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Feds worry technology will force 'vulnerable' groups out of labour force
OTTAWA - Internal government documents show federal officials have quietly probed ways to boost job numbers for Indigenous Peoples, newcomers and Canadians with disabilities to prevent a spike in econ...
Jan 03, 2019
Ontario judge strikes down enforcement powers of OSPCA as unconstitutional
A judge has found the enforcement powers held by Ontario's private animal welfare agency to be unconstitutional, saying the province must re-write laws governing the orga...
Jan 03, 2019
StatCan warns of impact on release of trade data from U.S. government shutdown
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is warning the partial shutdown of the U.S. government could have an impact on the agency's ability to release a complete picture of trade between North America's largest tr...
Jan 03, 2019
Not 'convenient' to discuss charges against imprisoned Canadians: China
OTTAWA - A Chinese government spokesman says it is not "convenient" to discuss the charges against two Canadians detained in China despite an assertion by the country's top prosecutor that they broke ...
Jan 03, 2019
Nova Scotia community looks forward to brighter year after 2018 marred by tragedy
YARMOUTH, N.S. - A community on the southwestern coast of Nova Scotia is looking forward to a brighter 2019 after a difficult year that's been bookended by tragedy. Five children, ...
Jan 03, 2019
Alberta premier says Calgary MLA Stephanie McLean has resigned
CALGARY - Former Alberta cabinet minister Stephanie McLean has resigned months after announcing she wouldn't seek re-election this spring. Premier Rachel Notley posted Wednesday night on Facebook...
Jan 03, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 3
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 3 ___ FOURTH FEDERAL RIDING FALLS VACANT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to call byelections in three federal ridings within days and now ...
Jan 03, 2019
Fourth federal riding falls vacant as PM poised to call three byelections
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is poised to call byelections in three federal ridings within days and now he has a fourth vacant riding he may choose to fill at the same time. Sheila Malcolmso...
Jan 02, 2019
Peace bond hearing withdrawn for B.C. couple cleared in legislature terror plot
VANCOUVER - Canada's prosecution service has withdrawn a peace bond application for a British Columbia couple whose guilty verdict for plotting to bomb the provincial legislature was tossed ...
Jan 02, 2019
Montreal longshoremen at country's second-largest port vote for strike mandate
MONTREAL - Longshoremen at Canada's second largest port have voted nearly unanimously for a strike mandate in a move that is largely symbolic. Union spokesman Michel Murray announced Wednesday th...
Jan 02, 2019
