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Liberals give notice for law to end Canada Post strike as sides dispute backlog
OTTAWA - The federal government has given notice that they’re prepared to legislate Canada Post employees back to work as the postal service and union spar over the scale of the backlog the rota...
Nov 21, 2018
B.C. woman fined $2,300 for speeding in northern Alberta
A woman from B.C. has been hit with Alberta's maximum fine for speeding after she was caught travelling at more than 200 km/h. The 30-year-old woman was travelling on Highway 63 near the hamlet of Gra...
Nov 21, 2018
Canada eyes sweeping free-trade deal with China but remains open to sector deals
OTTAWA - A full-scale trade deal between Canada and China is possible even as Canada remains open to striking smaller sector-by-sector agreements, says International Trade Minister Jim Carr. Speaking ...
Nov 21, 2018
European privacy search engines aim to challenge Google
LONDON - In the battle for online privacy, U.S. search giant Google is a Goliath facing a handful of European Davids. The backlash over Big Tech’s collection of personal data offers new hope to ...
Nov 21, 2018
St. Mike's player in the Grey Cup 'disgusted' by scandal at his former school
EDMONTON - When Nolan MacMillan won the Grey Cup in 2016, he brought it back to his former high school, St. Michael’s College, to show players what’s possible if they stick with football. ...
Nov 21, 2018
100+ Women donate $13,000 to CMHA
100+Women Who Care Red Deer held their final meeting of 2018 Monday night at the Red Deer Golf and Country Club. About 130 members were in attendance to hear presentations from three community organiz...
Nov 21, 2018
Toronto Arrows sign eight more players in advance of Major League Rugby season
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed eight more players, bringing their roster to 20 in advance of their inaugural Major League Rugby season. The new signings include veteran scrum half Jamie Mack...
Nov 21, 2018
Rescue in the works for B.C. sea lion with thick plastic band around its neck
VICTORIA - Members of British Columbia’s marine mammal network are mobilizing to help a sea lion with a plastic packing band wrapped tightly around its neck. The creature was spotted last week i...
Nov 21, 2018
March puts spotlight on death of Indigenous woman with infant twins
PORT HASTINGS, N.S. - Hundreds of marchers waving flags and placards blocked a causeway connecting Cape Breton Island to mainland Nova Scotia Wednesday, part of an effort to raise awareness about the ...
Nov 21, 2018
EU calls for sanctions against Italy over budget
BRUSSELS - The European Commission warned Italy on Wednesday that its budget plans are in serious breach of the rules underpinning the euro single currency and said that the country should face sancti...
Nov 21, 2018