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New era of oil supply certainty force changes in Canadian producers' strategies
CALGARY - A shift in global oil markets sentiment is under way, replacing decades of scarcity fears with confidence in surpluses, capping oil prices and forcing changes in the way the industry works, ...
Oct 16, 2017
Fire that killed three people in Nanaimo, B.C., ruled accidental
NANAIMO, B.C. - The cause of a house fire that killed a family of three in Nanaimo, B.C., has been ruled accidental. An investigation by Nanaimo Fire and Rescue suggests the most likely cause of the f...
Oct 16, 2017
Man dies after falling five storeys from downtown Montreal building
MONTREAL - A 33-year-old man died after falling five storeys from a downtown Montreal building at the site of an Amnesty International fundraiser, the human rights group confirmed Saturday. The event,...
Oct 16, 2017
Accused Lindhout kidnapper admits in sting video receiving $10,000 of ransom
OTTAWA - The man accused of making ransom demands during journalist Amanda Lindhout’s kidnapping in Somalia told two undercover RCMP officers he received $10,000 for his role. In Ontario Superio...
Oct 16, 2017
Nova Scotia aims to cut wait times for knee, hip replacements to six months
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is moving to significantly cut Canada’s worst wait times for hip and knee replacements, as it strives to meet the national standard over the next four years - or possibly e...
Oct 16, 2017
'Still recruiting:' Imam warns youth to beware of influence of Islamic State
CALGARY - The tall, slim teenager asks a question that’s on the minds of many of the young people gathered around the cloth-covered tables in a small meeting room at a mosque in northeast Calgar...
Oct 16, 2017
Morneau to unveil changes to controversial small business tax proposals
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will unveil changes Monday aimed at mollifying the many critics of his controversial small business tax reform proposals, hoping to tamp down a political wildfir...
Oct 16, 2017
Whales show brains, social interaction go together: study
The rich social interaction and highly evolved brains of some whales are linked in a kind of evolutionary feedback loop, a newly published paper suggests. The research, largely done at the University ...
Oct 16, 2017
National energy strategy an ongoing discussion, not single report: Carr
OTTAWA - Almost two years ago, the first assignment given to Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr was to produce a national energy strategy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his mandate letter to Carr...
Oct 16, 2017
Sears Canada granted permission to liquidate remaining 130 stores
TORONTO - For Blaise Lyle, Sears Canada’s decision to shut its doors for good after 65 years stirs up a lot of emotion. After all, the national retailer, which received approval from an Ontario ...
Oct 16, 2017