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Canada's Jennifer Jones hands Alberta's Chelsea Carey her first loss at Scotties
SYDNEY, N.S. - Team Canada's Jennifer Jones handed Alberta's Chelsea Carey her first loss at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Thursday afternoon. Jones hit a delicate tapback for three points in t...
Feb 21, 2019
Top Trudeau adviser Telford targeted in ex-Israel envoy's lawsuit
OTTAWA - One week after losing his right-hand man Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top political aide - chief of staff Katie Telford - faces allegations she intentionally inflicted m...
Feb 21, 2019
TSB says improved tankers involved in Manitoba derailment that spilled crude
ST. LAZARE, Man. - Federal investigators say CN railcars that spilled crude after derailing on farm land in western Manitoba were upgraded tankers. The Transportation Safety Board says 37 of...
Feb 21, 2019
P.A. singer checks Voices of the North off bucket list
The Prince Albert Winter Festival continues this week, with a variety of events taking place throughout the city, including Voices of the North.Voices of the North features a variety of up and coming ...
Feb 21, 2019 Rhonda Carriere. (Facebook photo/Rhonda Carriere)
Oland trial witness adds ambiguity on timing of multimillionaire's killing
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A man who probably heard Richard Oland being bludgeoned to death in his office has told a Saint John court he cannot pinpoint the time the strange thumping noises were made. John Ai...
Feb 21, 2019
Seven CFL teams featured male performers on their cheer/hype teams
The Montreal Alouettes incorporated men into their cheer team for the first time last season. Longtime director Annie Larouche hopes the program can achieve another first in 2019. "I have male (s...
Feb 21, 2019
Canadian retaliation to U.S. metal tariffs causing pain: ambassador
OTTAWA - Americans are complaining about the pain caused by Ottawa's retaliation against the Trump administration's steel and aluminum tariffs, Canada's ambassador to the United States says. Davi...
Feb 21, 2019
'We take action:' Alberta investing $3.7B to move oil by rail, leasing cars
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province is spending $3.7 billion to move landlocked oil to market by rail - and it isn't counting on Ottawa to pitch in. "We must take acti...
Feb 21, 2019
Law firms selected to represent users owed millions from QuadrigaCX platform
HALIFAX - Two law firms have been selected to represent users of the insolvent QuadrigaCX exchange who are owed about $260 million, most of it in cryptocurrency. Justice Michael Wood of the Nova ...
Feb 21, 2019
Fraud and bribery case thrown out against former SNC-Lavalin exec Stephane Roy
MONTREAL - A Quebec court judge stayed charges of fraud and bribery against former SNC-Lavalin executive Stephane Roy Tuesday, ruling his right to a trial within a reasonable time had b...
Feb 21, 2019
