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Feds, First Nations eye first Indigenous self-government agreement in Ontario
OTTAWA - Negotiations have concluded on a proposed self-government agreement in Ontario that Ottawa says would be the first of its kind if ratified. Indigenous-Crown Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett...
Aug 23, 2019
G7 leaders should step up own climate plans to help the Amazon, Greenpeace says
OTTAWA - Greenpeace officials in Canada and abroad say G7 leaders wanting to help stop the Amazon rainforest from burning need to look at their own backyards as the place to start. A record numbe...
Aug 23, 2019
Sylvan Lake drowning prompts important water safety reminder
The drowning of a young man on Sylvan Lake this week has prompted a water safety reminder from the Lifesaving Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories Branch.Kelly Carter, executive director for t...
Aug 23, 2019 Sylvan Lake, Aug. 22 (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Fed officials widely divided on rates at July meeting
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials were widely divided at their meeting last month when they decided to cut rates for the first time in a decade, with some arguing for a bigger rate cut while othe...
Aug 23, 2019
Accusers in Ohio State doctor scandal tops 300
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lawyers for men suing Ohio State University over decades-old alleged sexual misconduct by a team doctor say the growing number of accusers has topped 300. Totals confirmed to The Asso...
Aug 23, 2019
Groups ready large get-out-the-vote campaign to keep youth turnout high
OTTAWA - Caro Loutfi is busy at her Montreal office preparing ways to get young voters to cast a ballot in this fall's federal election. Loutfi is the executive director of Apathy is Boring, a non-par...
Aug 23, 2019
MARKET WATCH: August 23
Big PictureUp-and-Down Week for North American Markets The U.S.-China trade war and global recession fears continue to hold sway over markets this week as investors try to parse conflicting signals in...
Aug 23, 2019
Re-energized Vancouver Whitecaps look to shake up slumping San Jose Earthquakes
Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos believes the soccer field is no place for vengeance. While the 'Caps (6-12-9) certainly remember dropping a 3-1 decision to the San Jose Earthquakes (11-10-5)...
Aug 23, 2019
Alberta Mounties celebrate unique police dog partnerships
EDMONTON- In recognition of International Dog Day on Monday, Aug. 26, Alberta RCMP's Police Dog Services Unit recently provided a demonstration of their abilities in tacking illicit substances, explos...
Aug 23, 2019 (Alberta RCMP)
Trudeau vows to stand firm against 'increasingly assertive' China
MONTREAL - Canada won't back down in its defence of Canadians against an increasingly assertive China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday following another round of sharp criticism from the ...
Aug 23, 2019