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Kenney worried layoffs coming as oil and gas sector struggles with coronavirus
CALGARY - Premier Jason Kenney says time is of the essence as he takes demands for more aid to Alberta businesses to the first ministers meeting in Ottawa this week. Kenney spoke to reporters this mor...
Mar 11, 2020
Mariners move home games out of Seattle thru end of March
SEATTLE - The Mariners will move home games out of Seattle through end of March following the state of Washington's decision to ban large group events in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Seattle ...
Mar 11, 2020
Ex-CFL football player to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scam
BOSTON - A former Canadian Football League player will plead guilty to paying US$200,000 to have someone take a college entrance exam in place of his two sons as part of an admissions cheating scheme,...
Mar 11, 2020
Ex-CFL football player to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scam
BOSTON - A former Canadian Football League player will plead guilty to paying US$200,000 to have someone take a college entrance exam in place of his two sons as part of an admissions cheating scheme,...
Mar 11, 2020
AP Exclusive: Inside massive DEA raid targeting drug cartel
CHANTILLY, Va. - In the darkness, the team suits up quietly, putting on their helmets and tactical gear. Federal agents lug battering rams, bolt cutters and heavy weaponry by foot up a hill on a resid...
Mar 11, 2020
Morneau talks up fiscal room to react to impacts of COVID-19 as concerns mount
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau sought to ease the concerns over the novel coronavirus outbreak on a day where financial markets dropped along with the price of oil,&nb...
Mar 11, 2020
Centre eyes artificial intelligence to modernize the federal hunt for dirty cash
OTTAWA - The federal anti-money laundering centre is exploring artificial intelligence and machine learning to help sort through a deluge of data in the hunt for hidden d...
Mar 11, 2020
Aircraft breakdowns, refuelling problems hit military search-and-rescue missions
OTTAWA - Military search-and-rescue personnel were delayed and in some cases unable to provide emergency assistance on about one in 20 of the hundreds of calls they received last year, ...
Mar 11, 2020
Trump 5G adviser meets feds in Ottawa amid pending decision on Huawei
OTTAWA - A top Trump administration adviser on telecommunications met Monday with officials in Ottawa as Canada continues working on whether to allow Chinese firm Huawei to participate in it...
Mar 11, 2020
3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Three former student-athletes who say they were sexually abused by a track coach on Wednesday sued the NCAA, its board of governors and the coach, alleging the governing body doesn'...
Mar 11, 2020
