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Canada 'closely following' reports of attacks on journalists in Russia: Freeland
MONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says she will speak out about the lack of media freedom in Russia during a conference that Canada is co-hosting next month with Great B...
Jun 10, 2019
Rules for new corporate ombud criticized for deferring to companies
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving its new watchdog on international corporate responsibility unprecedented power to hear complaints from Canadian companies that think they've been unfairly tar...
Jun 10, 2019
Slave Lake RCMP Officer charged with assault of detained male
SLAVE LAKE, Alta. - An RCMP officer is accused of beating up a man while he was under arrest at the Slave Lake detachment in northern Alberta in September 2017.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Te...
Jun 10, 2019
Toews says new grade school students will be fully funded
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is fully funding new students going into grade school classrooms this fall.Finance Minister Travis Toews made the announcement today in response to Opposition questio...
Jun 10, 2019 Photo: Government of Alberta
New Manitoba plan contains no carbon tax, higher carbon emissions level
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is watering down its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing any possible carbon tax from the equation. Sustainable Development Minister Roche...
Jun 10, 2019
Styrofoam take-out boxes and straws among expected targets of plastics ban
OTTAWA - A national ban on the most harmful single-use plastics will very likely force restaurants and fast-food outlets to find non-plastic materials for takeout and delivery containers but plas...
Jun 10, 2019
CAPP seeing positivity in natural gas as global demand increases
Though the oil industry continues to struggle in Canada, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers sees natural gas as a positive moving into the future.This coming from Community Engagement Adv...
Jun 10, 2019
Albania president cancels elections, citing tense climate
TIRANA, Albania - Albania's president on Saturday cancelled upcoming municipal elections, citing the need to reduce political tensions in the country. President Ilir Meta said he acted because "the ac...
Jun 10, 2019
Killer of Calgary woman, five-year-old appeals convictions and sentence
CALGARY - The killer of a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter is asking for a new trial. Edward Downey's lawyer has filed a notice that he's appealing his two first-degree murder co...
Jun 10, 2019
Raptors in court battle over logo; Monster Energy says clawmarks too similar
Whether or not the NBA's Toronto Raptors take home the league championship after tonight's basketball game, the team still faces a court battle of a very different kind. Monster Energy, makers of...
Jun 10, 2019