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Freeland to meet Lighthizer, Grassley in Washington to push for tariff removal
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland played down expectations as she prepared to meet in Washington with Trump trade czar Robert Lighthizer in a renewed push to get punitive s...
May 16, 2019
Student leader at Hunting Hills optimistic after meeting new Education Minister
A Red Deer teenager who has the ear of government is hopeful the new Education Minister will listen to what students want.Cameron Litowski, a grade 11 student at Hunting Hills High School, has spent t...
May 16, 2019 Hunting Hills student and Minister's Youth Council member Cameron Litowski alongside Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange. (Supplied)
NS premier told China party official Canadians need to feel 'safe' during visits
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says he told a senior Communist Party official during trade talks that Canadians need to feel "safe" and protected by the rule of law as he boosts tourism tie...
May 16, 2019
Mother, son in hospital after allegedly being hit by dad's vehicle
BRAMPTON, Ont. - A man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly ran over his wife and seven-year-old son early Tuesday. Peel Regional Police say the man has been charged with two counts each of c...
May 16, 2019
Mother of child who died angry anti-vaccine page used girl's image on Facebook
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The mother of a young Newfoundland girl who died last summer is furious her daughter's altered image was used online as part of an anti-vaccination campaign...
May 16, 2019
DeSantis: Russians accessed 2 Florida voting databases
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Russian hackers gained access to voter databases in two Florida counties ahead of the 2016 presidential election, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference Tuesday. De...
May 16, 2019
Spooking speeders: Prairie city latest to use police cut-outs on busy roads
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - Some new scarecrows are popping up on the Prairies, but these aren't meant for bluffing birds. Life-size metal cut-outs of uniformed Mounties are be...
May 16, 2019
After sitting last spring, Jeremy Bracco helping propel Marlies in AHL playoffs
TORONTO - Jeremy Bracco wants to make one thing clear - he has a team-first mentality and was ecstatic when his Toronto Marlies hoisted the Calder Cup last June. The thing is, finding yourse...
May 16, 2019
Arrests of two men in Richmond Hill not related to national security: Goodale
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - A tip from the Canadian and American border agencies has led to the arrests of two men accused of possessing explosive materials, but authorities said the case was not relat...
May 16, 2019
Recipe collection offers insight into 18th century life in the Maritimes
FREDERICTON - You're not going to find the latest recipe for avocado toast, but a new collection of recipes is offering an insight into early colonial life in the Maritimes, including advice for makin...
May 16, 2019