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Justin Trudeau to name new ministers for minority mandate Wednesday
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will unveil his new cabinet tomorrow afternoon. The Governor General's office says the official swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall will begin at 1:30 p.m. ...
Nov 19, 2019
Canada downs Dominican Republic in women's basketball Olympic pre-qualifier
EDMONTON - Canada's women's basketball team put its depth on display Sunday in a dominant 110-60 victory over the Dominican Republic in the final game of the FIBA Olympic pre-qualifying...
Nov 19, 2019
Trump says he went through ‘very routine physical’
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he went through a "very routine physical" when he visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday. He's complaining that first lady Melania Tr...
Nov 19, 2019
'Sense of humility:' CFL boss says more work needed to end domestic violence
CALGARY - The commissioner of the Canadian Football League says his organization still has a lot of work to do in stopping gender-based violence. Randy Ambrosie spoke at a Grey Cup-week networking bre...
Nov 19, 2019
Lionel Messi in Israel despite rockets and boycott threats
TEL AVIV, Israel - Soccer superstar Lionel Messi finally arrived in sports-crazed Israel on Sunday, after a Palestinian protest campaign derailed his previous visit and the latest round of cross-borde...
Nov 19, 2019
Thousands of CN Rail employees on strike amid contract talks
The federal government has urged Canadian National Railway Co. and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to continue negotiating as the roughly 3,200 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers went on s...
Nov 19, 2019 (CN Rail)
Overhauling Canada's toxic chemicals law should be priority: advocate
OTTAWA - A new report says retailers in Canada are lagging behind American companies in removing hazardous chemicals from their products. Muhannad Malas, of the advocacy group Environmental Defence, s...
Nov 19, 2019
University of Calgary eliminates 250 jobs after provincial funding cuts
CALGARY- The University of Calgary is eliminating 250 management, faculty and support staff jobs following the Alberta government's announcement last month of a post-secondary funding cut.Staff learne...
Nov 19, 2019
Notley slams firing of election commissioner
EDMONTON- Opposition NDP leader Rachel Notley says the provincial government's firing of the election commissioner is a shameful, authoritarian attack on the rule of law. Finance Minister Travis Toews...
Nov 19, 2019
Stateside trip to promote Alberta Agriculture
EDMONTON- Alberta's minister of economic development, trade and tourism is travelling to Illinois and Minnesota this week, and the government says there will be a particular focus on Alberta's agricul...
Nov 19, 2019