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Alberta Opposition leader Notley says she will vote NDP in federal election
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says she'll be voting for the NDP candidate in her riding on Monday, despite disagreements with the federal party on energy policy. Provincial NDP Leader Rachel ...
Oct 18, 2019
IMF, World Bank leaders appeal for an end to trade wars
WASHINGTON - The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank appealed to their 189 member countries on Friday to resolve widening disagreements on trade and other issues, warning tha...
Oct 18, 2019
Storm take over Coca Cola Centre to close out home stand
With the GP Fall Woman's Show taking over Revolution Place this weekend, the Storm have made other arrangements for this weekend's games to close out their four-game home stand.The Storm will invade t...
Oct 18, 2019
Toronto FC spotlight on Altidore, Bradley as playoffs open against D.C. United
Toronto FC fans could witness Wayne Rooney's MLS swan song Saturday. They will be hoping they haven't seen the last of Toronto captain Michael Bradley. The 33-year-old Rooney, whose D.C. United v...
Oct 18, 2019
Obama weighs in on federal election, urges Canadians to vote Trudeau
OTTAWA - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is urging Canadians to re-elect Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in an endorsement just a few days before the federal election. Obama ...
Oct 18, 2019
Local farmers still making harvest progress despite wet weather
Alberta Agriculture says Peace Region farmers have been making progress on the harvest, despite continued wet weather. In its latest crop report dated Tuesday, the province says 49.5 per cent of the c...
Oct 18, 2019
'Tarzan' actor Ron Ely's wife killed; son shot by deputies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - "Tarzan" actor Ron Ely's wife was stabbed to death in their California home by their 30-year-old son, who was then shot and killed by sheriff's deputies, authorities said Wedne...
Oct 18, 2019
Greens say they would restructure trade relations to address climate change
NANAIMO, B.C. - Green Leader Elizabeth May says her party would restructure Canada's global trade relations if elected Monday, arguing current agreements favour the rights of corporations at...
Oct 18, 2019
British family deported after illicit U.S. border crossing: agency
A British family that made an unauthorized crossing from British Columbia into the United States was deported Wednesday after nearly two weeks in federal custody, ending an ordeal that famil...
Oct 18, 2019
Repeat rent-dodger dubbed 'professional squatter' prompts call for reform
HALIFAX - A Halifax coffee shop owner who says he tried for more than four months to evict a tenant he called a "professional squatter" is calling for reforms to Nova Sco...
Oct 18, 2019