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Canada plans to end 68-year snub of UN workers' rights convention
OTTAWA - After 68 years of resistance, Canada is changing its mind and plans to ratify an international treaty that affirms the labour rights of workers - a move that sets it apart from its NAFTA part...
May 09, 2017
CFIA charges company for allegedly selling non-kosher cheese as kosher
TORONTO - A Toronto-area food manufacturer and distributor is facing criminal charges after allegedly trying to pass off ordinary cheese as a kosher product. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has la...
May 09, 2017
Judge extends house arrest for Panama ex-dictator Noriega
PANAMA CITY - A judge on Tuesday extended the house arrest conditions for former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega to one year following his surgery to remove a benign brain tumour. However, Judge K...
May 09, 2017
A few quick facts about federal spending, assistance during a natural disaster
OTTAWA - On Monday, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said the government would work out with Ontario and Quebec who would cover what costs as part of the response to ongoing flooding. Less than 24...
May 09, 2017
Quebec's historic flooding forcing residents to 'discover our neighbours'
DEUX MONTAGNES, Que. - As Liz Smart sat in a canoe outside her Montreal-area home, surrounded by several feet of water, she joked about having to make sure her husband’s ashes were kept on high ...
May 09, 2017
Young girls pressured to send nudes, unaware boys were sharing them, court told
Girls as young as 13 felt pressured to send intimate photos and were unaware they were being shared among a group of boys, a Nova Scotia court has been told. Six Bridgewater, N.S., boys have admitted ...
May 09, 2017
Residents invited to help plant food forest in Red Deer
Work is underway on the Canada 150 Edible Forest and Pollinator Garden in southeast Red Deer. Located on the east side of 40 Avenue south of the landfill, it is part of the Piper Creek Restoration Agr...
May 09, 2017
Bombers GM wasn't willing to gamble on waiting to take Gray in second round
Kyle Walters took a flyer on Geoff Gray in the CFL draft Sunday night with economics and patience in mind. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM selected Gray in the first round, eighth overall, despite the Ma...
May 09, 2017
Sajjan furor masks big questions, concerns about Afghanistan's future
OTTAWA - Lost in the furor over Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s claims to have been the “architect” of a decade-old battle in Afghanistan are fears that country is again on the edge...
May 09, 2017
Bast named Top Defenceman in AMHL
Luke Bast of the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs has been named as the Alberta Midget Hockey League's Top Defenceman. Also named to the league’s First All-Star Team, Bast racked up 32 points and just 1...
May 09, 2017