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Senate Arctic committee calls recommendations in report a 'wake-up call'
OTTAWA - We the North? Canada's Senate is skeptical. The marketing slogan for Toronto's NBA team may be everywhere these days. But for Sen. Dennis Patterson, who helped write a new report on the Arcti...
Jun 14, 2019
'We're deeply sorry:' Husky fined $3.8M for leak into North Saskatchewan River
LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. - Husky Energy was fined $3.8 million Wednesday for a pipeline oil leak that fouled a major river, harmed fish and wildlife and tainted the ...
Jun 14, 2019
MPs face summer recall for new NAFTA approval if no U.S. progress next week
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is prepared to recall Parliament this summer to ratify the new North American trade agreement, The Canadian Press has learned. As much as the government wants to move "...
Jun 14, 2019
Expert panel recommends single-payer, universal pharmacare plan
OTTAWA - Canada's governments have to work together to transform, rather than tinker with, a patchwork of prescription-drug plans to create a public plan for every Canadian, says the ch...
Jun 14, 2019
HIV outbreak declared for North Battleford, syphilis outbreak for region
An HIV outbreak has been declared for North Battleford and a syphilis outbreak for the Battlefords and Lloydminster area due to a rising number of cases in recent months. The Saskatchewan Health Autho...
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Quebec government to invoke closure on controversial secularism, immigration bills
MONTREAL - The Quebec government will invoke closure in order to force through controversial bills on secularism and immigration that it says must be adopted before the summer break. Th...
Jun 14, 2019
Trio of Canadian RADARSAT Constellation satellites launched and deployed
MONTREAL - Three Canadian satellites representing the next generation of Earth-observation technology have been successfully deployed after being launched into orbit today abo...
Jun 14, 2019
Raptors president Masai Ujiri accused of assaulting sheriff's deputy in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. - The local sheriff's office in Oakland, Calif., alleges Raptors president Masai Ujiri assaulted a sheriff's deputy moments after Toronto secured first NBA title. T...
Jun 14, 2019
To hit environment goals, feds should create 'super' tax credit, report says
OTTAWA - A government-struck expert panel is calling for new "super-deduction" tax credits as a carrot for Canadians to park their retirement savings in climate-conscious investments. The re...
Jun 14, 2019
Manitoba-to-Minnesota power line project approved with several conditions
WINNIPEG - The federal government has approved the proposed $453-million Manitoba-Minnesota power transmission project. The 213-kilometre, 500-kilovolt line will stretch from a point northwest of...
Jun 14, 2019