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Mali's former president Moussa Traore dies at 83
BAMAKO, Mali - Mali's former president Moussa Traore, who ruled the West Africa nation for more than 22 years, has died at age 83, according to his son Idrissa Traore. He did not give details on the c...
Sep 15, 2020

Alberta premier says cross-country Energy East pipeline remains a possibility
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says new federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole was just stating the obvious when he indicated the Energy East pipeline project was off the table in a conversation with t...
Sep 15, 2020

COVID-19 testing sites see demand surge as cases rise, kids return to school
OTTAWA - Provinces are looking to expand COVID-19 testing as Canadians in many provinces wait long hours to be swabbed or can't get in for testing at all.Demand for testing surged in much of the count...
Sep 15, 2020

Threat of fall federal election eases as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
OTTAWA - The threat of a federal election seemed to be easing as the Liberal government and opposition parties prepared for a return to Parliament amid concerns Canada could already be dealing with a ...
Sep 15, 2020

Leslyn Lewis to run for Conservatives in rural Ontario riding held by party stalwart
OTTAWA - The Toronto lawyer who finished third in the federal Conservative leadership race says she'll seek election as an MP in a rural Ontario riding.Leslyn Lewis said Tuesday she hopes to run in Ha...
Sep 15, 2020

Cleanup is underway after train derailment in British Columbia
HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says a team of contractors and environmental experts has begun removing potash from the site of a derailment involving a Canadian Pacific train near Hope, B.C....
Sep 15, 2020

At 11th hour, U.S. abruptly reverses course, lifts tariffs on Canadian aluminum
OTTAWA - The United States is standing down in its tariff dispute with Canada and lifting a 10 per cent levy on aluminum imported from north of the border. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative ...
Sep 15, 2020

Canada's impression of U.S. reaches lowest level in nearly 20 years: new Pew poll
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Donald Trump's tenure in the White House and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have dragged Canadians' view of the United States to its lowest level in nearly 20 years, a new p...
Sep 15, 2020

Netflix delves into the 'human side' of Challenger disaster
NEW YORK - Many Americans have vivid memories of Jan. 28, 1986. That was the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded over a chilly Florida, just seconds after liftoff. School children across the cou...
Sep 15, 2020

Kenney announces $43M investment in parks
Alberta is investing more than $43 million in its parks.The money will be used to improve trails, upgrade campgrounds, and enhance day-use facilities and other infrastructure in provincial parks and p...
Sep 15, 2020