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Companies offer tips to help reduce parcel theft
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Holiday shopping season is quickly upon us.The Retail Council of Canada estimates Canadians will spend an average of $792 dollars during the holidays this year, with approximately 2...
Nov 20, 2019 Packages are seen at the UPS store in Medicine Hat on November 19. - Photo by Bob Schneider
Some military personnel linked to hate warned, disciplined but allowed to stay
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence has revealed that more than a dozen members of the Canadian Armed Forces linked to hateful actions or groups have been warned, disciplined or ordered to tak...
Nov 20, 2019
Environment groups say climate change should dominate cabinet mandate
OTTAWA - Several environment leaders say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to put action on climate change into the mandate letter of every minister he names to his inner circle. They also want him ...
Nov 20, 2019
Denis Shapovalov, Vasek Pospisil give Canada Davis Cup win over favoured Italy
MADRID - Denis Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil kept rolling on Monday, notching a pair of upsets to lead Canada to a win over Italy on the opening day of the inaugural Davis Cup Finals. Shapovalov, rank...
Nov 20, 2019
Canada casts controversial vote at UN for Palestinian self-determination
OTTAWA - Canada has affirmed it does not share the Trump administration's view that Israel's settlements in the West Bank are legal under international law, casting a vote supporting Palestinian self-...
Nov 20, 2019
Habs forwards Drouin, Byron to undergo surgery, will be out indefinitely
Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien says forwards Jonathan Drouin and Paul Byron are scheduled to undergo surgery and will be out indefinitely. Drouin suffered a wrist injury and Byron hu...
Nov 20, 2019
Quebec auditor general says youth protection delays increase risk
Quebec's auditor general is highlighting numerous shortcomings in the management of cases reported to the province's youth protection agency. In her annual report, Guylaine Leclerc notes the time betw...
Nov 20, 2019
Police chief: 3 people killed in Oklahoma Walmart shooting
DUNCAN, Okla. - Two men and a woman were fatally shot Monday morning outside a Walmart store in southwestern Oklahoma, and the shooter is among the dead, authorities said. Two victims were shot inside...
Nov 20, 2019
Military facing likely delay in delivery of new search-and-rescue plane
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is refusing to accept the first of its new search-and-rescue planes from European manufacturer Airbus because of concerns with the aircraft's manuals. The new plane ...
Nov 20, 2019
Women's hockey union announces second Dream Gap Tour stop in Toronto
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey Association's Dream Gap Tour is returning to Toronto. Canadian national team forwards Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse, Marie-Philip Poulin and American stars Ken...
Nov 20, 2019