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'We take action:' Alberta investing $3.7B to move oil by rail, leasing cars
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province is spending $3.7 billion to move landlocked oil to market by rail - and it isn't counting on Ottawa to pitch in. "We must take acti...
Feb 21, 2019
Law firms selected to represent users owed millions from QuadrigaCX platform
HALIFAX - Two law firms have been selected to represent users of the insolvent QuadrigaCX exchange who are owed about $260 million, most of it in cryptocurrency. Justice Michael Wood of the Nova ...
Feb 21, 2019
Fraud and bribery case thrown out against former SNC-Lavalin exec Stephane Roy
MONTREAL - A Quebec court judge stayed charges of fraud and bribery against former SNC-Lavalin executive Stephane Roy Tuesday, ruling his right to a trial within a reasonable time had b...
Feb 21, 2019
Loon Lake RCMP officer planning youth hockey tournament
Const. Heather Healey has been involved in sport her entire life, be it on the ice or the diamond. An RCMP officer in Loon Lake, Healey became involved with the atom team on the Mawka Sahgaiehcan Firs...
Feb 21, 2019 Brad Calkins | Dreamstime.com : Brad Calkins
Sell regulated heroin to drug users to reduce overdose deaths: B.C. group
VANCOUVER - The BC Centre on Substance Use is proposing a policy to sell legally regulated heroin as part of an urgent response to reduce opioid overdose deaths from a toxic drug s...
Feb 21, 2019
Boy isolated 400 days: Manitoba urged to end long solitary confinement for youth
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's children's advocate is urging the province to stop lengthy solitary confinement of youth in custody after a review that found one boy was isolated for 400 str...
Feb 21, 2019
Romanow looks back to ’95 Grey Cup ahead of ’20 announcement
Thursday night, football fans across the country will be looking ahead to 2020, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders may not have had such a strong bid for the Grey Cup, if it weren't for its success in 1...
Feb 21, 2019 Volunteers and fans converged on the City of Regina for Grey Cup 2013. (file photo/CJME News Staff) : Glynn Brothen
New Zealand fly half Sam Malcolm leads the Toronto Arrows in MLR play
The Toronto Arrows have packed their Major League Rugby lineup with Canadian talent in their inaugural season. But the Arrows look to 23-year-old New Zealander Sam Malcolm to quarterback their attack ...
Feb 21, 2019
AP source: Machado, Padres agrees to $300M, 10-year deal
SAN DIEGO - With their city's long-suffering fans desperate for a winner, the rebuilding San Diego Padres delivered their splashiest free agent signing ever by agreeing with All-Star infielder Manny M...
Feb 21, 2019
White House ends California talks on mileage standards
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration broke off vehicle mileage standards talks with California on Thursday, moving the two closer to a possible court battle that threatens to unsettle the auto indust...
Feb 21, 2019