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Sobeys to phase out plastic bags, but 'Sobeys bag' lives on in Atlantic Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Sobeys is preparing to phase out plastic grocery bags across the country this week, but for many Atlantic Canadians the "Sobeys bag" will live on in their kitchen cupboard...
Jan 30, 2020
Over $30K worth of drugs seized in Medicine Hat by ALERT
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Three people from Medicine Hat have been arrested and face drug charges after more than $30,000 worth of drugs were seized by an ALERT investigation in Medicine Hat.The two-month in...
Jan 30, 2020 Drugs seized (photo courtesy of ALERT)
Quebec to expand deposit system to cover all drink containers by 2022
ST-SAUVEUR, Que. - Quebec is expanding its deposit system to include all beverage containers, with the program getting under way by the end of 2022. The new program will cover containers ran...
Jan 30, 2020
Top earners could benefit from Liberals' income tax cut, PBO says
OTTAWA - Some of the country's highest earners could end up getting more benefit from the Liberals' new income-tax cut than those at the lower end of the income scale, the federal spending watchdog sa...
Jan 30, 2020
Debate to enact new continental trade pact kicks off in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has kicked off debate on a bill to implement the new North American free trade deal by urging MPs to approve the proposed legislation quickly. The Unit...
Jan 30, 2020
Andreescu headlines Canadian roster for Fed Cup, but playing status up in air
Tennis star Bianca Andreescu is on the Canadian Fed Cup roster and could make her return from a three-month injury layoff next week against Switzerland. Whether she actually sees any ma...
Jan 30, 2020
Frontenacs forward Shane Wright living up to 'exceptional' status
Shane Wright didn't need much time to prove he belongs in the Ontario Hockey League. Wright - who was granted exceptional-player status last April after dominating midget triple-A and entered the 2019...
Jan 30, 2020
Ont. school board warns that coronavirus concerns veer into anti-Chinese racism
Community organizations are applauding an Ontario school board for taking a stand against racial profiling as the new coronavirus raises concerns about discrimination against Chinese-Canadians. Offici...
Jan 30, 2020
Plane to help 156 Canadians leave China awaits Chinese approval: official
OTTAWA - Canada's top foreign-affairs official says 156 Canadians have asked for help to leave China amid an outbreak of a new virus. Marta Morgan, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, tells a Hous...
Jan 30, 2020
Poland urged to end 'damaging' impasse at Jewish museum
WARSAW, Poland - Two co-founders of a prominent Jewish history museum in Warsaw urged their third partner - the Polish government - to comply with an agreement to re-appoint the museum's former direct...
Jan 30, 2020