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Nova Scotia's Donkin coal mine suspends work after latest 'roof fall'
DONKIN, N.S. - Operations have been suspended at Cape Breton's Donkin coal mine after a "roof fall," the latest in a string of incidents since last July, according to the provincial Labour Department....
Jan 05, 2019
Nancy Pelosi, NAFTA naysayer, makes history as latest House Speaker
WASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi, a veteran Democrat brawler and vocal critic of Canada's trade agreement with the United States and Mexico, resumed her role Thursday as Speaker of the U.S. Ho...
Jan 05, 2019
Donation bins sealed, removed in British Columbia after death of trapped man
VANCOUVER - A municipality and a non-profit foundation in British Columbia are shutting down clothing donation bins and looking at options to either make them more secure or remove...
Jan 05, 2019
Ontario judge strikes down enforcement powers of OSPCA as unconstitutional
A judge has found the enforcement powers held by Ontario's private animal welfare agency to be unconstitutional, saying the province must re-write laws governing the orga...
Jan 05, 2019
Feds worry technology will force 'vulnerable' groups out of labour force
OTTAWA - Fearing that technologically demanding jobs will force "vulnerable" workers out of the labour market - and strain government benefits programs - federal officials have quietly looke...
Jan 05, 2019
MPs, senators to push for release of imprisoned Canadians during trip to China
OTTAWA - A group of Canadian lawmakers travelling to China this weekend will use the trip to push for the release of two Canadians detained there since last month, says a Conservative MP in the d...
Jan 05, 2019
B.C. 'adventure' traveller detained in Syria, missing for more than one month
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man who went to Syria seeking adventure has been detained in the war-ravaged country, and Canada's foreign ministry says there is little it...
Jan 05, 2019
Russia: Too early to consider exchange of Canadian US spy suspect
MOSCOW - Russia's deputy foreign minister is brushing back suggestions that an American with Canadian citizenship being held in Moscow on suspicion of spying could be exchanged for a Russian. Pau...
Jan 05, 2019
Military expert suggests Canada may want to consider its own space force
MONTREAL - President Donald Trump's push to create a U.S. space force is being welcomed by military experts in Canada, and the executive director of one defence think tank says Canada s...
Jan 05, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 3
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 3 ___ FOURTH FEDERAL RIDING FALLS VACANT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to call byelections in three federal ridings within days and now ...
Jan 05, 2019
