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Scheer criticizes Trudeau on immigration, argues system's integrity damaged
SURREY, B.C. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the prime minister damaged the integrity of Canada's immigration system when he tweeted two years ago that Canadians will welcome all those fleein...
Feb 03, 2019
General Motors disputes UNIFOR's Super Bowl ad
The Canadian subsidiary of General Motors is trying to stop an auto workers union from airing a critical TV commercial during the Super Bowl. The 30-second ad calling the automaker greedy and "un-Cana...
Feb 03, 2019
Penguins turn to youth, land Bjugstad, McCann from Panthers
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forwards Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann from the Florida Panthers on Friday for forwards Derick Brassard and Riley Sheahan and three 2019 draft picks. The...
Feb 03, 2019
Juno nominee makes an unexpected return to Prince Albert
An unexpected concert cancellation in Saskatoon, may end up being a bit of good news for Prince Albert music lovers.Tyler Shaw, who was recently nominated for the 2019 Juno Awards, will make a stop in...
Feb 03, 2019
Trade tribunal tosses U.S. firm's complaint about warship-design competition
OTTAWA - A federal trade tribunal has dismissed a challenge to the federal government's handling of a high-stakes competition to design the navy's new $60-billion fleet of warships. The Canadian ...
Feb 03, 2019
Historica Canada requests Conservatives remove spoof of 'Heritage Minute'
OTTAWA - Historica Canada is calling on the Conservative Party to remove an ad attacking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that spoofs the "Heritage Minute" format. Conservative Leader Andrew Sc...
Feb 03, 2019
Family holds out hope of finding Quebec teen who disappeared 10 years ago
MONTREAL - Just before 8 a.m. on the morning of Feb. 10, 2009, David Fortin asked his mother, Caroline Lachance, to drive him to school. After she said she couldn't, the teen didn't insist. ...
Feb 03, 2019
Canada wants Lima Group meeting to keep pressure on Maduro to step down
OTTAWA - Canada and its Lima Group allies will use their Monday meeting in Ottawa to find new ways - including financial - to support the Venezuelan opposition and ease the refugee crisis in neig...
Feb 03, 2019
Foxconn again shifts Wisconsin plan after Trump intervenes
MADISON, Wis. - Foxconn Technology Group has shifted its stated strategy yet again on Friday for a massive Wisconsin campus, crediting a conversation with President Donald Trump for cementing plans to...
Feb 03, 2019
Muslim groups denounce Quebec Premier Legault's statements on Islamophobia
MONTREAL - Premier Francois Legault's statement that Islamophobia does not exist in Quebec was denounced by Muslim groups as "offensive and inexcusable," prompting Legault to clarify hi...
Feb 03, 2019