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Container ship fire off Canada's east coast 'largely contained'
HALIFAX - A fire that has been burning for a week aboard a container ship off Canada's east coast is now said to be "largely contained" and under control. The German shipping company Hapag-L...
Jan 10, 2019
Detained ex-Canadian diplomat Kovrig gets second consular visit in China
OTTAWA - The federal government says diplomats visited former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig today for the second time since his arrest in China last month for allegedly end...
Jan 10, 2019
Disappearance of Canadian in Africa highlights risk of ignoring travel warnings
MONTREAL - Tarek Loubani says he knew it was risky providing medical care to protesters at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel in May 2018. He travelled to the t...
Jan 10, 2019
Trump: USMCA to pay for wall; 'I never said they would write out a cheque'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is leaning ever more towards declaring a national emergency at the southern U.S. border, and insists the new trade pact with Canada and Mexico will more than cover ...
Jan 10, 2019
N.B. cannabis retailer lays off staffers as 'operational needs' become clear
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's cannabis retailer is laying off staff, saying it has a better understanding of "operational needs" three months after the historic legalization of recreational marij...
Jan 10, 2019
$74M not enough to cut refugee claim backlog: internal documents
OTTAWA - The arms-length agency that processes refugee claims in Canada estimated it would need twice as much money as it will ultimately receive to significantly tackle a major ba...
Jan 10, 2019
Maxime Comtois responds to cyber bullying after missed penalty shot
MONTREAL - A week after being the target of trolls on social media, Quebec-born forward Maxime Comtois has spoken out publicly for the first time. The captain of Canada's world junior championshi...
Jan 10, 2019
NewsAlert: Scott Brison resigning from cabinet, won't seek re-election
OTTAWA - Scott Brison is resigning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet after deciding he won't run for re-election this fall. After 22 years representing the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants...
Jan 10, 2019
More police officers expected to testify at Dennis Oland murder trial
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - This is day 17 of Dennis Oland's retrial for the second-degree murder of his multi-millionaire father, Richard. Testimony continues to be dominated by Saint John, N.B., police ...
Jan 10, 2019
Band councils, hereditary chiefs play distinct governance roles: expert
VICTORIA - Canadians are getting a crash course on the differences between non-elected hereditary chiefs and band councils elected by First Nations as RCMP arrests at a blockade in northern Briti...
Jan 10, 2019
