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Liberals postpone policy update that could help SNC-Lavalin avoid ban from federal business
OTTAWA - The federal government has postponed a long-awaited update to Canada's corporate-misconduct provisions, including changes that could help SNC-Lavalin avoid being barred from lucrative federal...
Jun 01, 2019
Former US Sen. Thad Cochran, 'Quiet Persuader,' dies at 81
JACKSON, Miss. - In the Washington political scene of bombast and big egos, Republican Thad Cochran of Mississippi wielded power with a quiet, gentlemanly demeanour. He played piano in his Capitol Hil...
Jun 01, 2019
Newborn southern resident whale calf spotted swimming in British Columbia waters
VANCOUVER - A newborn calf in a southern resident killer whale pod has been spotted in the waters around Tofino, British Columbia. Department of Fisheries and Oceans marine mammal co-ordinator Pa...
Jun 01, 2019
Newborn southern resident whale calf spotted swimming in British Columbia waters
VANCOUVER - A newborn calf in a southern resident killer whale pod has been spotted in the waters around Tofino, British Columbia. Department of Fisheries and Oceans marine mammal co-ordinator Pa...
Jun 01, 2019
Canadian garbage will depart Philippines for Vancouver later today
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says it is "unfortunate" that a disagreement with the Philippines about Canadian garbage became an international diplomatic incident but she hopes it's ...
Jun 01, 2019
New Hampshire repeals death penalty as Senate overrides veto
CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire, which hasn't executed anyone in 80 years and has only one inmate on death row, on Thursday became the latest state to abolish the death penalty when the state Senate vot...
Jun 01, 2019
Lawsuit calls Mississippi's way of choosing governors racist
JACKSON, Miss. - In 1890, as white politicians across the South cracked down on the black population with Jim Crow laws, Mississippi inserted into its constitution an unusually high bar for getting el...
Jun 01, 2019
Quebec launches wide-ranging commission into youth protection service,
MONTREAL - The Quebec government launched a wide-ranging independent commission Thursday to look into youth protection in the province, prompted by the death last month of a seven-...
Jun 01, 2019
Fan Fest an opportunity for fans to meet B.C. Lions, players to give back
KAMLOOPS - It's time for the annual B.C. Lions Fan Fest, a fun event that fans, especially in Kamloops, look forward to every year the team's in the city. The players also enjoy meeting their supporte...
Jun 01, 2019 Image Credit: BC Lions
Lift those knees: Babies crawl to the Lithuanian finish line
VILNIUS, Lithuania - In Lithuania, the rat race of life apparently starts early. Twenty-five babies have taken to the red carpet in Lithuania in a crawling race as their parents, grandparents and onlo...
Jun 01, 2019
