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US retail sales up just 0.2 pct. as consumers stay cautious
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales rose slightly in January after a sharp drop in December, reflecting caution taken by consumers amid a government shutdown and volatile stock market. Retail sales increas...
Mar 11, 2019
Feds launch review of official-languages law 50 years after its introduction
OTTAWA - The federal government is launching a review of the Official Languages Act, saying it is time to modernize the decades-old law. The 1969 law enshrined Canadians’ right to receive federa...
Mar 11, 2019
Former Conservative candidate charged with campaign theft from 2015 election
OTTAWA - A failed Conservative candidate from the 2015 federal election has been charged with stealing more than $5,000 from campaign coffers. The federal public prosecution service has charged former...
Mar 11, 2019
Red Deer snow zone plowing to continue this week
City crews are continuing their snow zone plowing efforts throughout Red Deer this week. Officials say the schedule for March 11 - 15 will have crews plowing green routes in Zone A on Mar. 11 and grey...
Mar 11, 2019
Transport Minister says he would board a Boeing 737 despite crash
MONTREAL - Transport Minister Marc Garneau said he would board “without hesitation” the type of aircraft that crashed in the Ethiopian Airlines tragedy on Sunday, stressing his confidence ...
Mar 11, 2019
OECD concerned about allegations Trudeau interfered in SNC-Lavalin case
OTTAWA - The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development is monitoring the allegations the Liberal government tried to influence a criminal prosecution against SNC-Lavalin to determine whet...
Mar 11, 2019
Foreign policy experts call for release of Canadian in China
Fifteen prominent U.S. foreign policy experts on Monday called for the release of a Canadian detained in China in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive in Canada. The sch...
Mar 11, 2019
Alberta sheriff escapes injury in head-on crash with stolen vehicle
MORLEY- RCMP say a member of the Alberta Sheriffs department did not sustain any serious injuries in a head-on collision with a stolen vehicle. Mounties were trying to stop a suspicious truck near the...
Mar 11, 2019
Democrats: Milwaukee convention choice shows party values
Milwaukee will host the 2020 Democratic National Convention, party leaders announced Monday, highlighting the battleground state of Wisconsin that helped elect President Donald Trump and now will laun...
Mar 11, 2019
A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Details are emerging about the 18 Canadian victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in Addis Ababa that left 157 people dead. Here is what we know so far: Ashka Dixit, Anushka Dixit, Prerit Dixit,...
Mar 11, 2019