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Historica Canada requests Conservatives remove spoof of 'Heritage Minute'
OTTAWA - Historica Canada is calling on the Conservative Party to remove an ad attacking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that spoofs the "Heritage Minute" format. Conservative Leader Andrew Sc...
Feb 03, 2019
Family holds out hope of finding Quebec teen who disappeared 10 years ago
MONTREAL - Just before 8 a.m. on the morning of Feb. 10, 2009, David Fortin asked his mother, Caroline Lachance, to drive him to school. After she said she couldn't, the teen didn't insist. ...
Feb 03, 2019
Canada wants Lima Group meeting to keep pressure on Maduro to step down
OTTAWA - Canada and its Lima Group allies will use their Monday meeting in Ottawa to find new ways - including financial - to support the Venezuelan opposition and ease the refugee crisis in neig...
Feb 03, 2019
Foxconn again shifts Wisconsin plan after Trump intervenes
MADISON, Wis. - Foxconn Technology Group has shifted its stated strategy yet again on Friday for a massive Wisconsin campus, crediting a conversation with President Donald Trump for cementing plans to...
Feb 03, 2019
Muslim groups denounce Quebec Premier Legault's statements on Islamophobia
MONTREAL - Premier Francois Legault's statement that Islamophobia does not exist in Quebec was denounced by Muslim groups as "offensive and inexcusable," prompting Legault to clarify hi...
Feb 03, 2019
Prairie women on snowmobiles ride for cancer research
On Sunday, a group of 10 women will hop on their snowmobiles for a six-day ride across Saskatchewan raising awareness for breast cancer and funds for research and equipment.Over the last 18 years, the...
Feb 03, 2019
A snowy morning in P.A.
Prince Albert was treated to a healthy dose of snowfall this weekend. An extreme cold warning was issued for the area, partnered with several centimetres of snowfall in recent days. Residents of Princ...
Feb 03, 2019
Ex-Ivory Coast leader released by international court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Ivory Coast's ex-president and a former youth minister were released from International Criminal Court custody Friday, more than two weeks after they were acquitted of involve...
Feb 03, 2019
St. F.X. women's basketball coach suspended after player injured during practice
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The head coach of the St. Francis Xavier University women's basketball team remains suspended as the school's athletics department investigates an alleged disciplinary incident...
Feb 03, 2019
Canada echoes NATO, pins blame on Russia for U.S. pullout from nuclear treaty
WASHINGTON - The federal Liberal government laid the blame at Russia's feet Friday after the United States pulled out of a 30-year-old nuclear missile treaty, rekindling Cold War fears ...
Feb 03, 2019
