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Vancouver eyes San Francisco program to protect cherished community businesses
VANCOUVER - It wasn’t until he announced plans to shut down that Jerry Wolfman learned just how much the outdoor store his father started 70 years ago means to Vancouver. “It’s like ...
Nov 02, 2017
Ontario strengthening police oversight, redefining core police duties
TORONTO - Sweeping changes to Ontario’s policing laws were introduced Thursday, including strengthening oversight, making it possible to suspend officers without pay and redefining police duties...
Nov 02, 2017
Charm offensive: Montrealers to choose a mayor on Sunday in era of prosperity
MONTREAL - While it is generally accepted that Montreal is experiencing a period of economic prosperity not seen in a generation, the city’s mayor appears to be having a tough time ensuring he&#...
Nov 02, 2017
TSB says pilots should be tested for alcohol and drug use to prevent crashes
VANCOUVER - The airline industry and Transport Canada should develop a program requiring pilots to be tested for drugs and alcohol, the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday after releasing a repo...
Nov 02, 2017
Seven stories in the news for today, Nov. 2
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, Nov. 2 --- FEDS CALL EMERGENCY MEETING ON CHILD WELFARE Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott is calling for an emergency meeting early next year on Aborig...
Nov 02, 2017
Oland to face retrial next October for murder of his multi-millionaire father
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Dennis Oland will face a retrial for his father’s murder next October. Judge Terrence Morrison on Thursday set Oct. 10 for a trial that could last months. Oland was found guil...
Nov 02, 2017
Trump's tweets seen as unlikely to slow New York terror case
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s tweets calling for the death penalty for the man charged in the New York truck rampage could give defence attorneys grounds to argue that Trump has poisoned t...
Nov 02, 2017
Suspect walked off job hours before Colorado Walmart attack
THORNTON, Colo. - A man accused of opening fire inside a suburban Denver Walmart, killing three people, abruptly walked away from his roofing company job hours before the attack, his former boss said ...
Nov 02, 2017
The AP: Trump to announce Jerome Powell as next Fed chairman
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has selected Federal Reserve board member Jerome Powell as the next chairman of the nation’s central bank, succeeding Janet Yellen, two senior administration ...
Nov 02, 2017
Called it: Sports Illustrated predicted Astros title in '14
LOS ANGELES - What jinx? Sports Illustrated boldly predicted an Astros’ World Series title on its cover in 2014 - after Houston had lost more than 100 games for three straight years - proclaimin...
Nov 02, 2017