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Tories, NDP lay out demands as Liberals prepare to reveal state of economy
OTTAWA - Opposition parties have laid out their demands as the federal Liberal government prepares to update Canadians on the state of the economy after four months of COVID-19. Wednesday's fiscal sna...
Jul 05, 2020
Liberals asked to help cover overruns on projects delayed by COVID-19
OTTAWA - Cities and construction groups are asking the Trudeau Liberals to relax the rules for expected cost overruns from infrastructure projects facing delays from the COVID-19 pandemic - or add mor...
Apr 08, 2020
Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli jets pounded militant targets in Gaza early Saturday as rockets rained on southern Israel, hours after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on the coastal enclave killed a...
Aug 06, 2022
Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes - with strings attached
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says upcoming federal budget will include a $6-billion infrastructure fund to support homebuilding, as well as a $400-million top-up to the housing accelerator ...
Apr 02, 2024
In Colombia, gourmet meals worth going to jail for
CARTAGENA, Colombia - Visitors are flocking to the all-women San Diego prison in this popular Caribbean tourist town - to dine at Cartagena’s trendiest new restaurant. Convicts, some of them fou...
Jan 23, 2017
Newfoundland study of bird droppings may answer critical conservation questions
A team of Canadian scientists may have cracked one of the toughest problems in conservation by peering into the lives of long-ago seabirds through 1,700 years of droppings. "It's actually not so ...
Jan 22, 2020
Infections climb in South Korea as world fights virus
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections Saturday with more than 400 cases mostly linked to a church and a hospital, while the death toll in Iran climbed...
Feb 24, 2020
QuickList: Quebec coroner's recommendations regarding death of Joyce Echaquan
Coroner Géhane Kamel investigated the death of Joyce Echaquan and issued several recommendations after finding that her death was accidental but preventable. Kamel concluded that the racism and...
Oct 05, 2021
Biden signs $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers. Biden ...
Apr 27, 2021
Ewing takes 1-shot lead over Fassi on LPGA in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) - Ally Ewing shot into the lead with a fast start and stayed there on a soggy course Saturday for a 5-under 67 to build a one-shot lead over Maria Fassi in the Kroger Queen City Champi...
Sep 10, 2022