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Feds eye special skills-training savings account as part of budget: source
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government’s fourth budget will include measures to help Canadians cover their bills if they choose to head back to school to boost their skills or change careers, F...
Mar 14, 2019
Criminal law in SNC-Lavalin case rarely makes it to Canadian courtrooms
OTTAWA - The criminal law at the heart of the SNC-Lavalin saga dogging the federal Liberals has led to charges in just seven cases in 20 years, leading some to call for a review of the legislation and...
Mar 14, 2019
1st female superintendent of Grand Canyon park steps down
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The first female superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park resigned Thursday, less than three years after she took the helm of one of the country’s most popular tourist des...
Mar 14, 2019
Canadian international goalkeeper Callum Irving returns to Ottawa Fury FC
OTTAWA - Canadian international goalkeeper Callum Irving has rejoined Ottawa Fury FC. The 25-year-old from Vancouver originally joined Ottawa in 2017, setting a club record by playing every minute in ...
Mar 14, 2019
Schultz apologizes to Gabbard, Buttigieg for military remark
SEATTLE - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who is considering an independent bid for president, is apologizing for saying he had likely spent more time with the military than the other candidates....
Mar 14, 2019
Feds sign deal promising millions to Ontario First Nation facing housing crisis
The federal government has finalized a deal that will deliver millions of dollars to a remote Indigenous community in northern Ontario to help tackle a housing crisis that is affecting the health of r...
Mar 14, 2019
UCP to place fee on backcountry trail users
Alberta’s Opposition leader says if elected premier he would increase funding for conservation projects and have trail users pay annual permit fees. Jason Kenney released the United Conservative...
Mar 14, 2019
Person with measles active in Calgary, Cochrane on Tuesday
Alberta Health Services says a person with infectious measles was active in 21 different public places in Calgary and Cochrane this month. On March 12th, the locations included a Cabela’s sporti...
Mar 14, 2019
Conversations beginning with Indigenous men and boys on cycle of abuse: Bennett
OTTAWA - A $200-million component of the settlement for abuses at federally run schools for Indigenous children should help address the long-term pain of male survivors, Crown-Indigenous Relations Min...
Mar 14, 2019
Court upholds $1.5M award to analyst in MLB Network firing
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday upheld a $1.5 million jury award to former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Mitch Williams stemming from his firing by the MLB Network in 2014 over h...
Mar 14, 2019