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Jury finished hearing evidence in trial for man accused of killing Tina Fontaine
WINNIPEG - A jury has finished hearing evidence in the trial of a man accused in the death of an Indigenous teen whose body was found wrapped in a duvet filled with rocks in Winnipeg’s Red River...
Feb 15, 2018
Global News cuts nearly 80 jobs, mostly in TV, as part of move to online coverage
Corus Entertainment cut nearly 80 jobs, mostly in traditional TV production, at Global News newsrooms across Canada as part of a restructuring geared toward boosting online coverage. Global News will ...
Feb 15, 2018
Imperial warns faulty aircraft gasoline could pose fuel gauge interference
CALGARY - Imperial Oil Ltd. is warning regulators and customers that aviation gasoline shipped from its Edmonton-area refinery could cause interference with aircraft fuel gauge sensors. The company sa...
Feb 15, 2018
Drayton Valley RCMP weekly brief
STRUCTURE FIRE, FRAUD REPORTED On the morning of February 8 Drayton Valley RCMP responded to a call to assist the Drayton Valley fire department with a structure fire on Range Road 80 in Brazeau Count...
Feb 15, 2018
B.C. Lions sign Fajardo, Muamba, Dubuisson, Godin in free agency period
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions made four more moves in the CFL free agency Thursday including the signing of quarterback Cody Fajardo, who served as a back-up for the Grey Cup-winning Toronto Argonauts la...
Feb 15, 2018
Senate deal to vote on pot bill on June 7 means no actual sales before August
OTTAWA - Canadians will have to wait until at least early August - and maybe as late as early September - to legally purchase recreational marijuana. That’s the bottom line now that senators hav...
Feb 15, 2018
Imperial warns faulty aircraft gasoline could pose fuel gauge interference
CALGARY - Imperial Oil Ltd. is warning regulators and customers that aviation gasoline shipped from its Edmonton-area refinery could cause interference with aircraft fuel gauge sensors. The company sa...
Feb 15, 2018
Trudeau won't meet with Indian leader behind Sikh separatist controversy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not meet with the Indian politician who has publicly accused members of Trudeau’s cabinet of being connected to the Sikh separatist movement. Despite ...
Feb 15, 2018
Big city mayors press Liberals to speed up flow of affordable housing money
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada’s biggest cities say they don’t need the federal government to pony up more money for affordable housing units - they just need the cash to move faster. The L...
Feb 15, 2018
Cenovus CEO says heavy oil price discount taking 'extraordinary' toll on economy
CALGARY - Higher discounts being paid for Canadian heavy oil versus American crude are having an “extraordinary impact” on the Canadian and Alberta economies, says the CEO of oilsands prod...
Feb 15, 2018