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Chinese canola decision weighs on prices, creates logistical headaches
Canola prices have taken a hit in the wake of China's decision to block certain Canadian imports, a move that has created a logistical headache for exporters reliant on the key overseas mark...
Mar 08, 2019
Information Centre Canadian War Cemetery (ICB) Looking for Information on SK Fallen Soldiers
The year 2020 will mark the 75th Liberation Anniversary for May 5, 1945, a Dutch ceremony honoring those Canadians who fell in World War II liberating the Netherlands. The Information Centre Canadian ...
Mar 08, 2019 : Karen Cay
Fate of Kate's pregnancy is centre stage on 'This Is Us'
LOS ANGELES - "This Is Us" routinely brings viewers to tears. Next week, it's taking them to the theatre. The hit NBC series will air an episode modeled on a one-act play and confined almost entirely ...
Mar 08, 2019
Trudeau apologizes for government's past mistreatment of Inuit with TB
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized on Friday for the way Inuit in northern Canada were treated for tuberculosis in the mid-20th century, calling it colonia...
Mar 08, 2019
AP Exclusive: Misconduct inquiries cost California $1.8M
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Legislature racked up more than $1.8 million in legal costs from sexual harassment investigations during 2018 and the first month of this year when at least nine cu...
Mar 08, 2019
Expert panel says country needs new agency to oversee pharmacare program
TORONTO - Ottawa should create a new agency to oversee the rollout of a national drug plan, a federally struck expert panel said Wednesday in laying out what it called the "buildin...
Mar 08, 2019
R. Kelly taken back into custody after child-support hearing
CHICAGO - R. Kelly was taken back into custody Wednesday after appearing at a child-support hearing, authorities said, hours after the broadcast of an interview in which the R&B star cried and ran...
Mar 08, 2019
Actor drops 'Carlton Dance' suit against video game maker
LOS ANGELES - "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star Alfonso Ribeiro has dropped a lawsuit against the makers of the video game "Fortnite" over its use of the "Carlton" dance he did on the show. Ribeiro's...
Mar 08, 2019
Police link Scotland university device to London mail bombs
LONDON - British police said a suspicious package destroyed by bomb-disposal experts at the University of Glasgow on Wednesday contained an explosive device and was linked to three letter bombs sent t...
Mar 08, 2019
Salmon habitat to recover from Trans Mountain pipeline work within 2 years: DFO
VANCOUVER - Work on a Trans Mountain pipeline crossing in a British Columbia stream altered habitat for young salmon, but the creek is expected to return to normal in one to two years, says Fisheries ...
Mar 08, 2019