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Baloney Meter: Are Liberals to blame for cancelled energy projects?
OTTAWA - “The Liberals are failing Canadians by destroying investment confidence in the energy sector in Canada... The reality is this: that under the Liberals more energy investment has been lo...
Sep 07, 2018
High-stakes diplomacy as battle for Syria's Idlib looms
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran and Russia on Friday backed a military campaign to retake the last rebel-held stronghold in Syria as Turkey pleaded for a cease-fire, narrowing the chances of a diplomatic solution...
Sep 07, 2018
Fate of vessel that survived wars, Halifax Explosion unclear as rust sets in
HALIFAX - A vintage navy vessel that survived world wars and the Halifax Explosion is falling victim to a more mundane threat - the destructive force of salt water, according to provincial government ...
Sep 07, 2018
CARTOON 09-07-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 09-07-2018
Sep 07, 2018
Wild eagle strikes a pose after landing on amateur fishermen's boat
VANCOUVER - In the picture, the brown-coloured eagle’s golden-yellow talons curl on the edge of the boat. Derril McKenzie, a millwright from Kelowna, B.C., smiles into the camera, leaning in to ...
Sep 07, 2018
Indigenous groups have specific, measurable requests that could save pipeline
OTTAWA - Rerouting the pipeline expansion to avoid a First Nation’s aquifer and ensuring another First Nation will always be immediately notified of a pipeline spill are among the steps Ottawa c...
Sep 07, 2018
Local governments should get 40 per cent of B.C.'s pot revenue: advocacy group
VANCOUVER - The advocacy group for local governments in British Columbia wants the provincial government to fork over a 40 per cent share of its marijuana tax revenue when the drug becomes legal. The ...
Sep 07, 2018
`M-i-l-k' blocking NAFTA, says Trump adviser as Freeland departs Washington
WASHINGTON - The vexing issue of securing more American access to Canadian dairy remained a major obstacle in NAFTA negotiations as Canada’s lead minister on the continental trade pact departed ...
Sep 07, 2018
'I'm truly sorry:' Calgary mass killer says he suffers from survivor's guilt
CALGARY - A Calgary man found not criminally responsible for the stabbing deaths of five young people four years ago told a review board he is sorry for what he’s done and will do everything he ...
Sep 07, 2018
In the news today, Sept. 7
Five stories in the news for Friday, Sept. 7 --- MANHUNT CONTINUES IN ST. CATHARINES Police searched into the night for two armed men following a daytime shooting in St. Catharines, Ont., on Thursday ...
Sep 07, 2018