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Iran's foreign minister resigns as his nuclear deal teeters
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned without warning late Monday, offering an “apology” to the nation as the nuclear deal he negotiated with world powers i...
Feb 25, 2019
SEC wants Tesla CEO Elon Musk held in contempt for tweeting
SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tweeting habits have triggered another legal challenge from stock market regulators worried about him using his Twitter account to mislead investors. The la...
Feb 25, 2019
Senators trade Stone to Golden Knights for package including Brannstrom
Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion said he understands that some Senators are frustrated with the team’s direction. After all, the club had just parted ways with leading scorer Mark Stone, mak...
Feb 25, 2019
High winds, blowing snow cause highway chaos, power outages in parts of Ontario
A blast of winter weather that included damaging winds and blowing snow caused chaos on highways in southern Ontario and left thousands of people without power, authorities said Monday. A major crash ...
Feb 25, 2019
Freeland wants Venezuelan sanctions with 'bite,' and long-term rebuilding plan
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies are well down the road to crafting a long-term, post-Maduro recovery plan for Venezuela’s disastrous economic decline, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland s...
Feb 25, 2019
Sens deal Stone to Knights, Preds get Simmonds as West teams load up at deadline
One year later, the Ottawa Senators and Vegas Golden Knights finally came together on a deadline day blockbuster. Ottawa shipped winger Mark Stone to Sin City for a package that includes defence prosp...
Feb 25, 2019
Four charged in Sturgeon Lake drug bust
Valleyview RCMP say four people are facing charges after drugs and weapons were seized during a search at a Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation. The search, done on February 21, turned up 120 grams of methamphe...
Feb 25, 2019
Loading Up: Winnipeg Jets acquire Hayes from Rangers in one of six trades
WINNIPEG - Kevin Cheveldayoff made a league-high six trades on Monday, but whether quantity produces quality on the ice remains to be seen. The Jets general manager started the day picking up big cent...
Feb 25, 2019
Measles unlikely to spread but everyone should be vaccinated: Vancouver doctor
VANCOUVER - A medical health officer in Vancouver says measles is not expected to spread beyond a cluster of patients but anyone travelling to other parts of the world should ensure they are vaccinate...
Feb 25, 2019
County water, wastewater rates set to go up
Residents in the County of Grande Prairie should soon be expecting increases to their water and wastewater rates. Council passed an amendment to the County-Aquatera Utility Bylaw on Monday, in which w...
Feb 25, 2019