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Poem gives fresh voice to African-Canadian pioneer of song and stage, Portia White
HALIFAX - As a boy, George Elliott Clarke browsed a family album and marvelled at the "shimmering career" of his great aunt Portia White, an African-Canadian woman who became an acclaimed classical si...
Dec 04, 2019

Male-dominated Iraqi military getting used to female soldiers: Canadian general
OTTAWA - Iraq's male-dominated military may slowly be getting used to dealing with high-level female counterparts, suggests the recently departed male commander of Canadian Armed Forces trainers ...
Dec 04, 2019

Federal government says its surplus and forfeited goods make great holiday gifts
MONTREAL - The federal government is reminding Canadians about some great holiday gift ideas hidden among the items it seizes at the border or doesn't need anymore. Cars, snowmobiles, board games, sho...
Dec 04, 2019

Ex-SNC-Lavalin executive on trial for fraud, corruption won't present defence
MONTREAL - A former SNC-Lavalin executive on trial for fraud and corruption has opted not to present a defence. Lawyers for Sami Bebawi informed the jury of their decision on Tuesday, meanin...
Dec 04, 2019

Trudeau government does spadework on minerals crucial to future economy
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is digging for intelligence on the role Canada's mining sector could play in providing the United States and other key trading partne...
Dec 04, 2019

Motherhood, social norms behind gender wage gap in Canada: Finance Canada docs
OTTAWA - Motherhood and the societal expectations that come with it are major factors in Canada's wage gap between men and women, concludes an internal government analysis that suggests Ottawa sh...
Dec 04, 2019

La Loche school shooter seeks leave to appeal to Supreme Court: lawyer
REGINA - The lawyer for a young man who shot and killed four people in a school and in a home in northern Saskatchewan is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to reconsider his adult sentence....
Dec 04, 2019

Everyone wants a unicorn puppy; In-The-News gets magical on Dec. 4
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 4. What we are watching in...
Dec 04, 2019

Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced,' 'very nice guy' after candid video
WATFORD, United Kingdom - Donald Trump called Justin Trudeau "two-faced" but also a "very nice guy" after the Canadian prime minister was caught on video seemingly talking critically with other world ...
Dec 04, 2019

Trans Mountain pipeline will be the ‘best darn pipeline in the world,’ says CEO
The CEO of Trans Mountain says he's "a little greyer" than he was 10 years ago when planning began for an expansion of the Edmonton-to-Burnaby oil pipeline but he's still proud to oversee the official...
Dec 04, 2019 Ian Anderson, President and CEO of Trans Mountain, speaks during an event to mark the start of right-of-way construction for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, in Acheson, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson