prove
OTTAWA - Logan Brown believes he has the ability to be the best player on the ice, and this weekend he intends to prove it. The Ottawa Senators prospect is headed to Belleville to take part in the thr...
Sep 05, 2019
Race a factor in NDP's poor outlook in N.B. ahead of election: ex-party executive
NDP fortunes in New Brunswick ahead of the October federal election took another hit Tuesday with a wave of defections to the Greens. One of the defectors was Jonathan Richardson, the federal NDP...
Sep 05, 2019