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Scheer champions energy workers, vows to never support carbon tax
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer is doubling down on his insistence that the federal Conservative party will never support a carbon tax. The Conservative leader is proposing an amendment to the Liberals' t...
Dec 06, 2019
US Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state to retire after term
SEATTLE - Democratic Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state announced Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress at the end of his term, saying his work on the investigation into Russian election interf...
Dec 06, 2019
Group narrows search for beluga retirement site to two sites off Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A conservation group has selected two sites in Nova Scotia where it could establish a kind of ocean retirement home for beluga whales raised in captivity. After...
Dec 06, 2019
Man dies following Thursday collision near Bassano
BASSANO, AB - RCMP have confirmed the driver of a truck involved in a motor vehicle collision on the Trans Canada Highway Thursday morning has died.A 46-year-old man from Strathmore was pronounced dea...
Dec 06, 2019
Liberals to emphasize common ground in throne speech as Parliament resumes
OTTAWA - The 43rd session of Parliament - and a new era of minority government - is to open Thursday with a speech from the throne emphasizing the issues on which Justin Trudeau's Liber...
Dec 06, 2019
Douglas Garland denied new trial by Alberta Court of Appeal
*Warning: This story contains material some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised.CALGARY, AB - A man convicted of killing a Calgary couple and their grandson had his appeal dismissed by ...
Dec 06, 2019 Douglas Garland - Canadian Press file photo
Regina teenager Alex Gonzalez named Vancouver Whitecaps esports gamer
Alex Gonzalez, an 18-year-old who turned heads with top-10 performances at FIFA video game tournaments in Atlanta and London, has signed on as the Vancouver Whitecaps' esports gamer. "When I first tol...
Dec 06, 2019
As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump knows he has fierce Democratic adversaries in Congress. But there is also powerful sentiment against him from the Judiciary branch, where black-robed judges who sit...
Dec 06, 2019
Ontario not on track to achieve 2030 emissions reductions targets: auditor
TORONTO - Ontario is unlikely to meet its 2030 emissions target under its current climate change plan - and Premier Doug Ford's government knows it, the province's auditor gen...
Dec 06, 2019
Prosecutors accuse Weinstein of mishandling ankle monitor
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein violated his bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor, which left his whereabouts unrecorded for hours at a time, a New York prosecutor argued Friday. Pr...
Dec 06, 2019