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Chinese-led firm would've acquired Aecon's historical data in deal: experts
OTTAWA - Business law experts say it’s highly difficult, if not impossible, to build a firewall around a company’s potentially sensitive data and other intellectual property when it’...
May 25, 2018
Market Watch - May 25, 2018
Big Picture By Bill Curry Geopolitical Risks, Trade Tensions Impacting Markets Equity markets ebbed and flowed this week in response to a variety of geopolitical events, including U.S. trade talks wit...
May 25, 2018
Food Truck Fridays kicks off new season at new location
Today’s kickoff for the 2018 edition of Food Truck Fridays featured a special birthday celebration. 'Waskasoo', mascot for the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer celebrated his birthday with h...
May 25, 2018
Famed chef Mario Batali's Vegas Strip restaurants will close
LAS VEGAS - Mario Batali’s three Las Vegas Strip restaurants will shut down July 27, officials said Friday, as the celebrity chef faces sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women. Batali ...
May 25, 2018
Saskatchewan to allow people to remove gender designation from birth certificate
SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan mother hopes a court decision ordering the province to allow gender markers to be removed from birth certificates when requested - even for children - will help to further c...
May 25, 2018
Polansky earns his third lucky loser spot in last six Grand Slams
Peter Polansky is a very lucky loser. The 29-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., qualified for the French Open as a “lucky loser,” the third time in the past six Grand Slams that Polansky has d...
May 25, 2018
U.S. goes to World Trade Organization over B.C.-only wine policies
WASHINGTON - The United States has asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel over what it says are unfair regulations on the sale of wine in British Columbia grocery s...
May 25, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack tackle Leigh Centurions in rugby league battle of in-form teams
Something has to give Saturday when the Toronto Wolfpack play the Leigh Centurions. The Wolfpack have won 10 straight in England’s second-tier Betfred Championship, topping the table at 12-1-1. ...
May 25, 2018
Manitoba premier says grants will be more dependent on private matching dollars
WINNIPEG - A project billed as the largest Inuit art centre in the world took another step forward Friday as Manitoba promised another $5 million. But there is a catch - organizers will have to raise ...
May 25, 2018
Political parties clamour for social media influence in the election
TORONTO - In a dozen or so videos, Andrea Horwath speaks directly into the camera, her face very close to the lens, a couch visible over her shoulder - an esthetic seen more often with YouTube celebri...
May 25, 2018