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Further measures coming to protect endangered right whales, minister says
HALIFAX - Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says Ottawa will announce further measures in the coming weeks to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Speaking to a fishing gear i...
Feb 11, 2020
Canadian speedskating star Kim Boutin to skip final World Cup stop
DRESDEN, Germany - Canadian short-track speedskater Kim Boutin has withdrawn from the final World Cup stop of the season. The announcement from Speed Skating Canada comes after Boutin won a gold medal...
Feb 11, 2020
Jane Philpott appointed dean of Queen's University faculty of health sciences
KINGSTON, Ont. - Former federal health minister Jane Philpott has been tapped to lead the faculty of health sciences at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. The university says Philpott, who repr...
Feb 11, 2020
Trudeau en route to Senegal for final stop of UN campaigning in Africa
DAKAR, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is en route to Senegal for an official visit with one of Canada's closest francophone partners in Africa. Trudeau's visit will include a meeting with Pre...
Feb 11, 2020
Local couple miss chocolates but 'life is good' on quarantined cruise ship
A husband and wife from central Alberta say they are "feeling quite happy and relaxed" quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the port city of Yokohama, just outside Tokyo.Lolit...
Feb 11, 2020
Safety device not working before fatal glider crash
BLACK DIAMOND- The Transportation Safety Board says pilots of a tow plane and a glider couldn't see each other before they collided mid-air southwest of Calgary last year.Neither the weather nor sun p...
Feb 11, 2020
US open jobs fall sharply for 2nd straight month
WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses sharply cut the number of open jobs in December for the second straight month, an unusual sign of weakness in an otherwise healthy job market. The number of available posi...
Feb 11, 2020
Alberta couple aboard quarantined cruise ship
A couple from Red Deer, Alberta, don't have a balcony or window in their tiny stateroom as they wait out a quarantine aboard a luxury cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, but they say they're feelin...
Feb 11, 2020
Seven Generations signs deal with Quebec natural gas distributor
CALGARY - Seven Generations Energy Ltd. is the first to land a supply contract with Quebec's major natural gas distributor based on obtaining certification for its responsible production of the heatin...
Feb 11, 2020 Photo: Seven Generations Energy Ltd.
Sudanese official says al-Bashir to be handed over to ICC
CAIRO - A top Sudanese official said Tuesday the country's transitional authorities and rebel groups have agreed to hand over former autocratic president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal C...
Feb 11, 2020