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Baloney Meter: Is Canadian steel and aluminum actually a security risk to U.S.?
OTTAWA - “We believe, and our counsel believes, that this is a perfectly valid interpretation of ‘national security’ the way that it’s used in section 232, which is much broade...
Mar 08, 2018
Health insurer Cigna buying Express Scripts for $52 billion
Health insurer Cigna is buying the nation’s biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie-ups as health care’s bill payers attempt to get a grip...
Mar 08, 2018
Power outage postpones court martial of Halifax sailor accused of sexual assault
HALIFAX - The court martial of a Halifax sailor accused of sexually assaulting a subordinate has been postponed because of a power outage. Master Seaman Daniel Cooper’s hearing was scheduled to ...
Mar 08, 2018
Police to be at Halifax schools after unspecified threats made against them
HALIFAX - Police say they will be present at three schools in Halifax today after unspecified threats were made against them. Officers say they will be at Caledonia Junior High School, Rocky Lake Juni...
Mar 08, 2018
Cross-country skier McKeever to carry Canada's flag into opening ceremonies
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian Paralympic star Brian McKeever grew up without a television. But days before the 1988 Winter Games opened in Calgary, his parents took their long-broken TV s...
Mar 08, 2018
CARTOON 03-08-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 03-08-2018
Mar 08, 2018
Belgium has scandal brewing over rapper's World Cup song
BRUSSELS - The Belgian football federation says it will not change its mind about choosing a rapper known for lacing his songs with misogynistic lyrics to produce its official World Cup song. The fede...
Mar 08, 2018
No special treatment for U.S. if it wants to rejoin TPP: official
OTTAWA - The United States will receive no preferential treatment if it seeks to rejoin the sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership that Canada and 10 partners signed Thursday, says a senior Canadian trade...
Mar 08, 2018
In the news today, March 8
Five stories in the news for Thursday, March 8 --- CANADA MAY GET TEMPORARY TARIFF RELIEF Canada will get at least some temporary relief allowing it to avoid the immediate impact of U.S. President Don...
Mar 08, 2018
Viola Desmond takes her place as civil rights icon as new $10 bill unveiled
HALIFAX - Viola Desmond’s trailblazing act of defiance - overlooked for decades by most Canadians - was honoured Thursday in a Halifax ceremony that cemented her new status as a civil rights ico...
Mar 08, 2018