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Oscar winner Colin Firth and wife split after 22 years
LONDON - Oscar-winning British actor Colin Firth has split from his Italian film producer wife Livia Giuggioli after 22 years of marriage. Their publicists said in a statement that the couple "maintai...
Dec 15, 2019
Privacy czar finds gaps in federal party policies on personal information
OTTAWA - An analysis by a federal watchdog found the privacy policies of all the major federal political parties failed to ensure people gave valid consent to the collection a...
Dec 15, 2019
Nova Scotia communities await decision on contentious pulp mill pipeline proposal
HALIFAX - For pipefitter Ben Chisholm, an imminent decision on the future of a Nova Scotia pulp mill could keep tradespeople he represents employed for years - or it could create&n...
Dec 15, 2019
Tax advantage was better in Canada even after Trump cuts, Finance document says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau was told months before he gave a federal helping hand to the country's businesses that companies operating in Canada faced a better tax environment than in the U...
Dec 15, 2019
'He was good for the West:' Sadness, surprise in Saskatchewan over Scheer
Regina resident Dennis Amon says federal Conservatives have a reputation to "eat their own," but he had hoped for a different outcome for his member of Parliament, Andrew Scheer. Amon says&n...
Dec 15, 2019
As air rights rules set to land, Garneau readies to overhaul airport operations
OTTAWA - Federal regulators are hoping a wave of new air passenger rights arriving this weekend will take the humbug out of holiday travel. New rules will take effect on Sunday affecting flight delays...
Dec 15, 2019
Volkswagen intends to plead guilty to environment charges, but case put over
Volkswagen's attempts to plead guilty to all 60 Canadian charges it faces in an international emissions scandal were put on hold Friday as an environmental lawyer argued the court should hear vic...
Dec 15, 2019
Former Rolling Stones manager headlines rock dreams course at B.C. university
VICTORIA - Andrew Loog Oldham was 19 years old when he joined the vanguard of rock and roll history known as the British Invasion, becoming the first manager and producer of the Rolling Stones in 1963...
Dec 15, 2019
Clippers lose second in a row to Grizzlies 6-3
COLWOOD - In a game that took over three hours to finish the Victoria Grizzlies beat the Clippers 6-3. The game was delayed three minutes in when Jake Veilleux and Nanaimo's Brandon Dent broke the gla...
Dec 15, 2019 Victoria led for most of the night as the Clippers lost to their division rivals for the second time in a week. Josh Kagan, Ethan Scardina, and Tim Washe scored for Nanaimo. (Gary Dorland)
Pettersson, Markstrom lead Canucks to 1-0 victory over Hurricanes in overtime
VANCOUVER - Elias Pettersson can be a tough critic. Pettersson was asked how good goaltender Jacob Markstrom was in the Vancouver Canucks' 1-0 overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday nig...
Dec 14, 2019