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Bill to ratify new North American trade deal coming in short order: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Opposition parties' public fretting over aspects of the newly revised North American free-trade deal - a pact tweaked this week to win American lawmakers' support - suggests the agreemen...
Dec 13, 2019
AG Lametti looking ahead to larger reforms on doctor-assisted death
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking his justice minister to move quickly to respond to a recent court ruling on doctor-assisted death. David Lametti received his new mandate let...
Dec 13, 2019
Crown corporation immune from taxation, but still might have to pay GST: Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says the B.C. agency responsible for managing public-sector pension plan investments is constitutionally immune from remitting the goods-and-services tax to the fe...
Dec 13, 2019
Trudeau tells ministers openness, co-operation are key in minority government
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking his finance minister to cut taxes but also keep "fiscal firepower" on hand in case the economy goes bad. Trudeau is giving detailed to-do lists to ...
Dec 13, 2019
A$AP Rocky to perform in Stockholm months after conviction
STOCKHOLM - A$AP Rocky is back in Sweden. The American rapper is set to perform late Wednesday in Stockholm, where he was convicted of assault in August over a street brawl. The artist, whose real nam...
Dec 13, 2019
Taylor Swift calls out Scooter Braun during Billboard speech
LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift used the Billboard Women in Music stage to address a series of issues including her ongoing beef with Scooter Braun. Swift was awarded the first-ever woman of the decade hon...
Dec 13, 2019
Thunberg 'a bit surprised' to be Time Person of the Year
MADRID - Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said she was surprised and honoured Wednesday to be named Time's youngest Person of the Year, while adding that others in the global movement she helpe...
Dec 13, 2019
Tracy Fleury, Peter de Cruz secure playoff spots with victories at National
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. - Tracy Fleury maintained her perfect record at the National curling tournament on Thursday and secured a playoff berth with a 7-4 victory over Edmonton's Kelsey R...
Dec 13, 2019
Nobel winner Handke not welcome in Sarajevo and Kosovo
SARAJEVO, Bosnia - Nobel Literature Prize laureate Peter Handke was on Wednesday proclaimed persona non-grata in the Bosnian capital and in Kosovo for his apologist views toward Serb war crimes during...
Dec 13, 2019
Volkswagen set to propose plea deal on environment charges in Canadian court
Lawyers for German auto giant Volkswagen are set to propose a plea deal in an Ontario court today on allegations that the company broke numerous environmental laws. The Canadian government announced M...
Dec 13, 2019
