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Frigid Winnipeg: Does 1 of the planet's coldest big cities need warming centre?
WINNIPEG - In a city where winter can be almost guaranteed to bring temperatures below -30 C, saving homeless people and other vulnerable persons from severe frostbite or even death is a com...
Feb 03, 2019
Bautista bat-flip ball auction nears end; consignor hoping it stays in Canada
The clock is ticking on the auction of Jose Bautista's bat-flip ball and its consignor is anxious to see where it winds up. Bidding on the ball from Bautista's three-run homer in Toronto's wild 6-3 vi...
Feb 03, 2019
Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Pierre Duhaime pleads guilty for role in hospital bribery
MONTREAL - Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Pierre Duhaime will serve 20 months of house arrest after pleading guilty Friday to a single charge in connection with a bribery scandal around the construction ...
Feb 03, 2019
New Manitoba court for people with FASD could be game changer: experts
WINNIPEG - Lawyers and judges say a new court set to open in Manitoba specifically for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder could be a game changer. "If ...
Feb 03, 2019
'Agonizing decision:' Documents recount last summer's Banff bison escape
The bison bull was a long way from where he should have been - on provincial grazing lands in west-central Alberta instead of the rugged backcountry of Banff National Park. "We are...
Feb 03, 2019
Justin Trudeau promises to stay positive during divisive election campaign
TORONTO - Justin Trudeau insisted Friday that he would stay positive in the face of what he predicts will be a "negative, divisive" election year. Speaking at a Liberal fundraising breakfast...
Feb 03, 2019
Many N.B. Liberals hope Vickers readying leadership bid as he retires as envoy
FREDERICTON - Former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers says he is retiring next month as Canada's ambassador to Ireland, and many New Brunswick Liberals say they're hoping Vickers is&nbs...
Feb 03, 2019
Grammys launch initiative aiding women producers, engineers
NEW YORK - The Recording Academy's Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion is launching a new initiative to create and expand more opportunities to female music producers and engineers. The academy on F...
Feb 03, 2019
Women will surround Trump at State of the Union address
WASHINGTON - Pelosi behind and above. Female immigrants, gazing down from the balcony. A black woman who ran a close race for governor of Georgia, rebutting. When President Donald Trump delivers his f...
Feb 03, 2019
Iran begins marking 40th anniversary of Islamic Revolution
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Friday began celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed shah, overturned 2,500 years of monarchical rule and brought h...
Feb 03, 2019