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Court rules in favour of Suncor on random drug testing; union to keep fighting
CALGARY - Energy giant Suncor Energy has won another victory in a years-long legal battle over random drug and alcohol testing at its northeastern Alberta oilsands sites. Suncor (TSX:SU) started rando...
Sep 29, 2017
Ai Weiwei on the need for humanity in the world's refugee crisis
TORONTO - Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei says Canada holds a very important role in welcoming refugees as other countries close their borders. The outspoken artist was in Toronto to accept the ...
Sep 29, 2017
Icing and cargo weight contributed to fatal Ontario plane crash, TSB finds
WINNIPEG - The Transportation Safety Board says ice accumulation and cargo weight led to a fatal plane crash nearly two years ago in northwestern Ontario. The pilot of the Wasaya Airways cargo flight ...
Sep 29, 2017
Alberta leadership candidate Brian Jean apologizes for using slur in Quebec rant
DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta. - A candidate for the leadership of Alberta’s United Conservative Party is apologizing for calling Quebec’s position on Bombardier “retarded.” Former fede...
Sep 29, 2017
Toronto and Vancouver among global cities at greatest risk of housing bubble: UBS
Toronto has topped the list of major global cities most at risk of a housing bubble with Vancouver ranking fourth, according to a new report by UBS Group AB. It’s the first time Toronto has crac...
Sep 29, 2017
Manitoba premier, Winnipeg mayor want 'cooler heads' in Boeing-Bombardier spat
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is calling for more cooler heads and less overheated rhetoric in the burgeoning aerospace trade war centred around Boeing and Bombardier. It was a plea that...
Sep 29, 2017
Winnipeg foster father charged after baby suffers fatal head injury
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has been charged with criminal negligence causing the death of his 10-month-old foster child - the latest tragedy connected to Manitoba’s troubled child welfare system....
Sep 29, 2017
Canada kicked tires on used Kuwaiti jets, now looking down under: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Canada kicked the tires on the idea of buying used fighter jets from Kuwait to address a shortage of CF-18s, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan revealed Thursday, but found they wouldn’t be...
Sep 29, 2017
Halifax's 'dark horse' bid for new Amazon headquarters sparks soul searching
HALIFAX - It started out largely as a cheerleading exercise, a way of touting Halifax’s best-kept secrets to show the world we’re open for business. But Halifax’s bid to woo Amazon&#...
Sep 29, 2017
Therapy dogs ease tensions in Newfoundland's troubled Victorian-era prison
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Brandon Phillips smiled as he fed treats to Roscoe, a Portuguese water dog who visits inmates once a month at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary. Phillips, 29, is housed in the ...
Sep 29, 2017