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Almost 14,000 Canadians killed by opioids since 2016: new national study
OTTAWA - New numbers released Wednesday show close to 14,000 Canadians have been killed by opioids over the last four years and more than 17,000 people have been hospitalized for opioid-related p...
Dec 13, 2019
Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major tussle between the president and Congress that also ...
Dec 13, 2019
'Tree of Life' tops AP's best 10 films of the decade
The last 10 years will probably go down as the decade of Marvel's domination and Netflix's ascension. But despite all the tumult and the perpetual rumours of cinema's supposed demise, good stuff - no,...
Dec 13, 2019
Five things of note from Trudeau's mandate letters to his ministers
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued marching orders to his cabinet on Friday. While many of the instructions come straight from the Liberal campaign platform, there are a few things that are...
Dec 13, 2019
Democrats threaten to boycott next debate over labour dispute
WASHINGTON - All the Democratic presidential candidates slated to participate in next week's debate threatened Friday to skip the event if an ongoing labour dispute forces them to cross picket lines o...
Dec 13, 2019
Alberta premier says energy war room will be respectful as it takes on critics
CALGARY - Alberta's United Conservative government has opened its war room to take on critics it says spread misinformation about the oil and gas industry. Premier Jason Kenney insists ...
Dec 13, 2019
Trudeau, Legault sit down in Montreal for first meeting since federal election
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with Quebec Premier Francois Legault in Montreal today to shore up points of agreement and hash out differences over the province's s...
Dec 13, 2019
Canadian speedskaters Blondin, Belchos win World Cup mass start events
NAGANO, Japan - Canadians Ivanie Blondin and Jordan Belchos won mass start gold medals Friday at a World Cup speedskating event. Belchos's gold was the first for a Canadian male in the event, and it w...
Dec 13, 2019
RCMP investigating apparent murder-suicide in Kindersley
KINDERSLEY, SASK. - RCMP in Saskatchewan have confirmed a husband and wife have died in an apparent murder-suicide on Thursday in Kindersley.RCMP were called to a home in the 1000 block of First Stree...
Dec 13, 2019
'Chicken Bones' liqueur made with distinctive Maritime candy a hit in N.B.
FREDERICTON - For generations, the pink hard candy known as Chicken Bones has been a Christmas treat in the Maritimes, and now a new drink that draws inspiration from the candy's distin...
Dec 13, 2019