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Business leaders urge Trudeau to meet Pelosi, as well as Trump to push new NAFTA
OTTAWA - For now, he's going to Washington to meet President Donald Trump, but Canadian business leaders say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be talking to Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi to ...
Jun 16, 2019
AFN chief urges leaders to ensure passage of key bills for Indigenous Peoples
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders must ensure three pieces of legislation of "fundamental importance" to Indigenous Peoples and the country pass before the election, says Assembly of First...
Jun 16, 2019
B.C Wildfire Service makes short work of minor flare up in Beresford Lakes area
KAMLOOPS - BC Wildfire Service crews quickly gained control over a small blaze in the Beresford Lakes area yesterday. Fire Information Officer Nicole Bonnett says the 1 hectare fire was reported yeste...
Jun 16, 2019 Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service
Federal cabinet decision on fate of Trans Mountain pipeline due Tuesday
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's $4.5-billion gamble to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline in a bid to get it expanded will come to a head on Tuesday when the federal cabinet decides whether to sign off...
Jun 16, 2019
Election a chance to toughen climate-change targets: McKenna
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is hinting that the upcoming Liberal election platform will promise deeper cuts to greenhouse-gas emissions, including the possibility of legislati...
Jun 16, 2019
Newfoundland iceberg tours draw more visitors as climate warms: tour operator
TRINITY, N.L. - Instead of May flowers, late spring in Newfoundland and Labrador is known for the towering icebergs sent drifting down the province's coasts. After separating - or "calving" - fro...
Jun 16, 2019
Poll suggests majority of Canadians favour limiting immigration levels
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he is concerned by numbers in a new poll that suggest a majority of Canadians believe the federal government should limit the number of immigrants it ac...
Jun 16, 2019
Liberals push end of Mali peacekeeping mission to August
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces' peacekeeping mission in Mali is going to last a little longer than previously planned - but not as long as the United Nations hoped. Canada's operations in the African na...
Jun 16, 2019
Quebec Premier apologizes to agronomist who blew whistle on pesticide study
Quebec Premier Francois Legault apologized Friday to a whistleblower who was fired after going public with concerns about the pesticide industry's influence on public research. Legault said&...
Jun 16, 2019
Fans revelling in glory of Raptors' win, rush to secure team gear
TORONTO - Fans basking in the glory of the Toronto Raptors' historic NBA championship win rushed to cement the memory with official merchandise Friday as the city prepared for a massive...
Jun 16, 2019
