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Feds plan to limit uses of 'neonic' pesticides, but outright ban still likely
OTTAWA - Federal scientists are finalizing restrictions on a much-used class of pesticides to try to protect bees. The recommendations could be moot in less than a year, however, if the same agen...
Apr 11, 2019
Hospitalized Taylor Swift fan gets flowers, note from singer
NASHVILLE - A Kentucky woman recovering in the hospital from a car crash says her favourite singer, Taylor Swift, sent her flowers and a handwritten note. Lindsey Sizemore told WTVF-TV in Nashville th...
Apr 11, 2019
Senate confirms ex-lobbyist David Bernhardt to lead Interior
WASHINGTON - The Senate has confirmed acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to lead the department on a permanent basis, despite complaints by Democrats that the former oil and gas lobbyist used h...
Apr 11, 2019
Liberals nix opposition motion for investigation into top-court selection leak
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have used their majority on a House of Commons committee to block an opposition attempt to investigate the leak of confidential information about applicants for a se...
Apr 11, 2019
Civil-rights and legal orgs urge Trudeau to drop asylum changes
OTTAWA - A group of civil-society and legal organizations has sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denouncing changes to asylum laws included in a Liberal budget bill tabled this week, ...
Apr 11, 2019
Loughlin, husband, others hit with money laundering charge
BOSTON - Federal prosecutors added money laundering to the list of accusations against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and 14 other prominent parents Tuesday in...
Apr 11, 2019
Friendship Centre lends tax help
Low income families looking for some help filing their 2018 return can head to the Prince Albert Mtis Friendship Centre.Executive Director Janet Carriere said it's very important for everyone to get t...
Apr 11, 2019 (Brad Calkins/ dreamstime.com)
Bloc Quebecois tells Ottawa to stay out of debate over Quebec secularism bill
OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois is taking its defence of the provincial government's secularism bill to English Canada with a billboard along an Ottawa highway. The message in English reads, "Quebec ...
Apr 11, 2019
The Most Massive T.Rex Ever Discovered Calls Saskatchewan Home
It's official, Saskatchewan's own Scotty is the most massive T.rex ever found! "Scotty the T.rex is an excellent attraction to the province for residents both inside and out of Saskatchewan," Parks, C...
Apr 11, 2019
Hamilton Tiger-Cats pick France's Gnahoua first in CFL European draft
TORONTO - France's Valentin Gnahoua was the first player taken Thursday in the CFL's first-ever European player draft. The six-foot-one, 235-pound defensive lineman from Le Mans, France...
Apr 11, 2019
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