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Liberals' two-billion-trees promise to cost $2.78 billion more than planned, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says a pledge by the Trudeau Liberals to plant two billion trees could cost almost double what the government says. The tree-planting spree, spread over a deca...
Jan 28, 2021
Most minorities disproportionately dropped from civil service hiring process: audit
OTTAWA - A new report says Black Canadians and people from most other minority groups tend to disproportionately lose out on federal civil service jobs they apply for compared with other Canadians. Th...
Jan 28, 2021
Liberal government to voice support for Joe Biden cancelling U.S. 'global gag rule'
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - The federal government is expected to voice its support later today when President Joe Biden rescinds the United States' so-called global gag rule. The policy prohibits internat...
Jan 28, 2021
Canadian moguls king Mikael Kingsbury prepares to compete again after injury
CALGARY - A place that gives Mikael Kingsbury confidence is doing it again, but for different reasons. The reigning men's Olympic and world moguls champion from Deux-Montagnes, Que., is fine-turning h...
Jan 28, 2021
Automated traffic enforcement locations announced for February
Red Deer RCMP have announced automated traffic enforcement locations for February.The City of Red Deer's Automated Traffic Enforcement Program includes photo laser, red light cameras and intersection ...
Jan 28, 2021
New home sales rise in December after sharp November drop
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Sales of new homes rose 1.6% in December after a big decline in November that was even worse than previously thought. The increase last month pushed sales of new homes to a season...
Jan 28, 2021
At Sundance, pandemic dramas unfold on screen and off
NEW YORK - Peter Nicks had for months been documenting the students of Oakland High School, in California, when the pandemic hit. "It's in the Bay," says one student of the virus as he and others mill...
Jan 28, 2021
Military justice system at crossroads as court hears case on judges' independence
OTTAWA - Canada's military justice system will be on trial again Friday, when an appeal court weighs whether the handful of judges responsible for overseeing courts martial are truly independent. The ...
Jan 28, 2021
Chinese singer says mother's bribery charge dismissed
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Chinese-Canadian singer says a Chinese corruption charge against her mother, who has been held in custody for six years, has been withdrawn but she remains in detention. Wanting Qu,...
Jan 28, 2021
Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda Gorman
NEW YORK - Within hours of Amanda Gorman's reading of the inaugural poem last week, bookstores were hearing from their customers. "Hopefully this will be a bridge that brings a lot of people to poetry...
Jan 28, 2021