Murray Wood: With just a bit more attention to detail, Kinsmen Park could be pretty perfect
There were people in Kinsmen Park paid to be working the other morning, so Murray Wood wonders why the litter wasn't pic...
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CP and CN Rail move record 15.4 million tonnes of grain in 4th quarter
Canada's two largest railways moved a record 15.4 million tonnes of grain in the final three months of 2019. Calgary-based Canadian Pacific set a new quarterly record by moving 7.9 million tonnes of g...
Jan 07, 2020
Father says teen hockey player paralyzed by on-ice collision inspired by support
WINNIPEG - The father of a junior hockey player left paralyzed after an on-ice collision says the 19-year-old has been inspired by the outpouring of support he has received from the hockey community a...
Jan 07, 2020
Trump disregards Canada, allies with killing of Iranian general: ex-ambassador
OTTAWA - Barack Obama's former ambassador to Canada says President Donald Trump's decision to order the killing of a top Iranian general represents the latest instance of the mercurial U.S. president ...
Jan 07, 2020
Conservation officer shoots antlers to break apart two deer locked together
A whitetail deer is alive thanks to the marksmanship of a Saskatchewan conservation officer after its antlers became locked together with another deer's. The Saskatchewan Association of Conservation O...
Jan 07, 2020
Canadian oilpatch hopes float on Prairie helium drilling prospects
CALGARY -- A veteran of Canada's ailing oilpatch is hoping a new product drawn from deep under Prairie grain fields will provide a natural resource boom for Western Canada. Marlon McDougall, 59, says ...
Jan 06, 2020 Marlon McDougall, president of North American Helium, is shown at the company’s head office in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Bryan Brulotte launches effort Monday to win Conservative leadership
OTTAWA - When it comes to potential candidates for Conservative leadership, Bryan Brulotte isn't exactly an outsider. He's been involved in conservative politics for nearly three decades. But around t...
Jan 06, 2020 Bryan Brulotte, who is entering the leadership race for the Conservative Party of Canada, is shown in Ottawa, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Plans for Cdns unclear after Iraq lawmakers call for expulsion of foreign troops
OTTAWA - Canada is closely monitoring developments after Iraq's parliament called for the expulsion of foreign troops from the country, a spokesman for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said. But Sajjan'...
Jan 06, 2020
Canada downs Finland in world junior semis to set up gold-medal game with Russia
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada was looking for payback. The national team got it, and then some, in a dominant wire-to-wire performance Saturday at the world junior hockey championship. The Canadian...
Jan 04, 2020
No winning ticket for Friday night’s record $70 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - The richest prize in Canadian lottery history remains up for grabs. No winning ticket was sold for the $70 million dollar jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The draw also offered 26 M...
Jan 04, 2020
Killing of Iranian general sparks concerns for safety of Canadian troops
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the safety of Canadians in the Middle East is the government's "paramount concern" after an American airstrike killed a top Iranian g...
Jan 03, 2020
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