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IBM urges B.C. government to use blockchain to track marijuana sales
IBM Corp. is urging the B.C. government to use blockchain to track marijuana sales throughout the entire supply chain once recreational cannabis is legal next year. The U.S. technology giant said bloc...
Nov 07, 2017
Review: Will millennials embrace CBC's new four-host, revamped 'National'?
TORONTO - Can four new hosts take the place of an anchor who led CBC’s “The National” for nearly 30 years? It will take more than one newscast to properly judge, but CBC demonstrated...
Nov 07, 2017
Man gets life in prison for killing high school sweethearts
PEACE RIVER- A man who admitted to killing a pair of high school sweethearts on a northern Alberta reserve has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years. Edward Devin Boyc...
Nov 07, 2017
Kerri Einarson remains undefeated at curling's Olympic Pre-Trials
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Kerri Einarson and her rink stole three in both the first and third ends and sailed to a 9-4 victory over Winnipeg’s Darcy Robertson on Tuesday night at the Road to the Roar...
Nov 07, 2017
Lebanese fear PM's resignation was a Saudi power play
BEIRUT - Stunned Lebanese fear that Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s surprise resignation last weekend - announced from Saudi Arabia in a pre-recorded message - was a power play by the kingdom aimed...
Nov 07, 2017
With 650 Yazidis now in Canada, officials say target of 1,200 in sight
OTTAWA - A promise to resettle 1,200 people who escaped torture and persecution at the hands of Islamic militants is within reach by the end of the year, immigration officials said Tuesday. A total of...
Nov 07, 2017
Ontario lays charges against man already facing murder counts in Quebec Amber Alert
RENFREW, Ont. - A man charged following an Amber Alert in Quebec is now facing charges in Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say the 41-year-old Quebec man is to appear in court in Ottawa on Tuesday c...
Nov 07, 2017
Premier Notley going on tour to support Trans Mountain pipeline
EDMONTON – Premier Notley will go on tour starting November 20 to stump for the Trans Mountain pipeline project, but is resisting opposition calls to wield a big stick against its opponents. Not...
Nov 07, 2017
Tweeter-in-chief ready to confront China's 'great firewall'
WASHINGTON - America’s tweeter-in-chief is set to face off bit-to-bit against China’s “great firewall.” President Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing on Wednesday will serv...
Nov 07, 2017
Woman fired for flipping off Trump's motorcade
HERNDON, Va. - A woman has gotten the boot after flipping the bird at President Donald Trump’s motorcade. The Washington Post reports Juli Briskman was on her bicycle last month when Trump’...
Nov 07, 2017