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No tax hikes in Saskatchewan budget, but cash for mental health
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is holding the line on taxes as it returns to a balanced budget that provides funding for mental health, volunteer firefighters and intersection safety. ...
Mar 22, 2019
Anti-discrimination organization wants to map offenders with hate atlas
VANCOUVER - An advocacy organization says it wants to map hatred and discrimination across Canada in a move that is prompting warnings of caution from one civil liberties group. The Vancouver-bas...
Mar 22, 2019
Trucker who caused Broncos crash likely to be deported after sentence: lawyer
An immigration lawyer says the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan is likely to be deported to India right after he serves his sentence. Lorne Waldm...
Mar 22, 2019
B.C. researcher says device mimics parent's touch to help babies cope with pain
VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia have designed a "robot" that helps reduce pain for premature babies by simulating skin-to-skin contact with a parent who may not be available...
Mar 22, 2019
New Zealand observes Muslim prayer after mosque attacks
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - People across New Zealand are observing the Muslim call to prayer as the nation reflects on the moment one week ago when 50 people were slaughtered at two mosques. Prime Mi...
Mar 21, 2019
B.C. legislation targets Trans Mountain, say proponent and Alberta government
VANCOUVER - Environmental legislation proposed by British Columbia is specifically targeting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and would significantly impact it, the project's proponent ...
Mar 21, 2019
Provincial party leaders continue along campaign trail
Alberta's NDP leader is promising more long-term beds for seniors if her government is re-elected.Rachel Notley made the announcement at a seniors centre in Lethbridge.Meanwhile, United Conservative l...
Mar 21, 2019 Photo: The Canadian Press
Jay-Z, Dead & Co, the Killers to perform at Woodstock 50
NEW YORK - Jay-Z, Dead & Company and the Killers will headline one of the 50th anniversary shows commemorating the groundbreaking Woodstock festival this summer. Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang ...
Mar 21, 2019
Trump blames Fed for holding back economic growth in 2018
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the economy would have grown much faster last year if the Federal Reserve had not been tightening credit last year. In a broadcast interview, Trump said withou...
Mar 21, 2019
No timetable for end to fire at Texas chemical facility
HOUSTON - Officials said Tuesday that they're not sure when a fire at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility will burn itself out, but they are confident that the air quality is safe, despite ...
Mar 21, 2019