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Alberta premier says province prepared to buy Trans Mountain pipeline outright
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province will buy the Trans Mountain oil pipeline project if that’s what it takes to get it built. “We are considering a number of financi...
Apr 10, 2018
Chipper Jones filled with goose bumps on Hall of Fame visit
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Chipper Jones quickly developed a case of goose bumps that lingered. With baseball history staring at him at every turn, it was understandable. The former Atlanta Braves slugger to...
Apr 10, 2018
Province announces salary cuts for Alberta's post-secondary presidents
EDMONTON – Presidents at Alberta’s colleges and universities are getting a pay cut. The province is bringing in a pay grid for the 20 leaders of its post-secondary institutions. The new ru...
Apr 10, 2018
After takeover, Aecon could still bid on infrastructure projects, docs suggest
OTTAWA - The Aecon construction firm will likely be allowed to bid on government-funded infrastructure projects even if Ottawa approves a Chinese state-owned company’s controversial proposal to ...
Apr 10, 2018
China wants no 'progressive' elements in any free trade deal with Canada: envoy
OTTAWA - China’s ambassador has firmly rejected a key pillar of the Trudeau government’s trade agenda, branding its attempts to entrench labour standards in a free trade pact as a non-star...
Apr 10, 2018
Rural policing cash, cuts to municipalities: Highlights of the Saskatchewan budget
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government tabled its budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year on Tuesday. Here are some of the highlights: - Sales of energy-efficient appliances, as well as used cars and light t...
Apr 10, 2018
Rural policing gets a boost, municipalities get a cut in Saskatchewan budget
REGINA - Here are some of the winners and losers in Saskatchewan’s budget tabled Tuesday: WINNERS: Police: The budget includes $4.9 million in new money to combat rural crime, including 30 new p...
Apr 10, 2018
Nova Scotia's freedom of information web portal down, no word on why
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Freedom of Information and Privacy web portal has been down for six days and there’s no word from the minister responsible whether there’s been a privacy brea...
Apr 10, 2018
Four-time world champion Glenn Howard will take things one season at a time
The current norm on the elite curling scene is to approach lineup decisions and future plans with a full quadrennial in mind. Veteran skip Glenn Howard is bucking that trend by taking things one seaso...
Apr 10, 2018
WTO creates two dispute settlement panels to review U.S. softwood lumber duties
MONTREAL - The World Trade Organization says its dispute settlement body has agreed to establish two panels to examine Canada’s complaint about duties imposed by the United States on softwood lu...
Apr 10, 2018