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Atco's plans for power line in Jasper National Park meeting resistance
CALGARY - The roar of the chainsaw could soon join the calls of the wild in Jasper National Park as Atco Ltd. looks to string power across the town within the UNESCO World Heritage preserve. The Calga...
Nov 05, 2017
Women and children first: How an elusive maritime custom evolved - and waned
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - There were outraged headlines around the world when about 80 women and children were left to die in the freezing North Atlantic off Newfoundland as crew members raced to save ...
Nov 05, 2017
The Latest: Catalan 5 cannot leave Belgium before ruling
BRUSSELS - The latest on the Spain-Catalonia political crisis (all times local): 12:30 a.m. Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four close allies have been conditionally released by Belgian au...
Nov 05, 2017
Violence against front-line hospital staff on rise, more protection needed: union
TORONTO - As a 42-year nursing veteran of Ontario’s hospital system, Linda Clayborne is no stranger to what’s become a growing phenomenon - escalating incidents of violence perpetrated by ...
Nov 05, 2017
Harassment scandal in UK politics spreads to Wales, Scotland
LONDON - The scandal surrounding Britain’s political class deepened Sunday with more allegations of sexual harassment, abuse of power and other misdeeds, including new claims involving a key all...
Nov 05, 2017
Veteran skip Glenn Howard begins final push to get to Winter Olympics
The one thing missing from Glenn Howard’s impressive curling resume is an Olympic title. He’ll need to win the upcoming Home Hardware Road to the Roar Pre-Trials to have a chance of gettin...
Nov 05, 2017
Venezuela opposition leader seeks refuge in Chilean embassy
CARACAS, Venezuela - One of Venezuela’s most prominent opposition leaders has sought refuge in the Chilean ambassador’s residence after being targeted for arrest by the Supreme Court. Chil...
Nov 05, 2017
Melania Trump visits Mikimoto, Japan's famed pearl retailer
TOKYO - While her husband chased golf balls with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Japan’s premier course, U.S. first lady Melania Trump focused on a more iridescent sort of orb: pearls. Abe’s ...
Nov 05, 2017
US soldier killed in Afghanistan
KABUL - The Pentagon says a U.S. soldier has died from wounds sustained during an operation in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province. The Defence Department identifies the solider as 33-year-old ...
Nov 05, 2017
Brazile stirs Dem party strife as bellwether gov race nears
WASHINGTON - Democrats are struggling to put the bitter 2016 election behind them as the party’s current chairman and his predecessor bicker over Hillary Clinton’s failed campaign, further...
Nov 05, 2017