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Liberals promise billions for dairy, chicken farmers affected by trade deals
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is promising billions of dollars to compensate dairy, egg and poultry farmers hurt by Canada's recent free-trade agreements - industries concentrated in vote-rich Quebe...
Mar 21, 2019
Liberals to create national drug agency as building block of pharmacare plan
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is promising a new agency to negotiate prescription drug prices for Canadians and try to drive down costs - a move billed as an "important step" ...
Mar 21, 2019
Manitoba newborn seized from mother in hospital to go back to family
WINNIPEG - A newborn who was seen in a social media video being taken away from her mother by authorities in a Winnipeg hospital is to be returned to her family. A court has given custody to...
Mar 21, 2019
Real-life tsunami threat in Port Alberni, B.C., prompts evacuation updates
VICTORIA - Researchers say a tsunami alert in British Columbia that rang out in the dead of night 14 months ago serves as a preparation blueprint for coastal communities that face the&n...
Mar 21, 2019
Council reluctantly agrees to deadline extension on taxicab report
A request to extend the deadline for a report on the city's taxicab bylaw has been granted, although city councillors expressed concern over the length of time it has been taking for a review of the m...
Mar 21, 2019
AP source: Trout, Angels close to record $432M, 12-year deal
Mike Trout is on the verge of becoming baseball's first half-billion dollar man. Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are close to finalizing a $432 million, 12-year contract that would shatter the record...
Mar 21, 2019
Senator tables bill with former UN envoy to spend seized assets of dictators
OTTAWA - An independent Canadian senator has proposed a bill that would allow the government to take the frozen assets of dictators and their cronies to help refugees forced to flee their tyranny. Sen...
Mar 21, 2019
Relay for Life Kick-Off Media Launch and Barbeque
The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life would like to invite you to join us at noon on Monday, March 25th to help us kick off this year's Relay For Life with a BBQ and media launch!Prince Albert Re...
Mar 21, 2019
Candy Crush vs. Mortal Kombat for Video Game Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The World Video Game Hall of Fame fielded thousands of nominations for the Class of 2019 from more than 100 countries, hall officials said Thursday after narrowing the field to 12. "...
Mar 21, 2019
Tunisian billionaire who fled Canada ahead of 2016 deportation arrested in France
MONTREAL - An elusive Tunisian billionaire who disappeared from Canada as he was set to be deported to his homeland in 2016 resurfaced last week and is under arrest in France. Belh...
Mar 21, 2019
