Canadian Press

China must treat detained Canadians fairly: NATO chief

BUCHAREST, Romania - NATO’s chief is calling on China to treat two Canadians detained in the country “fairly and with due process.” In his first public comments about the case, Secre...

rdnews@socastdigital.com Jan 31, 2019

'So, so, so, so, sorry:' Truck driver in Broncos crash apologizes to families

MELFORT, Sask. - The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash stood silently for a moment, steadied himself with his hands on a table, then took responsibility for killing 16 peop...

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In the news today, Jan. 31

Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 31 --- MINORITY NDP GOVERNMENT WINS KEY B.C. BYELECTION The New Democrats won a crucial provincial byelection in British Columbia on Wednesday that allows P...

rdnews@socastdigital.com Jan 31, 2019

Dizzying weather extremes a new fact of life for Canadians, experts say

As Ottawa limps across the finish line of its snowiest January on record, cherry blossoms are blooming at the legislature in coastal Victoria, B.C. Millions of Canadians were hiding out this week unde...

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Australian rugby league team proud of Huawei sponsorship

CANBERRA, Australia - An Australian rugby league team wants to continue Huawei’s longest-ever sports sponsorship despite the Chinese communication giant’s ban from Australia’s 5G net...

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Asia shares mostly higher on upbeat China factory data

BANGKOK - Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a survey of Chinese manufacturers showed factory activity improved slightly in December. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gai...