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B.C. taps researchers to explore how basic income could work in the province
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has asked a team of experts to explore how providing people with a basic income could work in the province. Prof. David Green, an economist at the University of British Co...
Jul 3, 2018
Climate change not one heat wave, but a pattern of extremes: scientist
OTTAWA - The scorching heat wave that set records in Ontario and Quebec over the Canada Day long weekend can’t be directly attributed to climate change - but neither can the likelihood of a conn...
Jul 3, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs trade veteran forward Matt Martin to New York Islanders
TORONTO - Matt Martin is going back to the New York Islanders. The Toronto Maple Leafs have dealt the feisty forward to the Islanders, who drafted the Windsor, Ont., native in 2008. The Leafs get mino...
Jul 3, 2018
It takes chutzpah: Yiddish version of 'Fiddler on the Roof'
NEW YORK - It might seem meshuga - crazy - to stage a beloved musical in a language that most of the audience won’t understand. But Tevye the dairyman and his family will speak Yiddish in an off...
Jul 3, 2018
Hundreds of New Brunswick flood victims still out of homes months after deluge
FREDERICTON - Hundreds of people remain out of their homes in New Brunswick months after historic floodwaters swept through the province, destroying buildings and inundating highways. Bill Lawlor, dir...
Jul 3, 2018
Tim Hunter returns to Vancouver as coach of Canadian junior hockey team
CALGARY - Tim Hunter gets to coach the Canadian junior men’s hockey team in a city where he was an NHL player for several seasons. Hunter will be behind Canada’s bench at the 2019 world ju...
Jul 3, 2018
Subtle changes for better security at 2018 Calgary Stampede: officials
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede is bringing in new security measures to prevent people from using vehicles as weapons, but most people probably won’t notice any changes. The Stampede begins Frida...
Jul 3, 2018
'Not going to make it:' Hopes dashed as talks break down over Churchill rail sale
CHURCHILL, Man. - Residents of Churchill are devastated after learning efforts to restore rail service to the northern Manitoba town have fallen apart. Hudson Bay Railway said talks broke down on Tues...
Jul 3, 2018
Woman pulled shotgun from trunk and shot 2 people, Toronto police allege
TORONTO - A 21-year-old woman is facing 10 charges after allegedly shooting a pedestrian and a passing cyclist in an unprovoked attack in downtown Toronto. Police say the incident occurred early Frida...
Jul 3, 2018
Protest teepees at Saskatchewan legislature staying after meeting with ministers
REGINA - Protesters occupying a growing number of teepees set up across from the Saskatchewan legislature say they aren’t going anywhere until they have another meeting with the government. But ...
Jul 3, 2018