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Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant steps down early as Liberal leader
MONCTON, N.B. - Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant says he's stepping down as leader of the provincial Liberals earlier than planned. Gallant made the announcement at a news conference today i...
Dec 28, 2018
Robert Lepage says controversial SLAV play 'reworked and 'rewritten'
MONTREAL - Renowned Quebec director Robert Lepage says his previously cancelled play about black slavery has been rewritten and reworked before it is presented once again on stage next month. Lepage p...
Dec 28, 2018
NewsAlert:Humboldt Broncos coach steps down during first season after tragic bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Nathan Oystrick has stepped down as head coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos. The 36-year-old Regina native was hired in July, three months after 16 members of the juni...
Dec 28, 2018
Ex-astronaut Thirsk to help define Canada's place in Mars mission
OTTAWA - The Canadian Space Agency says it wants to hire former astronaut Robert Thirsk to help it figure out how to contribute medical expertise to a human mission to Mars. Thirsk is a medical d...
Dec 28, 2018
Liberals hope funding change solves infrastructure spending, cost concerns
OTTAWA - Federal Infrastructure Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says an overhaul of how the government approves funding for projects should solve concerns about construction delays...
Dec 28, 2018
Police north of Toronto charge 59-year-old man with historical sex offences
PORT COLBORNE, Ont. - York Regional Police in Ontario have charged a 59-year-old man with historical sex offences allegedly involving two children. Police say Richard Rose of Port Colborne, Ont.,...
Dec 28, 2018
Elizabeth May predicts she won't stand alone after the next election
OTTAWA - Finishing fourth in a byelection is not usually cause for celebration. But delight was in the air for Elizabeth May and the Green Party of Canada over their candidate's fourth-place result in...
Dec 28, 2018
Apple trees from Isaac Newton's bring 'magic' to universities around the world
VANCOUVER - On a cold, sunny day in December, Jean-Michel Poutissou paused to admire the six apple trees that he once fought to save. Poutissou came to Vancouver in October 1972 when the trees on the ...
Dec 28, 2018
Quebec's Pelletier leads 'farthest exploration of any planetary body in history'
MONTREAL - Frederic Pelletier is boldly predicting he and his team will get the New Horizons spacecraft exactly where it should be on New Year's Day - 1.6 billion kilometres beyond Pluto to ...
Dec 28, 2018
Vancouver gets first licensed pot shop as B.C. lags behind other provinces
VANCOUVER - A licensed marijuana store is set to open in Vancouver as the number of legal pot shops in British Columbia still lags behind other provinces. Evergreen Cannabis owner Mike Babins said the...
Dec 28, 2018
