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Next Man Up: Raptors keep winning despite consistently missing key players
TORONTO - Nick Nurse's ability to roll with the roster punches goes back to his D League days, when he rarely knew from one game to the next which players he'd have in uniform. And so it wasn't surpri...
Feb 11, 2020
Coastal Gas Link blockades a 'dress rehearsal' for future project fights; Kenney
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he's concerned blockades in support of First Nations opponents to a northern British Columbia natural gas pipeline are a "dress rehearsal" for opposition to...
Feb 11, 2020
Fear of age-old protectionist sentiment returns in post-NAFTA era
WASHINGTON - With a new continental trade deal all but done, it might be tempting to think that cross-border business anxiety will soon be a thing of the past, at least for a while. But...
Feb 11, 2020
Renowned Italian soprano Mirella Freni dies at age 84
Mirella Freni, an Italian soprano whose uncommon elegance and intensity combined with a sumptuous voice and intelligence to enthrall audiences for a half-century, has died at age 84. Freni died Sunday...
Feb 11, 2020
In a win for the world, 'Parasite' takes best picture Oscar
LOS ANGELES - Subtitle this: "Parasite" is the first non-English language film to win best picture in the 92-year history of the Academy Awards. Bong Joon Ho's masterfully devious class satire took Ho...
Feb 11, 2020
Two charged after significant drug seizure at Grande Prairie residence
Two Grande Prairie residents have been arrested and drugs have been seized following a lengthy investigation and search warrant execution. In October 2019, the Grande Prairie Municipal Drug Section be...
Feb 11, 2020 Photo courtesy of the Grande Prairie RCMP
Trudeau urged to scramble for African business and trade opportunities
The Trudeau government needs to scramble to deepen trade and investment in Africa to make up for ground lost to competitors such as China, the United States and Europe, say Canada's top chie...
Feb 11, 2020
NDP throne speech in B.C. highlights accomplishments at midway point of mandate
VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government is promising new funding supplements for children and youth in care and the expansion of commuter service into the Fraser Valley in a throne speech to...
Feb 11, 2020
Kitimat LNG partner takes $720-million writedown of project and gas fields
CALGARY - A partner in the proposed Kitimat LNG project on the B.C. coast warns that it will record a $720-million after-tax writedown on its investments in Western Canada.Australia-based Woodside Pet...
Feb 11, 2020
Texas murder suspect nabbed in Halifax claims safety concerns if sent to U.S.
MONTREAL - An American fugitive wanted for murder in Texas says he fears for his safety if returned to the United States. Derek Cameron Whisenand made the comment today during what was expected t...
Feb 11, 2020