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Conservatives can 'win anywhere,' Scheer says in welcoming Richard Martel
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer welcomed the newest member of his caucus on Wednesday, saying Richard Martel’s byelection victory on Monday is a harbinger of things to come. Martel, w...
Jun 20, 2018
Ontario's Darlington nuclear reactor to produce isotope used for medical imaging
TORONTO - Ontario Power Generation plans to modify its Darlington nuclear plant to help produce radioactive isotopes used to diagnose such conditions as cancer and heart disease, the Crown corporation...
Jun 20, 2018
'Largest detention ever:' Canadians seize eel meat in 92-country wildlife sting
OTTAWA - An undistinguished shipping container in the Port of Vancouver turned into one of the largest busts of illegal wildlife products in Canadian history. The container held 18 tonnes of eel meat,...
Jun 20, 2018
U.S. child migrant policy 'wrong,' says Trudeau; Trump changes course
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added his voice Wednesday to the global chorus condemning the Trump administration’s practice of separating migrant children from their parents at the bord...
Jun 20, 2018
Canadian Mike MacDonald dies after stellar career in harness racing
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Canadian harness racing community has lost one of its top drivers. Mike MacDonald, a native of Charlottetown, died on Tuesday night. He was 70. MacDonald won the Gold Cup & Sau...
Jun 20, 2018
Tentative deal reached with unionized shipbuilders working on navy vessels
HALIFAX - The union at the Halifax shipyard building the next generation of Royal Canadian Navy vessels says it has a tentative agreement with Irving Shipbuilding. Both the union and the company said ...
Jun 20, 2018
150 years in prison for Quebec mosque shooter would deprive him of hope: defence
QUEBEC - All Canadians have rights, including murderers like Quebec mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette, and they also have the capacity to be rehabilitated, the convicted killer’s lawyer argue...
Jun 20, 2018
N.B. police lay charges in hit-and-run death of young Aboriginal man
SAINT-CHARLES, N.B. - There was relief on a New Brunswick First Nation Wednesday, after police laid charges in a hit-and-run death that left residents grieving and seeking justice. “We’re ...
Jun 20, 2018
AMC Theatres unveils $20-a-month rival to MoviePass
NEW YORK - AMC Theatres, the world’s largest movie theatre chain, has unveiled a $20-a-month subscription service to rival the flagging MoviePass. The theatre chain on Wednesday announced a new ...
Jun 20, 2018
The Mouse chases the Fox: Disney makes $71B counteroffer
NEW YORK - The mouse is chasing the fox. Disney is offering more than $71 billion for Fox’s entertainment businesses in a counterbid to Comcast’s nearly $66 billion offer . The battle for ...
Jun 20, 2018