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Health Canada 'dead wrong' to OK weedkiller glyphosate, American lawyers say
OTTAWA - American lawyers who successfully sued the makers of the glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup on behalf of a man dying of cancer say Canada is "dead wrong" to allow it to be wid...
Jan 30, 2019
Foxconn reconsiders plan for Wisconsin manufacturing hub
MADISON, Wis. - Foxconn Technology Group said Wednesday it is shifting the focus of its planned Wisconsin campus away from blue-collar manufacturing to a research hub, while insisting it remains commi...
Jan 30, 2019
Battlefords Chamber welcomes new chair
The new Battlefords Chamber of Commerce chair wants to hear from businesses in the next 12 months to help them better achieve their goals. Dallan Oberg, the former vice chair, was sworn into his new p...
Jan 30, 2019
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum buys rare 'Ritz Tower' painting
SANTA FE, N.M. - The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum has announced it has purchased a rare painting of the American artist's take on a New York skyscraper. The Santa Fe, New Mexico, museum said this week it b...
Jan 30, 2019
System failed five children discovered in horrific neglect case: N.B. report
FREDERICTON - A report on a horrific child-neglect case has laid bare the filth, squalor and mistreatment suffered by five young children - and how New Brunswick authorities repeatedly failed to meet ...
Jan 30, 2019
Moosehead Breweries donates to make Saskatchewan's Mac the Moose tallest again
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A New Brunswick brewery has donated $25,000 to the cause of making a beloved Saskatchewan moose statue the tallest in the world once again. Trevor Grant, wi...
Jan 30, 2019
Montreal lightweight John Makdessi to face Haqparast at UFC show in Nashville
TORONTO - Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi will face German Nasrat Haqparast on March 23 at a televised UFC card in Nashville. Makdessi (16-6-0) was slated to fight Diego Ferrei...
Jan 30, 2019
Winnipeg bus driver fatally stabbed repeatedly asked passenger to leave: Crown
WINNIPEG - Prosecutors say video showing the final moments before a Winnipeg transit bus driver was killed on the job show he asked a passenger to leave more than two dozen times. Irvine Jubal Fr...
Jan 30, 2019
Young Orcas make a splash in Meadow Lake
This past weekend was the perfect time for some members of the Battlefords Orcas Swim Club to get their feet wet.The club travelled to Meadow Lake for a developmental meet between Cold Lake and the ho...
Jan 30, 2019
School boards push back as government seeks data on religious symbols
MONTREAL - A Quebec government initiative to determine how many teachers wear religious symbols also extended to include police officers, prosecutors and the judiciary, the minister res...
Jan 30, 2019