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A look at carbon prices across the country
OTTAWA - As of Jan. 1, every Canadian and all Canadian businesses are paying a price on carbon. The federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act means provinces that do not have their own price on pol...
Feb 26, 2020

Court sides with Trump in 'sanctuary cities' grant fight
NEW YORK - The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to co-operate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York rule...
Feb 26, 2020

Oilers acquire Athanasiou, Senators deal Pageau ahead of NHL trade deadline
Ken Holland has watched his players grind through 62 regular-season games. The general manager of the Edmonton Oilers hopes Monday's moves prior to the NHL trade deadline help push them over the&...
Feb 26, 2020

Canada's Celeste Dao wins first collegiate event, leads Georgia to title
Georgia Bulldogs women's golf coach Josh Brewer has long believed that Celeste Dao is a special player. She proved him right this week. Dao, from Notre-Dame-de-L'Ile-Perrot, Que., won the Gold Ru...
Feb 26, 2020

RDC Queens hockey player investigated for using racial slur during game
A Red Deer College Queens hockey player was forced to apologize after reportedly using a racial slur towards an opponent. The incident occurred during a game between the Queens and SAIT Trojans on Feb...
Feb 26, 2020

Calgary Flames acquire two defenceman, trade another on deadline day
CALGARY - With designs on improving special teams while also bringing in some immediate injury relief, the Calgary Flames made two depth additions on the blueline at Monday's NHL trade deadline. Gener...
Feb 26, 2020

B.C. hospice looking at legal and other options after funding cut by province
VANCOUVER - A hospice society in British Columbia says it is outraged by the province's decision to stop its funding because it refuses to provide medically assisted death. Angelina Ire...
Feb 26, 2020

Alberta must juggle sluggish economy, big deficits, lost jobs in upcoming budget
EDMONTON - Alberta is to bring in its new budget Thursday while juggling a sluggish economy, multibillion-dollar deficits and escalating conflicts with public-sector workers. "There continues to ...
Feb 26, 2020

Names in the mix: an list of potential Conservative leadership contenders
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate is Feb. 27. By then, candidates must have submitted 1,000 signatures, $25,000, a full application form...
Feb 26, 2020

Candidates down to the wire to enter Conservative leadership contest
OTTAWA - Rudy Husny scrambled up and down the stairs of the House of Commons Wednesday, thrusting his nomination papers for the Conservative leadership in front of one party member after another ...
Feb 26, 2020