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Alberta UCP government tables budget with cuts to civil servants, universities
EDMONTON - Alberta is blazing a new trail for its red-ink economy with a budget that preserves health and education funding but takes a big stick to cities, civil servants and universities. ...
Oct 26, 2019
Liberals: TMX pipeline could fund $500 million a year in clean energy projects
OTTAWA - The Liberal government expects to get $500 million a year out of the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline and is promising to spend it all on cleaner sources of energy and projects that...
Oct 26, 2019
Life after losing: electoral defeat brings whole new set of challenges
OTTAWA - Brian Murphy barely had time to process losing his seat in the 2011 federal election before the House of Commons wrote to ask if he wanted it back. There was a catch,...
Oct 26, 2019
More Vietnamese fear relatives are among 39 dead in truck
HANOI, Vietnam - More Vietnamese families came forward Saturday with information their relatives may be among the 39 people found dead in the back of a container truck in southeastern England. British...
Oct 26, 2019
Opening new chapter, Spain exhumes Gen. Franco's remains
MADRID - Turning a momentous page in its history, Spain on Thursday exhumed the remains of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco from his grandiose mausoleum outside Madrid and reburied them in a small famil...
Oct 26, 2019
Russian agent Butina's plane lands in Moscow
MOSCOW - A flight bringing convicted Russian agent Maria Butina from the United States has landed in Moscow. The Aeroflot plane from Miami touched down Saturday at Sheremetyevo airport shortly before ...
Oct 26, 2019
The family tree for the tree of life and feral cats; In-The-News for Oct. 24
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 24. What we are watching i...
Oct 26, 2019
Danielle Kang takes 1-stroke lead into 3rd round in Busan
BUSAN, Korea, Republic Of - Danielle Kang shot a second consecutive 5-under 67 on Friday for a one-stroke lead at the Buick Ladies Championship, putting her in a strong position to win her second tour...
Oct 26, 2019
Raiders pull win out of the fire against Tri-City
The Prince Albert Raiders pulled one out of the fire in Kennewick, Wash., to pick up their first victory on the U.S. Division road trip-a 3-2 shootout win over the Tri-City Americans. That improves th...
Oct 25, 2019 Raiders forward Ilya Usau has been one of the biggest point producers for the team this preseason, despite new to the team. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
Washington Capitals complete comeback, down Canucks 6-5 in shootout
VANCOUVER - Nicklas Backstrom scored the shootout winner and the Washington Capitals completed a massive comeback to beat the Canucks 6-5 in Vancouver on Friday night. The Canucks ...
Oct 25, 2019
