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Cleanup is underway after train derailment in British Columbia
HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says a team of contractors and environmental experts has begun removing potash from the site of a derailment involving a Canadian Pacific train near Hope, B.C....
Sep 15, 2020
At 11th hour, U.S. abruptly reverses course, lifts tariffs on Canadian aluminum
OTTAWA - The United States is standing down in its tariff dispute with Canada and lifting a 10 per cent levy on aluminum imported from north of the border. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative ...
Sep 15, 2020
Canada's impression of U.S. reaches lowest level in nearly 20 years: new Pew poll
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Donald Trump's tenure in the White House and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have dragged Canadians' view of the United States to its lowest level in nearly 20 years, a new p...
Sep 15, 2020
Tiny House Project
In 2019, the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC) launched the Tiny House Project, a program which gives Indigenous students the opportunity to build a finished, full...
Sep 15, 2020
Netflix delves into the 'human side' of Challenger disaster
NEW YORK - Many Americans have vivid memories of Jan. 28, 1986. That was the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded over a chilly Florida, just seconds after liftoff. School children across the cou...
Sep 15, 2020
Head coach Nick Nurse signs multi-year extension with Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors signed head coach Nick Nurse to a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday. Nurse was named NBA coach of the year this past season - his second year as head coach of the ...
Sep 15, 2020
Mexico honours a defiant woman on independence anniversary
MEXICO CITY - Leona Vicario defied convention. A financier and intelligence gatherer for Mexico's independence struggle two centuries ago, she broke gender barriers and publicly refuted an allegation ...
Sep 15, 2020
Cracks start to show in UK jobs market as unemployment rises
LONDON - Unemployment in the U.K. edged up in July even though large parts of the economy reopened after the coronavirus lockdown, a signal that the jobless rate is set to spike higher when a governme...
Sep 15, 2020
Federal Reserve to meet after sharp changes to its outlook
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers will meet this week for the first time since they significantly revised the Fed's operating framework in ways that will likely keep short-term interest rates ...
Sep 15, 2020
Asbestos, Que., unveils four possibilities in short list for new town name
ASBESTOS, Que. - The town of Asbestos, Que., looking to shed its link to the hazardous substance, has narrowed the search for a new name to four contenders. Mayor Hugues Grimard announced on Monday&nb...
Sep 15, 2020