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White House hints at tariff relief, possibly temporary, for Canada and Mexico
WASHINGTON - Canada will get at least some temporary relief allowing it to avoid the immediate impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial steel and aluminum tariffs, the White House s...
Mar 07, 2018
Veteran offensive lineman Simeon Rottier re-signs with Edmonton Eskimos
EDMONTON - Canadian offensive lineman Simeon Rottier re-signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on Wednesday. The six-foot-six, 295-pound Rottier is entering his seventh season in Edmonton and 10th in the CF...
Mar 07, 2018
Canada must do better on gender pay,participation gaps, but parity a challenge: Morneau
CALGARY - Canada’s federal finance minister said Wednesday the country must do better in closing the gender gap in pay and workforce participation for the health of the economy, but acknowledged...
Mar 07, 2018
Canadian pulse farmers hope India, Canada find agreement by June
OTTAWA - Canadian pulse farmers are pondering if it is even worth planting peas and lentils this spring, as steep tariffs from their No. 1 customer cut deep into their profit margins. However Gordon B...
Mar 07, 2018
Study queries how much science behind government wildlife management
Governments everywhere say they use science to manage wildlife, but newly published research questions whether they actually do. “We were surprised by the overall pattern,” said Kyle Artel...
Mar 07, 2018
N.S. vineyards growing rapidly, deputy minister tells legislature committee
HALIFAX - Grape vines are quickly spreading across a greater swath of Nova Scotia’s agricultural heartland, taking over 40 per cent more land than they did four years ago and giving guarded hope...
Mar 07, 2018
Canada to push 'plastics charter' at G7: McKenna at Mexico oceans summit
Canada will use its presidency of the G7 to try to persuade the world’s richest and most industrialized countries to adopt ambitious goals for plastics recycling and waste reduction. “We a...
Mar 07, 2018
Online survey suggests high rate of sexual harassment in the workplace in Canada
OTTAWA - Nearly one-quarter of Canadians who participated in an online survey say they have personally experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, but more than half decided against reporting it. ...
Mar 07, 2018
Saskatoon committee proposes pond safety recommendations after 5-year-old's death
SASKATOON - A Saskatoon city committee studying pond safety following a five-year-old boy’s death is proposing a fence be built to separate a nearby school from the park. Kindergarten student Ah...
Mar 07, 2018
NYC mayor angry over crosswalk deaths of 2 children
New York City’s mayor said a driver with a history of seizures who fatally struck two children, including the daughter of an acclaimed Broadway actress, never should have been behind the wheel. ...
Mar 07, 2018