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Workplace and labour rule changes too much at once: Chamber
There are some concerns that the provincial government is taking on too much at once with its bid to modernize Alberta's workplace legislation for the first time in nearly three decades. The Fair and ...
May 25, 2017
Trump travel ban showdown headed for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s administration is pledging a Supreme Court showdown over his travel ban after a federal appeals ruled that the ban “drips with religious intolerance, animus and...
May 25, 2017
Raonic and Tsonga reach Lyon semifinals
LYON, France - Top-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada eased into the semifinals of the Lyon Open with a straight sets victory over Portuguese qualifier Gastao Elias on Thursday. Elias had defeated Juan Mar...
May 25, 2017
Sens turn to Kelly for added leadership in Game 7: 'He's Mr. Integrity'
PITTSBURGH - A day before the Ottawa Senators staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference final, Chris Kelly got up in front of the group and offered his bit of veteran wisdom. Kelly hadn’t...
May 25, 2017
Ontario threatens its own protectionism in fight against Texas Buy American bill
TORONTO - Ontario has hired lobbyists in Texas and is threatening protectionist measures of its own as it tries to convince state officials not to pass a Buy American bill. Premier Kathleen Wynne clai...
May 25, 2017
UNC responds to 3rd set of NCAA charges in academic case
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina remains steadfast in its belief that the NCAA is overreaching in its investigation of the school’s long-running academic fraud case. In a 102-page response to a th...
May 25, 2017
Poll indicates steep drop in Sask. Party support after unpopular budget
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says he knew budget decisions were likely to hurt his party’s popularity with voters and a new poll suggests just that. Numbers from Mainstreet Research i...
May 25, 2017
Trail-blazing B.C. politician Grace McCarthy dies at age 89
VANCOUVER - Grace McCarthy, a former Social Credit cabinet minister in British Columbia who blazed a trail for women in politics and business, has died. She was 89. A statement issued by her family sa...
May 25, 2017
Jury selection is complete in the triple homicide case for Derek Saretzky
LETHBRIDGE – Jury selection was completed Thursday morning at the Lethbridge court house in the trial for Derek Saretzky. The 24-year-old faces three counts of first degree murder and one count ...
May 25, 2017
Mayors across Canada urge federal government to lead on overdose deaths crisis
VANCOUVER - Mayors across Canada are calling for federal leadership on the “national emergency” of overdoses by ensuring provinces provide timely access to addiction treatment and by launc...
May 25, 2017