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Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians weren't happy with Justin Trudeau's handling of the natural-gas pipeline dispute in British Columbia that led to nationwide ra...
Mar 04, 2020

Stress corrosion cracking led to pipeline explosion near Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada, in its investigation report released today, found that stress corrosion cracking led to a pipeline rupture and fire northeast of Prince Georg...
Mar 04, 2020

It's up again for stocks as Wall Street's wild ride extends
NEW YORK - Stocks jumped Wednesday morning and clawed back much of their sharp losses from the day before as Wall Street's wild, virus-fueled swings extend into a third week. Health care stocks led th...
Mar 04, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Ottawa Senators fire CEO Jim Little
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have fired new CEO Jim Little, continuing a trend of departures for club executives. Little was named CEO on Jan. 10. The Senators say Little's conduct was "inconsistent" ...
Mar 04, 2020

PM creates COVID-19 cabinet committee to deal with novel coronavirus
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has created a new cabinet committee to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak, which began in China but now has spread around the world. The COVID-19 cabinet c...
Mar 04, 2020

An early playoff exit for the Spruce Kings
PRINCE GEORGE-The Prince George Spruce Kings were swept out of the playoffs last night (Tuesday) on home ice . The Trail Smoke Eaters came out on top 3-1 in game 4 of the best-of-seven opening round s...
Mar 04, 2020 Courtesy of the Prince George Spruce Kings

MacKay in the lead but nearly half of Tories undecided on leadership: poll
OTTAWA - A high number of undecided voters in the ongoing Conservative leadership race suggests there's room for others to catch up to, and potentially beat, front-runner Peter MacKay, says the v...
Mar 04, 2020

Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians weren't happy with Justin Trudeau's handling of the natural-gas pipeline dispute in British Columbia that led to nationwide ra...
Mar 04, 2020

Iran says 92 dead amid 2,922 cases of the new coronavirus
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran says the new coronavirus has killed 92 people amid 2,922 confirmed cases across the Islamic Republic. Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour announced the new figures at a ne...
Mar 04, 2020

Lawyer says award-winning Iran filmmaker summoned to prison
TEHRAN, Iran - A lawyer for Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who just won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear, says he's been summoned to serve a one-year prison sentence. Nasser Zarafshan told...
Mar 04, 2020