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Canada needs wireless auction by 2019 or consumers will be left behind: Telus exec
TORONTO - Canadian consumers are in danger of being left out of the latest smartphone technology unless the government holds an important spectrum auction next year, the chief technology officer ...
Jun 04, 2018
Gondola proposed across North Saskatchewan River in the middle of Edmonton
EDMONTON - An idea to build a gondola across Edmonton’s river valley is getting some support this week - despite criticism it would be “nice to have” rather than truly...
Jun 04, 2018
Minnesota attorney general jumps into governor's race
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota’s attorney general jumped into the state’s crowded race for governor on Monday, just two days after being snubbed by Democratic party activists for re-election to h...
Jun 04, 2018
Long waits under VA's private health program
WASHINGTON - A key program being expanded by the Trump administration to give veterans greater access to private doctors has failed to provide care within 30 days as promised due to faulty data and po...
Jun 04, 2018
Wayne Millard was depressed, an alcoholic and stressed out: Dellen Millard
TORONTO - A twice-convicted killer on trial for allegedly murdering his father, whose death was initially ruled a suicide, said his dad was depressed, an alcoholic and under a great deal of stres...
Jun 04, 2018
Senators exec pleads not guilty to harassment allegation
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee can return to Canada after pleading not guilty to allegations he made lewd comments and rubbed the shoulders of a 19-year-old hotel ...
Jun 04, 2018
PGA Tour's Bud Cauley recovering from 'scary' car accident
DUBLIN, Ohio - PGA Tour player Bud Cauley says he’s thankful to be alive after a car accident over the weekend on what he describes as the “scariest night of my life.” Cauley, 28, wa...
Jun 04, 2018
New think tank will promote Indigenous voices on policy and governance
TORONTO - A think tank launching in Toronto this week hopes to give Indigenous researchers the opportunity to provide greater input on policy issues relevant to their peoples. Hayden King, an Ani...
Jun 04, 2018
NDP urges Commons to affirm support for Indigenous rights amid pipeline tension
OTTAWA - The NDP is slamming the Liberal government for opposing its motion that echoes a private member’s bill the Commons passed last week which ensures Canada’s laws are ...
Jun 04, 2018
What's the story behind Ontario's debt? The Canadian Press takes a look
TORONTO - Ontario’s governing Liberals have faced harsh criticism in recent years over the province’s ballooning debt. The government’s spring budget, which proje...
Jun 04, 2018