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GINTA: Climate change is everybody's problem
The fact that there are still people who debate whether the environmental (and social) phenomena collectively known as climate change is caused by human activity is, to put it mildly, a head scratcher...
Aug 26, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Provinces, territories to have input in future price of carbon tax, McKenna says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says her government would take into consideration the views of provinces and territories on any change in the price of carbon tax. She also sa...
Aug 26, 2019
CFL players remind Bomber's Hecht of prior criticism following Harris suspension
It seems CFL players Derek Dennis and Richie Leone have long memories. Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris was suspended for two games Monday following a positive drug test. That prompted bo...
Aug 26, 2019
Feds seek death penalty in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
PITTSBURGH - Federal prosecutors want a man accused of killing 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue to face a death sentence. The U.S. attorney's office in Pittsburgh filed a notice of intent Monday to...
Aug 26, 2019
Liberals, Tories unveil campaign slogans and contrasting pitches to voters
OTTAWA - Canadians will be asked this fall to choose between moving forward with the Liberals or getting ahead with the Conservatives. But while they both seem to be urging vo...
Aug 26, 2019
Barty overcomes scare on packed first day of US Open
NEW YORK - Second-seeded Ash Barty overcame a slow start and a shaky serve to survive a first-round scare on a packed opening day of the U.S. Open. Barty, the French Open champion, amassed 36 unforced...
Aug 26, 2019
Super Bowl practice run for Fox at Dolphins' preseason game
MIAMI - It's two hours before kickoff, and in the Fox TV truck, a large screen shows logos of the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Miami Dolphins and this season's Super Bowl. Talk about fantasy football. Th...
Aug 26, 2019
Henderson storms back on back nine at CP Women's Open to stay in contention
AURORA, Ont. - Brooke Henderson was off to a rough start at the CP Women's Open, struggling to read the swirling winds at Magna Golf Club. She had started the day in a three-way tie for third, just th...
Aug 26, 2019
The unusual suspects: British Columbia's middle-class gang problem
SURREY, B.C. - At the end of a tranquil cul-de-sac in a pleasant neighbourhood, a tall stucco house overlooks a well-kept lawn and lush flowerbeds. The home is in the Metro Vancouver city of Surr...
Aug 26, 2019
The unusual suspects: British Columbia's middle-class gang problem
SURREY, B.C. - At the end of a tranquil cul-de-sac in a pleasant neighbourhood, a tall stucco house overlooks a well-kept lawn and lush flowerbeds. The home is in the Metro Vancouver city of Surr...
Aug 26, 2019
