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Saskatchewan carbon-tax ruling a victory for the planet, environment minister says
OTTAWA - Federal environment minister Catherine McKenna is calling a Saskatchewan court decision in favour of the federal carbon tax a win for future generations. In a 3-2 decision today, the Sas...
May 03, 2019
American researcher offers theory on Trudeau's 'bad' French: It's not
MONTREAL - Quebec's media elites are unfairly criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's spoken French because they see him as an outsider pretending to be a real Quebecois, an American academic ...
May 03, 2019
Longtime married couple die within minutes of each other
ERIE, Pa. - Family members say a Pennsylvania couple who had been married for almost 45 years died within minutes of each other. Clair "Cos" Vance had made daily visits to a care centre where his 70-y...
May 03, 2019
Unemployment hits 49-year low as US employers step up hiring
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added a robust 263,000 jobs in April, suggesting that businesses have shrugged off earlier concerns that the economy might slow this year and now anticipate strong customer...
May 03, 2019
Florida lawmakers pass bill allowing more armed teachers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - More Florida classroom teachers could carry guns in school under a bill passed Wednesday by state lawmakers, the latest response to last year's mass shooting at a Parkland high sch...
May 03, 2019
Semenya responds to court case with victory on track in 800
DOHA, Qatar - Caster Semenya has easily won the 800 metres at a Diamond League meet, her first race since losing a high-profile court case against track and field's governing body. The Olympic champio...
May 03, 2019
Minneapolis to pay $20M to family of 911 caller slain by cop
MINNEAPOLIS - The city of Minneapolis will pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman fatally shot by a police officer when she approached his squad car after calling 911 to report a possible c...
May 03, 2019
Morneau insists LNG export terminal shows Canada can deliver big projects
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says a $40-billion operation to eventually ship liquefied natural gas to Asia from Canada's west coast shows the country can still get major projects done,&...
May 03, 2019
Prescribed Burn For Goose Lake Area
KAMLOOPS - Officials are planning a prescribed burn in the Goose Lake area, about nine kilometres south of Kamloops. The BC Wildfire Service and the Tk'emlups Forestry Development Corporation expect t...
May 03, 2019 Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service (Prescribed Burn File Image)
Rising waters add urgency to disaster planning: 'Been through so much'
OTTAWA - Flood waters were still rising around Ottawa Wednesday, even as officials talked of planning for a future of similar disasters - and Canada's need to prevent, prepare and adapt. "Either ...
May 03, 2019
