Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
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Canada looking for new canola customers, pushing China to verify claims: Carr
OTTAWA - Canada is looking for new Asian customers for its canola to answer China's ban on many shipments of the product, says International Trade Minister Jim Carr. The Canadian government is also st...
Apr 29, 2019 Leader of the Opposition Andrew Scheer walks to the podium for a news conference in Ottawa, Monday April 29, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canada banning oil, gas and mining from marine protected areas
OTTAWA - The oil and gas industry has worn out its welcome in Canadian marine conservation areas. Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson today is announcing a total ban on oil and gas work, as well as ...
Apr 25, 2019
Maple Leafs fall to Bruins in another Game 7; No Canadian teams left in playoffs
BOSTON - Standing in the same locker room, in the same building, the Toronto Maple Leafs had the same feeling. Emptiness after another Game 7 loss to a team that has become their unsolvable playoff ri...
Apr 24, 2019 Boston Bruins fans celebrate after a goal by Bruins center Sean Kuraly (52) against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period of Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Sandbagging efforts in high gear in Quebec, New Brunswick flood zones
MONTREAL - More than 600 Canadian soldiers have fanned out across Quebec, filling and stacking sandbags as officials warn that flood waters are likely to keep rising this week due to warming temperatu...
Apr 22, 2019 Canadian Forces personnel reinforce a dike against the rising flood waters in Laval, Que., on Sunday, April 21, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Fought to unite Alberta conservatives: Jason Kenney voted Alberta’s new premier
By Dean Bennett Jason Kenney's fight is over. Let the fight begin. The 50-year-old United Conservative Party leader, known for saying he can't help but march to the sound of rhetorical gunfire, soundl...
Apr 17, 2019 United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney address supporters Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Kenney and his United Conservatives channelled the angst of an angry electorate to soar to a majority government in Alberta's election Tuesday and relegate Rachel Notley's NDP to the history books as a one-and-done government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Decision day in Alberta: Voters head to polls in provincial election
By Dean Bennett EDMONTON - Voters are heading to the polls in the Alberta election today and advance turnouts suggest it could be busy at the ballot boxes. Almost 700,000 people voted early in malls, ...
Apr 16, 2019
Broncos families support hockey assistance program after criticism
By Colette Derworiz and Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press Several families affected by the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash are throwing their support behind a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League assi...
Apr 16, 2019
Macron wants fire-ravaged Notre Dame rebuilt within 5 years
PARIS - The inferno that raged through Notre Dame Cathedral for more than 12 hours destroyed its spire and its roof but spared its twin medieval bell towers, and a frantic rescue effort saved the monu...
Apr 16, 2019
Four dead after shooting in Penticton, B.C.; one male suspect in custody
PENTICTON, B.C. - The RCMP say a 60-year-old man is in custody after four targeted shootings on Monday that left two men and two women dead in Penticton, B.C. RCMP say the victims were found dead Mond...
Apr 15, 2019
Ontario’s court challenge against federal carbon tax gets underway today
TORONTO - Ontario's battle against Ottawa's carbon tax gets underway in the province's top court today. The province's Progressive Conservative government has denounced the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pr...
Apr 15, 2019
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