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Alberta premier says provincial carbon tax will die May 30
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says the province's carbon tax will no longer exist as of May 30. Jason Kenney says a bill to eliminate the Alberta levy is to be introduced next week when the l...
May 13, 2019
Environment lobby says senators letting Big Oil 'run amok' on assessment bill
OTTAWA - Environment advocates say Canadian senators are bowing to pressure from the energy industry to gut the government's environmental-assessment legislation. More than 130 amendments are on ...
May 13, 2019
Investigation of QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency debacle turns up $28 million in assets
HALIFAX - The accounting firm trying to recover more than $200 million owed to users of the now-defunct QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency platform has turned up only $28 million in assets - vir...
May 13, 2019
Raptors star Kawhi Leonard joins exclusive Toronto playoff success club
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater on Sunday night is widely regarded as the greatest moment in Toronto Raptors history. But where does the shot that gave the Raptors a win over the visiting Phil...
May 13, 2019
Forward Olsi Krasniqi leaves Toronto Wolfpack to rejoin London Broncos
TORONTO - Forward Olsi Krasniqi has left the Toronto Wolfpack to rejoin the London Broncos. Krasniqi signed with the Wolfpack after their inaugural 2017 season in League 1, the third tier of English r...
May 13, 2019
Will Smith calls 'Aladdin' remake highlight of his career
AMMAN, Jordan - Hollywood star Will Smith says that Disney's live-action remake of "Aladdin" was "one of, if not the best experience" of his accomplished 30-year career. Speaking to reporters in Amman...
May 13, 2019
Kamloops Venom defeat Vernon for third time this season to pad TOJLL lead
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Venom remain at the top of the three-team Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League standings. The Venom defeated the Vernon Tigers 10-8 at Memorial Arena on Sunday night, Kamlo...
May 13, 2019 The Kamloops Venom defeated Vernon 10-8 on Sunday night at Memorial Arena.
Ottawa MPP Marie-France Lalonde seeks federal seat after Leslie retires
OTTAWA - Ontario Liberal politician Marie-France Lalonde wants to run for Parliament to replace retired general Andrew Leslie in the Ottawa riding he's vacating after just one term. Lalonde annou...
May 13, 2019
Kamloops Classics swimmers come home with 28 medals from Kelowna meet
KELOWNA, B.C. - The Kamloops Classic swimmers brought home quite the medal haul from this weekend's meet in Kelowna. Sienna Angove and Jack Cameron each won four gold medals in their respective events...
May 13, 2019 Swimmers from the Kamloops Classic Swimming Club brought home 28 medals, including 10 gold, from this weekend's Kelowna May Invitational Swim Meet
A glossy ibis drifts off course to a Nova Scotia marsh and draws a crowd
BROOKFIELD, N.S. - Nature photographers are gathering in a central Nova Scotia marsh this weekend capturing images of the latest bird species to fly off course and find itself in a foreign - but nouri...
May 13, 2019
