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Canada's auto industry at risk if GM closes Oshawa plant, union president says
OTTAWA - The head of the union representing workers at General Motors’ car plant in Oshawa, Ont., argued Tuesday that the company’s decision could lead to the collapse of the auto-parts in...
Nov 27, 2018
In wake of GM cuts, Trump fires back: don't move production to China, or else
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump tweeted a warning shot across GM’s front bumper Tuesday, threatening to pull all U.S. subsidies for America’s largest automaker if its plans to slash jobs and pro...
Nov 27, 2018
B.C. First Nations carry huge debts after fighting to save homes from wildfires
VANCOUVER - Chief Larry Nooski remembers the deafening sound of a wildfire racing toward Nadleh Whut’en territory in August, like a “low-level jet plane.” The chief of the central Br...
Nov 27, 2018
Canadian men climb back into World Rugby top 20 after World Cup qualification
In the wake of its World Cup qualification, Canada has moved back into the top 20 of the World Rugby rankings. The Canadian men climbed one spot to No. 20 at the expense of Spain, which fell to No. 21...
Nov 27, 2018
Trial hears double-murder accused was asked to check hospitals for missing woman
CALGARY - A former girlfriend of a man on trial for a double murder has testified she asked him to check hospitals when her best friend vanished along with her friend’s little girl. Edward Downe...
Nov 27, 2018
Judge: Trump hotel boost from presidency does not break law
NEW YORK - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of breaking a law on unfair competition by using the presidency to attract customers to restaurants in his Washington hotel. U....
Nov 27, 2018
'SpongeBob' creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57
LOS ANGELES - Stephen Hillenburg, who used his dual loves of drawing and marine biology to spawn the absurd undersea world of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” has died, Nickelodeon announced Tuesd...
Nov 27, 2018
Grizzly bear kills woman, 10-month-old baby in Yukon, coroner says
WHITEHORSE - A grizzly bear has killed a woman and her 10-month-old baby in the Yukon. The Yukon Coroner’s Service says 37-year-old Valerie Theoret and infant Adele Roesholt died in the attack. ...
Nov 27, 2018
After outcry, Quebec town plans to build replica of historic house it demolished
MONTREAL - After a public outcry over the demolition of a historically significant house in Chambly, Que. last week, the town has announced plans to replace it with a replica. Interim Mayor Jean Roy i...
Nov 27, 2018
Manning Centre's Networking Conference held in Red Deer
Supporters of Canada's conservative movement gathered at Red Deer College on Saturday for a conference aiming to capture the desire for big thinking on critical issues facing Western Canada and the co...
Nov 27, 2018