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Kenney urging Liberal cabinet to listen to Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Jason Kenney is urging federal cabinet ministers with portfolios of interest to Alberta to listen to the province's concerns and take them seriously.The premier released a state...
Nov 21, 2019 Parliament Hill - Dreamstime stock image - Derek R. Audette
Susan Choi, Sarah M. Broom win National Book Awards
NEW YORK - Susan Choi's novel "Trust Exercise," in which a high school romance is spun out into a web of memories and perspectives, has won the National Book Award for fiction. Sarah M. Broom's family...
Nov 21, 2019
Overhauling Canada's toxic chemicals law should be priority: advocate
OTTAWA - A new report suggests retailers in Canada are lagging behind American companies in removing hazardous chemicals from their products. Muhannad Malas, the toxics program manager at th...
Nov 21, 2019
Bars in Quebec town to give free non-alcoholic drinks to designated drivers
LAVAL, Que. - Police in Laval, Que., are fighting impaired driving by teaming up with 24 bars in the city to offer free non-alcoholic drinks to designated drivers. The initiative provides a drive...
Nov 21, 2019
Canadian Olympian Dara Howell riding confident high after big air bronze medal
Dara Howell has rediscovered her drive and passion for freestyle skiing. It took tearing her ACL and a year of painful rehab to get there. Howell, the Olympic gold medallist in slopestyle fr...
Nov 21, 2019
Coldplay decides not to tour for environmental reasons
LONDON - The British band Coldplay has decided not to launch a global tour because of environmental concerns. Frontman Chris Martin told the BBC Thursday that the band is not going on tour to promote ...
Nov 21, 2019
From Lizzo to Lil Nas, new kids on the block rule Grammys
NEW YORK - Genre-mashing, bold and chart-topping new artists have caught the attention of the Recording Academy, as Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X lead in nominations at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Li...
Nov 21, 2019
Sheriff: Worker shot, wounded 2 at N Carolina plant
TAR HEEL, N.C. - A gunman was captured after opening fire in a North Carolina hog processing plant early Thursday, seriously wounding two co-workers, a sheriff said. Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker...
Nov 21, 2019
Daughter of wrongfully convicted man had police job dropped as she helped father
HALIFAX - As she was fitted for a crisp new uniform in 2017, Amanda Assoun thought her lifelong dream of becoming a Halifax police officer was coming true. But five days later, a one-li...
Nov 21, 2019
Bucks star Antetokounmpo suing home remodeling contractor
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is suing a home remodeling contractor he says failed to perform the work for which he was hired. The lawsuit says Antetokounmpo hired David Gonzalez, of Ceda...
Nov 21, 2019