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Plastics ban can't be instant, restaurants warn Ottawa
OTTAWA - Canada's restaurant owners are eager to do their part to curb this country's addiction to plastics, their association says, but they want the government to leave time for ...
Feb 02, 2020
New additions to BC Wildlife Park aiming to build on visitor growth
KAMLOOPS - After the success the BC Wildlife Park saw in 2019, upgrades and exhibit additions are being planned to continue bringing in visitors to the Kamloops-based wildlife sanctuary. The fiscal ye...
Feb 02, 2020 Ranger is a Northern Flying squirrel who came in through the Fawcett Family Wildlife Health Centre. (Image Credit: BC Wildlife Park)
Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco player happy with spinal surgery results
AIRDRIE, Alta. - A hockey player paralyzed in a bus crash has been working hard since undergoing spinal surgery in Thailand late last year and it's getting him closer to ...
Feb 02, 2020
Tories win 2019 fundraising race despite big drop in last quarter
OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party's fundraising machine appears to have run out of steam during the final three months of 2019, as new Elections Canada figures show the party long known for rais...
Feb 02, 2020
Feds rankle provinces with spring timeline for stabilization fund changes
OTTAWA - A federal program that tops up provincial revenues in response to sudden economic downturns won't be getting any changes until at least this spring. Finance ministers in Alberta and Saskatche...
Feb 02, 2020
Adam Levine relieved halftime show stress is behind Maroon 5
MIAMI - A noticeably relaxed Adam Levine took the stage with Maroon 5 for a pre-Super Bowl event in Miami on Saturday, telling the crowd he was relieved the pressures of the halftime show were behind ...
Feb 02, 2020
Quarterback Trevor Harris signs extension with Edmonton Eskimos
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos have extended the contract of starting quarterback Trevor Harris, keeping him with the CFL team through the 2022 season. Harris originally signed with the Eskimos befor...
Feb 02, 2020
'Joker' leads British Academy Awards race amid controversy
LONDON - The superhero villain saga "Joker" led the race for Sunday's British Academy Film Awards, a glitzy event that has been overshadowed by criticism of the nominees' lack of diversity. Hours befo...
Feb 02, 2020
Seal attack on Nova Scotia island leaves Quebec hunter with 26 stitches
MONTREAL - A Quebec hunter had to be airlifted to hospital this week following what was described as a rare seal attack on a Nova Scotia island. Alexis Boudreault, 29, and nine other hunters...
Feb 02, 2020
Despair, resolve among climate activists over USMCA's environmental shortfalls
WASHINGTON - Climate activists in the United States are shaking their heads in disgust at the latest iteration of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended Fr...
Feb 02, 2020
