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Reliance on equalization not a factor in Quebec's low productivity rate: author
MONTREAL - Despite low unemployment and a strong economy, Quebec continues to have problems generating wealth and its citizens have less money to save and spend compared with Canadians in every o...
Mar 18, 2019
Budget 2019: Five things to watch for in the Liberals' final fiscal blueprint
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will release the Trudeau government's final budget of its mandate Tuesday, just seven months before the next federal election. Here are some thing...
Mar 18, 2019
Poll: Losing Amazon second HQ deal was bad for New York
ALBANY, N.Y. - Most voters in New York think it was bad for the state when Amazon dropped plans to put a second headquarters in Queens and many think U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bears blame for...
Mar 18, 2019
The Latest: Ex-Peru president brushes off detention queries
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The Latest on the public drunkenness arrest of Peru's former president (all times local): 2:20 p.m. Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo brushed off questions about his ar...
Mar 18, 2019
B.C. argues it cannot stop Trans Mountain, but it can protect environment
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the British Columbia government says the province knows it cannot stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but it can enact environmental laws to mitigate the harm it may c...
Mar 18, 2019
Korea scores trio in ninth end to edge Canada 7-6 at world women's curling event
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Korea's Minji Kim scored three in the ninth end to edge Canada's Chelsea Carey 7-6 on Saturday at the world women's curling championship. It was the first game of the tournam...
Mar 18, 2019
New concussion guidelines launched for Canada's Olympians, Paralympians
CALGARY - Danielle Lappage clonked heads with another wrestler during a training camp at Brock University last summer. Typical of a driven athlete, the 28-year-old Olympian from Olds, Alta., trie...
Mar 18, 2019
Bater outlines wish list for 2019 provincial budget
Mayor Ryan Bater has a wish list in hand for the 2019 budget, which is set to be tabled by the provincial government Wednesday.At the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention in Februa...
Mar 18, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater has three items he hopes to see in Wednesday's provincial budget. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Cochin theatre kicks off with new show and reno
Local theatre lovers will want to take in Cochin Community Players fun new play coming up called Unnecessary Farce.Clint Barrett is directing the dinner-theatre comedy show by Paul Slade Smith.The the...
Mar 18, 2019 The Cochin Community Players cast for Unnecessary Farce. (submitted photo/Clint Barrett)
Liberal budget to applaud Canada's economy, but who deserves credit?
OTTAWA - When the Liberals release the last budget of their mandate Tuesday, Canadians can expect to hear arguments that years of deficit spending have put the economy on stronger&...
Mar 18, 2019