Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Alberta’s Jason Kenney tells premiers’ meeting national unity still threatened
SASKATOON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he still believes national unity is under threat despite two days of collaborative discussions with the country's leaders. Kenney said his province contri...
Jul 11, 2019 British Columbia Premier John Horgan speaks with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney following a closing news conference at a meeting of Canada's Premiers in Saskatoon, Sask. Thursday, July 11, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
More ‘work to do’ to mobilize Canadians on climate change action: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged Thursday that he has more work to do to sell Canadians on further actions to fight climate change, pointing to new premiers elected on vows to fight...
Jul 11, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in an arm chair discussion at the Canadian Teachers Federation annual general meeting in Ottawa, Thursday July 11, 2019. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there is more work to do to sell Canadians on his vision for additional action to fight climate change. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Crews rush 46 to hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel
WINNIPEG - Sergiy Bolshakov was watching TV in his Winnipeg hotel room when a firefighter knocked on the door and told him the building was being evacuated because of an emergency. The Toronto man qui...
Jul 09, 2019 Gas workers check air quality at ventilation vents after emergency personnel were called to a gas leak at a Super 8 hotel in Winnipeg Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Forty six people were taken to emergency hospitals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Money Ball: Mets’ Alonso wins HR Derby, $1M, tops Vlad Jr
CLEVELAND - Pete Alonso took one final swing and flipped his bat high in the air. Another walk-off. Money ball. As the crowd roared, the New York Mets rookie headed toward the mound and tightly squeez...
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Cause of wireless outage unclear; Telus, Bell say it originated with other carriers
TORONTO - The cause of a Rogers Wireless service outage that began Sunday remains unclear but the company says "a very limited number" of customers are still experiencing intermittent interruptions to...
Jul 08, 2019
Star forward Kawhi Leonard leaves Raptors for LA Clippers: AP source
TORONTO - It was a heck of a season, but it appears that's all the Toronto Raptors are going to get from Kawhi Leonard. Less than a month after leading the Raptors to their first NBA title, the supers...
Jul 05, 2019 (Toronto Raptors/Facebook)
Alberta to hold $2.5-million public inquiry into funding for oil and gas foes
CALGARY - The Alberta government will hold a public inquiry into environmental groups that it says have been bankrolled by foreign benefactors hell-bent on keeping Canada's oil and gas from reaching n...
Jul 05, 2019
Supreme Court of Canada rejects Saskatchewan hit-man murder appeal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a gang leader who was behind a botched hit in which a mother of four was killed when she opened her front door. Lorry Ann Santos was sh...
Jul 04, 2019
Workers who were trapped deep in Saskatchewan mine now safely back on surface
A fertilizer company says all 34 people who were trapped deep in a Saskatchewan potash mine for more than a day are now safely above ground. Will Tigley, a spokesman with Nutrien Ltd., says a service ...
Jul 03, 2019 Nutrien's Cory potash mine. (Nutrien)
Kawhi Watch: News helicopter stalks van leaving Pearson Airport
By the Canadian Press TORONTO - The saga of Kawhi Leonard's free agency decision now involves stalking by air. The journey of a black van from Pearson Airport to downtown Toronto was broadcast live on...
Jul 03, 2019
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Sarah Mills: There are echoes of Brexit in the Albert separation issue
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