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Trade pact with Europe could be hurt by climate action infighting: McKenna
OTTAWA - Canadian dithering about climate action could put France's support for the Canada-Europe free trade agreement at risk, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says. McKenna ...
May 05, 2019
Emergency crews rush to fire in the VLA
PRINCE GEORGE- Update: Prince George Fire Rescue says Sunday's fire caused an estimated $10,000 in damages.There were no injuries and the investigation has been turned over to the RCMP.Earlier: Smoke ...
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Women's players hope NHL steps in to create new league
Meghan Duggan need only look around sports to get excited about what an NHL-run women's hockey league might look like. The NBA did it with the WNBA. Soccer leagues in Europe and the U.S. have done it....
May 05, 2019
Controversial finish at Kentucky Derby sparks debate in U.S., Canadian racing
TORONTO - A prominent voice in Canadian horse racing says the wild finish at Saturday's Kentucky Derby has "opened up the debate" about how the sport is governed in the U.S. and Canada. Woodbine Enter...
May 05, 2019
Ottawa worried about fallout from jailing of farmer in Beirut, documents show
FREDERICTON - Documents filed with the Federal Court show the former Harper government was concerned about the legal and political fallout from how it dealt with a New Brunswick potato farmer jailed f...
May 05, 2019
Raptors Pascal Siakam a 'game time decision' against 76ers: coach
PHILADELPHIA - Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he'll make a game time decision on whether Pascal Siakam will play against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. The 25-year-old forward was lis...
May 05, 2019
Minneapolis to pay $20M to family of 911 caller slain by cop
Minneapolis will pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman shot by a police officer after she called 911 to report a possible crime, city leaders announced Friday - a move that comes just thre...
May 05, 2019
Plane lands in Moscow covered in flames; 1 death reported
MOSCOW - An airplane belonging to flagship Russian carrier Aeroflot landed in Moscow covered in flames and with smoke billowing from the rear Sunday, and officials said one person died and at least fo...
May 05, 2019
Alberta students walk out to protest expected gay-straight alliance changes
CALGARY - Throngs of teenagers spilled out onto a sidewalk along a busy Calgary street to protest expected changes to the province's rules for gay-straight alliances, clubs meant to provide a saf...
May 05, 2019
Canadians remember Second World War's long, dark Battle of the Atlantic
OTTAWA - Canadians across the country are marking one of the longest and darkest chapters of the Second World War today: The Battle of the Atlantic. Running the entire length of the war from September...
May 05, 2019