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Alberta will study already 'compelling case' for its exit from CPP: Kenney
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there's a "compelling case" to be made for his province to exit the half-century-old Canada Pension Plan - an idea sure to face inc...
Nov 07, 2019
Potential McConnell opponent goes off air after complaint
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky radio host who is considering a run against U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is off the air after Republicans accused him of campaign violations. Matt Jones, ho...
Nov 07, 2019
Acclaimed novelist Ernest Gaines dies at 86
NEW ORLEANS - Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation germinated stories of black struggles that grew into universal tales of grace and beauty, has died. He was...
Nov 07, 2019
Elections Canada recount in B.C. riding terminated at NDP candidate's request
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. - Elections Canada says a judicial recount of the Oct. 21 federal election results has ended in a British Columbia riding after the New Democrat challenger&...
Nov 07, 2019
Celebrities, others ask Texas to halt inmate's execution
HOUSTON - Supporters of a Texas death row inmate who will face lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says he didn't commit are mounting a final push in the courts and on social media...
Nov 07, 2019
Elections Canada recount in B.C. riding terminated at NDP candidate's request
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. - Elections Canada says a judicial recount of the Oct. 21 federal election results has ended in a British Columbia riding after the New Democrat challenger&...
Nov 07, 2019
RCMP caution public about burgundy pickup truck after crime spree hits Kamloops, Merritt, Kelowna
KELOWNA - RCMP are still looking for suspects after a crime spree spanning the Kamloops, Merritt and Kelowna areas this week.According to a news release from Southeast District RCMP spokesperson Cpl. ...
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Federal Court gives green light to action over alleged military pension delays
OTTAWA - A judge has certified a class-action lawsuit from former military reservists who say they endured lengthy waits for pension payments. It means that hundreds or possib...
Nov 07, 2019
Investigating cop testifies she heard Dafonte Miller scream about being beaten
OSHAWA, Ont. - The trial of two Toronto-area brothers accused of brutally beating a black teen nearly three years ago took a surprise turn Tuesday when an officer who responded to the incident recalle...
Nov 07, 2019
Uproar from students after Quebec restricts access to fast-track immigration
QUEBEC - In a rare show of solidarity, all of Quebec's opposition parties gathered Tuesday with a group of foreign students to denounce the government's latest immigration reforms, which they describe...
Nov 07, 2019
