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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
Roiled in oil: Alberta votes in 2019 as energy issues, Trudeau dominate debate
EDMONTON - The year 2019 will decide whether Premier Rachel Notley's NDP gets to finish the job of getting more oil to market or become the first party in provincial history to be one and done. "...
Dec 28, 2018
As nasty 2019 campaign looms, Polievre rejoices in agitating Liberal front bench
OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative MP and finance critic Pierre Poilievre heads toward the 2019 federal election as one of his party's chief agitators, relishing the task of getting under the skins of the...
Dec 27, 2018
Police chief calls 2018, with 95 homicides so far, a 'unique' year for Toronto
Toronto's police chief says an unusually violent year in the city hit closer to home for most of the public because of two mass killing incidents. Mark Saunders says a deadly van attack in April and a...
Dec 27, 2018
Enbridge gets $14.7M federal refund over Northern Gateway pipeline project
OTTAWA - Enbridge is getting a $14.7-million refund on fees it paid Canada's federal energy regulator for a pipeline it won't build. The Northern Gateway pipeline was supposed to connect Alberta's oil...
Dec 27, 2018
Senior executives fired at Manitoba-based pot producer after Health Canada recalls
WINNIPEG - An internal investigation shows that bullying by senior management at a Winnipeg-based cannabis producer contributed to unauthorized weed being shipped to stores. Health Canada issued a rec...
Dec 27, 2018
After warnings of under-spending, Liberals eye boosts to job-training programs
OTTAWA - Senior government officials have been warned that Canada was dangerously behind last year on spending to help workers improve their skills to stay employed. A January 2018 presentation to a g...
Dec 27, 2018
Olympians, artists, and 'The Doctors' among 103 added to Order of Canada
OTTAWA - When Beckie Scott left behind her competitive cross-country ski career in 2006, the Olympic gold medallist didn't foresee the path she would take next. A dozen years later, Scott has become a...
Dec 27, 2018
