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Malaysia returns 150 containers of garbage, including 11 to Canada
OTTAWA - The Malaysian government sent 11 shipping containers of plastic garbage back to Canada recently as the country takes a hard stand to try to keep illegal foreign waste from its shores. But Can...
Jan 23, 2020
Manitoba premier says grain-drying would be exempt from a provincial carbon tax
BRANDON, Man. - One day after signalling a compromise on a carbon tax, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister pitched the idea to agriculture producers who have largely opposed a tax on carbon and...
Jan 23, 2020
Canada applauds international court decision on Myanmar Rohingya genocide
OTTAWA - Canada is urging Myanmar to fully comply with an international court ruling calling on the South Asian country to protect its minority Muslim Rohingya population from genocide. Foreign Affair...
Jan 23, 2020
Transportation board approves Uber, Lyft ride-hail services in Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Passenger Transportation Board has granted long-awaited licensing approvals to ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft for service in the Lower Mainland and Whistl...
Jan 23, 2020
Quarterbacks Jennings, Ardt among players released by Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - Quarterbacks Jonathon Jennings and Will Ardt were among 10 players released Thursday by the Ottawa Redblacks. Both Jennings and Ardt started games last season for Ottawa (3-15). The moves com...
Jan 23, 2020
Charest bows out of Tory race, citing rules of contest and changed party
MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Jean Charest announced Tuesday that he will not seek the federal Conservative leadership, citing the short timeline of the race and a party that has undergone "de...
Jan 23, 2020
Health minister to consult on expanding medical aid in dying to mentally ill
MONTREAL - Quebec's health minister says there will be at least one day of public consultations on expanding medical assistance in dying after an outcry over a plan to potentially extend it to th...
Jan 23, 2020
Transportation board approves Uber, Lyft ride-hail services in Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Passenger Transportation Board has granted long-awaited licensing approvals to ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft for service in the Lower Mainland and Whistl...
Jan 23, 2020
Uber, Lyft given green light to operate in B.C.’s Lower Mainland
VANCOUVER - The world's two largest ridesharing companies are coming to the Lower Mainland.B.C.'s Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) has granted licences to Uber and Lyft to operate in the Lower Mai...
Jan 23, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Washington man is 1st in US to catch new virus from China
SEATTLE - The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak's epicente...
Jan 23, 2020
