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Tiny increase in young appointees to federal posts after Liberal overhaul
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's changes to the federal appointments system has yielded a small increase in the number of younger people getting government posts, but their overall represen...
May 23, 2019
Fight over metals tariffs focused Cdn industries on China: aluminum company CEO
SEPT-ILES, Que. - American tariffs on Canadian aluminum cut into profits but didn't slow production or hurt employment, says the CEO of the Quebec company whose plant Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vis...
May 23, 2019
Animal welfare advocates move to seize exotic animals from Quebec roadside zoo
ST-EDOUARD-DE-MASKINONGE, Que. - In what they're describing as a Canadian first, animal welfare officials announced Tuesday that they were charging the owner of a Quebec zoo with criminal animal ...
May 23, 2019
Scheer promises mandatory sentence of five years for child abuse
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is pledging to get tough on crime with mandatory minimum sentences of five years for anyone convicted of abusing children. Scheer, who made the announce...
May 23, 2019
Egypt frees Al-Jazeera journalist detained since 2016
CAIRO - An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the release of an Al-Jazeera journalist who had been detained since 2016 on allegations of spreading false news and defaming Egypt's reputation. Mahmoud H...
May 23, 2019
Ontario researchers invent way to store vaccines at higher temperatures
Ontario researchers say they've come up with a simple way to store vaccines at higher temperatures for weeks at a time, potentially solving a major problem in the fight against preventable diseas...
May 23, 2019
Montreal Impact missing key midfielder Samuel Piette for game in L.A.
MONTREAL - For the first time in nearly two years, the Montreal Impact will play a Major League Soccer match without midfielder Samuel Piette. The Canadian is suspended for Friday's clash between the ...
May 23, 2019
Tennessee House speaker to resign amid text message scandal
NASHVILLE - Tennessee's embattled House speaker said Tuesday that he plans to resign from his leadership post following a vote of no confidence by his Republican caucus amid a scandal over explicit te...
May 23, 2019
GLAAD: LGBTQ representation in film is up, but not for all
LOS ANGELES - The advocacy organization GLAAD says that LGBTQ representation is up for major studio films released in 2018, but that none included transgender characters. Of the 110 movies surveyed, 2...
May 23, 2019
Feds launch tourism strategy designed to boost sector 25 per cent by 2025
OTTAWA - A new Canadian tourism strategy is meant to help boost international visits to Canada during non-peak seasons by more than a million people and get visitors to see the cou...
May 23, 2019
