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Winnipeg mayor calls for meeting with premier, prime minister over violence
WINNIPEG - The mayor of Winnipeg says a meeting with the prime minister and Manitoba premier is necessary after a rise in violence and multiple homicides in the city, including the death of a thr...
Nov 05, 2019
House Democrat Neal talks new NAFTA with Trudeau, Freeland and Hadju
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal cabinet will be briefing an influential American lawmaker Wednesday on Canada's work with Mexico to ease Democrats' doubts over ratifyi...
Nov 05, 2019
Uproar from students after Quebec restricts access to fast-track immigration
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is being called cruel and insensitive for changes it made to a popular fast-track immigration program for new graduates. Hundreds of foreign students in the pr...
Nov 05, 2019
Sale of $1 housing lots
spells success for New Brunswick village
MCADAM, N.B. - A year after a tiny village in New Brunswick announced it would sell 16 housing lots for one dollar apiece, the mayor says the novel bid to attract newcomers to...
Nov 05, 2019
'Terminator: Dark Fate' is No. 1, but it's no winner
LOS ANGELES - It might be judgment day for the Terminator franchise. Despite generally favourable reviews and the return of star Linda Hamilton and producer James Cameron, "Terminator: Dark Fate" has ...
Nov 05, 2019
Necropsy indicates Canadian fishing gear likely caused death of right whale
HALIFAX - Necropsy results indicate a North Atlantic right whale found in waters off the eastern U.S. in September died after being entangled in Canadian fishing gear. The 40-year-old male known as Sn...
Nov 05, 2019
Ex-SNC-Lavalin exec's trial hears of $10 million offer to witness for testimony
MONTREAL - The fraud and corruption trial of a former SNC-Lavalin executive has heard of an attempt by a lawyer representing the accused to pay off a key Crown witness currently on the stand. Riadh Be...
Nov 05, 2019
Leafs captain John Tavares set to return after seven-game injury absence
TORONTO - Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will return to the lineup tonight when Toronto hosts the Los Angeles Kings following a seven-game absence with a broken finger. The 29-year-old suf...
Nov 05, 2019
Marshall, Leonard, Lalama named CFL top performers for final week of season
TORONTO - Hamilton running back Cameron Marshall, Saskatchewan defensive lineman A.C. Leonard and Montreal linebacker D.J. Lalama are the top performers for the final week of the CFL regular season. M...
Nov 05, 2019
Cdn pork, beef exports to China to resume after a four-month suspension
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian pork and beef exports to China will resume. China suspended imports in June amid the dispute over Canada's detention of a top executive at the...
Nov 05, 2019