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Senators may have to rein in activism in minority Parliament: new govt rep
OTTAWA - Independent senators may have to curb their enthusiasm for amending government legislation now that they're operating in a minority Parliament, the government's new r...
Jan 26, 2020

Leadership race or no, Tories will hold Liberal government to account: Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer sought Friday to put the Liberals on notice that despite the Tory leadership race, the Official Opposition won't rest. Scheer wished all the candidates well,...
Jan 26, 2020

Tumour on Edmonton woman's liver was rare parasite, not cancer
EDMONTON - Cassidy Armstrong says she washes her hands, cleans her vegetables and doesn't own any pets. "How did I get it? I don't know," says the 36-year-old from Edmonton. Armstrong had su...
Jan 26, 2020

'Supersites' in Iqaluit, Whitehorse to improve Arctic weather forecasting
Weather matters in the Arctic like it does in few other places, but Environment Canada's forecasts for the North have long been hampered by poor data. Now, two new "supersites" in Whitehorse...
Jan 26, 2020

Toronto man says trip to Auschwitz is about educating future generations
TORONTO - Joseph Gottdenker was not there the day his relatives were herded into a Polish town square and marked for either a stint in a forced labour camp or instant execution at the hands of Ge...
Jan 26, 2020

Deputy prime minister asks Opposition not to delay new NAFTA
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is asking the Opposition parties not to hold up the new North American free trade deal. Freeland has sent a letter to the leaders of the Conservatives,...
Jan 26, 2020

6 killed in Germany shooting, including suspect's parents
BERLIN - Six people were killed and another two wounded in a shooting in the southwestern German town of Rot am See on Friday, police said. The suspect's parents were among the dead and the other vict...
Jan 26, 2020

Career Border Patrol official picked to lead agency
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Friday named a 27-year Border Patrol veteran who has forcefully advocated for the president's agenda to lead the agency after a surge of asylum-seeking familie...
Jan 26, 2020

2 killed, 20 injured when warehouse explosion shakes Houston
HOUSTON - A massive explosion Friday levelled a warehouse in Houston, killing two workers, damaging nearby buildings and homes and rousing frightened residents from their sleep miles away, authorities...
Jan 26, 2020

Wheels in Motion: Canada's Mitchell a quick study in track cycling
MILTON, Ont. - Canada's Kelsey Mitchell returns this weekend to where it all started for her in the sport of track cycling. The women's sprint specialist is one of the headliners at the UCI ...
Jan 26, 2020