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Renault delays decision - again - on Fiat Chrysler merger
PARIS - Renault said early Thursday it was unable to make a decision on Fiat Chrysler's merger offer because the French government asked for a delay. The French carmaker made the announcement after a ...
Jun 05, 2019
Blues wearing down Bruins in Cup Final battle of attrition
BOSTON - Twice the Boston Bruins have been forced to finish a Stanley Cup Final game down a defenceman. The St. Louis Blues won each time. That's not a coincidence. Wearing out opponents and winning t...
Jun 05, 2019
Alberta introduces amended Education Act; Opposition says LGBTQ kids at risk
EDMONTON - Alberta is overhauling its framework for grade-school education for the first time in a generation, but the Opposition says it's just a cover to out gay kids and expose ...
Jun 05, 2019
Aging Haida totem comes down during ceremony outside Royal B.C. Museum
VICTORIA - An aging totem pole that told the story of a murdered woman was lowered during a ceremony outside Victoria's Royal British Columbia Museum. Dancers circled the replica Haida mortuary pole, ...
Jun 05, 2019
Indigenous police chief calls for governments to implement MMIWG recommendations
MONTREAL - The head of the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association is calling on Ottawa and Quebec to address the chronic underfunding of Indigenous police forces outlined in this week's repor...
Jun 05, 2019
Woman takes federal border agency to court after trusted-traveller pass pulled
OTTAWA - A woman says her father's poor memory, not a desire to skirt the rules, resulted in Canadian authorities cancelling her trusted-traveller card after she allegedly failed to declare several th...
Jun 05, 2019
Stampeders reflect on slain teammate Mylan Hicks upon killer’s sentencing
CALGARY - On the day the killer of their slain teammate was sentenced, the Calgary Stampeders were thinking about Mylan Hicks and his family. Nelson Lugela was sentenced Wednesday to life in...
Jun 05, 2019
Apple previews new software as it diversifies beyond iPhones
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple, beset by falling iPhone sales, announced upcoming changes to its phone and computer software intended to highlight its increasing emphasis on digital services and to further ...
Jun 05, 2019
Environment groups say oil industry asks will lead to 'climate chaos'
OTTAWA - Several of Canada's leading environment groups say election demands from Canada's oil industry earlier this week are a direct attack on the future health and prosperity of Canadians. The diff...
Jun 05, 2019
Tim's Camp Day fundraiser sees plenty of support
There was lots of community support for the Tim Hortons Camp Day fundraiser Wednesday to help send kids to camp.The aim of Camp Day is to raise funds to benefit the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps in Nor...
Jun 05, 2019 Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt, second from left, shown with staff at Tim Hortons in Battleford, Wednesday, during Camp Day. The RCMP assisted with the fundraiser to help send kids to camp. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)