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Freeland calls tariffs 'absurd' after meeting U.S. Senate committee
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland ventured Wednesday onto Donald Trump’s home turf, denouncing his “absurd” tariffs and forcefully arguing for preservation of the w...
Jun 13, 2018
Chocolate milk, juice no longer to be sold in New Brunswick schools
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick schools will no longer sell chocolate milk and juice, joining a continent-wide trend toward healthier school lunches. A new nutrition policy unveiled Wednesday requires foo...
Jun 13, 2018
Fed raises key rate and sees possible acceleration in hikes
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve took note of a resilient U.S. economy Wednesday by raising its benchmark interest rate for the second time this year and signalling that it may step up its pace of rat...
Jun 13, 2018
Teaching assistant sues Wilfrid Laurier over alleged 'inquisition'
TORONTO - A university teaching assistant who gained prominence after being disciplined for showing students a TV clip of a controversial professor discussing gender-neutral pronouns is suing the scho...
Jun 13, 2018
Hope fading for recovery of northern cod: 'This stock isn't growing'
HALIFAX - Hopes have been dashed for a recovery of the once mighty northern cod stock off Newfoundland, a leading conservation group says. Three years after scientists confirmed there were signs of a ...
Jun 13, 2018
Bernier's lack of loyalty, not supply management, behind his job loss: Scheer
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer is facing a test of his leadership after tossing one-time leadership rival Maxime Bernier from the Conservative shadow cabinet for breaking a promise to stop promoting his contr...
Jun 13, 2018
Sisters give birth on same day in Georgia
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Two sisters. Two new babies around the same time - again. Piedmont Columbus Regional said in a statement that sisters Mara Meighan and Jennifer Solis went into labour on the same day l...
Jun 13, 2018
Riggers crush Cubs to take over first place
The Red Deer Riggers cruised to an 11-1 win over the Edmonton Confederation Cubs Tuesday night at Great Chief Park to take over first place in the Sunburst Baseball League. Stalwart Davin Gulbranson p...
Jun 13, 2018
Exhaust-ing ordeal: Woman gets head stuck in tailpipe
WINSTEAD, Minn. - A young woman endured an exhaust-ing ordeal when she got her head stuck in a truck’s oversized tailpipe at a Minnesota music festival. Firefighters used a power saw to free the...
Jun 13, 2018
New Quebec poll suggests Coalition Avenir Quebec has healthy lead
MONTREAL - The Coalition Avenir Quebec, which is currently third in terms of seats in the national assembly, had a healthy lead over its main political opponents four months before the provincial elec...
Jun 13, 2018