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Court allows appeal on pipeline certificate, says B.C. needs to reconsider
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has been ordered by the province's highest court to reconsider its environmental assessment certificate allowing the expansion of the Trans M...
Sep 17, 2019
Court allows appeal on pipeline certificate, says B.C. needs to reconsider
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has been ordered by the province's highest court to reconsider its environmental assessment certificate allowing the expansion of the Trans M...
Sep 17, 2019
Man who scammed romantic partner wants mistrial despite guilty finding
TORONTO - A con artist who scammed the romantic partner he met online out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has asked a judge to declare a mistrial months after finding him guilty. In his motion, Sh...
Sep 17, 2019
Gory murders, stabbings, kids slain: Killers found not criminally responsible
EDMONTON - A review board at Alberta Hospital in Edmonton is deciding whether a man who killed five young people at a house party in Calgary should be given some increased freedom. A judge f...
Sep 17, 2019
NDP's Singh seeks urban support with housing billions, avoids deficit questions
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh continued his push to win progressive votes on Tuesday by promising an NDP government would invest billions of dollars in affordable housing to help Canadians struggling to make...
Sep 17, 2019
Doug Ford says he's too busy with governing to campaign for Scheer
VERNER, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he is too busy governing to campaign with federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, as one of a suite of Tory premiers to so far decline to appea...
Sep 17, 2019
Tax credits or cash? Parties spar over what is best for parental benefits
OTTAWA - Is it better to be paid in credit or with cash? That's a question Liberals and Conservatives tusseled over Tuesday in the ongoing federal election competition for the votes of middle-cla...
Sep 17, 2019
Liberals include 'a lot of baloney' while promoting record on child care
OTTAWA - "(We made) a commitment to develop an additional 40,000 high quality and affordable learning spaces each year, rising to 100,000 by 2030." - Liberal Party of Canada news release, Sept. 16 As ...
Sep 17, 2019
Conservatives promise to boost federal contribution to RESP to 30 per cent
WINNIPEG - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Tuesday he wants to help parents save up to send their children to college or university by increasing the amount of money the fed...
Sep 17, 2019
Randal Grichuk's two home runs lift Toronto Blue Jays over New York Yankees 6-4
TORONTO - Randal Grichuck has struggled to find consistency in his first season with the Toronto Blue Jays by his admission. But that hasn't hindered his power numbers this summer. The 28-year-old Tex...
Sep 17, 2019
