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Killing of Iranian general sparks concerns for safety of Canadian troops
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the safety of Canadians in the Middle East is the government's "paramount concern" after an American airstrike killed a top Iranian g...
Jan 03, 2020
Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame announces 2020 Inductees
The Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame has announced its 2020 Induction Class.Seven outstanding individuals, along with the 1975 Canada Winter Games champions, will be honoured at this year's Induction Banqu...
Jan 03, 2020
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge
MIAMI - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge in Miami on Thursday night and is being held on an arrest warrant out of Texas, according to court records. The rapper, whose re...
Jan 03, 2020
US construction spending up 0.6% in November, led by housing
WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects rose a solid 0.6% in November as gains in home building and government projects offset weakness in nonresidential construction. It was the fifth con...
Jan 03, 2020
'Doomsday' scenario of mass layoffs due to AI unlikely, federal documents say
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show that top government officials believe there is no imminent threat that artificial intelligence and robots will displace large segments of the Canadian workforce....
Jan 03, 2020
Oil prices surge, stocks slip after US kills Iranian general
NEW YORK - Oil prices are up sharply and major stock markets are falling after U.S. forces in Iraq killed a top Iranian general. The price of oil surged 3.5% and major indexes were down 0.8% in early ...
Jan 03, 2020
Texas murder suspected arrested in Halifax to have deportation hearing
HALIFAX - A man suspected of murder in Texas and arrested by police in Halifax earlier this week will go before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada to determine whether he should be sent back ...
Jan 03, 2020
'On the Farm Again' Woman makes hay replica of Willie Nelson
HUDDLESTON, Va. - Country singer Willie Nelson frequently sings about travelling and seeing things he may never see again. Chances are he had never before encountered a 15-foot-tall hay sculpture of h...
Jan 03, 2020
Calgary police investigate possible hate crime
CALGARY- Police in Calgary say they have charged a 28-year-old man in relation to an unprovoked assault that may be a hate crime.Investigators say the attack may also be linked to several other simila...
Jan 03, 2020
First Nation looks ahead after court sides with natural gas company
SMITHERS, B.C. - A hereditary chief with the Wet'suwet'en First Nation says the community is expecting further police action after the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled in favour of a natural gas c...
Jan 03, 2020