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Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies in first half 2019: report
VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...
Nov 19, 2019
Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies in first half 2019: report
VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...
Nov 19, 2019
Closing arguments begin in B.C. case launched in 2009 over private health care
VANCOUVER - A framed iconic photo in Dr. Brian Day's office shows Muhammad Ali raising a triumphant gloved hand as he stares down at his opponent splayed on the mat after a first-round boxing knockout...
Nov 19, 2019
Canadian students urged to flee Hong King and a modest hero; In-The-News Nov. 19
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 19. What we are watching i...
Nov 19, 2019
Closing arguments begin in B.C. case launched in 2009 over private health care
VANCOUVER - A framed iconic photo in Dr. Brian Day's office shows Muhammad Ali raising a triumphant gloved hand as he stares down at his opponent splayed on the mat after a first-round boxing knockout...
Nov 19, 2019
Israeli military says 4 rockets fired from Syria intercepted
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said it intercepted four incoming rockets from Syria on Tuesday and explosions were heard shortly after that in Damascus, a week after another Israeli strike targeted ...
Nov 18, 2019
Former Sri Lankan defence chief wins presidential vote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence official revered by Sri Lanka's ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war but feared by minorities for his brutal approach, re...
Nov 18, 2019
Taliban officials: 3 Taliban in Qatar for prisoner swap
ISLAMABAD - Taliban officials have told The Associated Press that three Taliban prisoners released by Kabul have been flown to Qatar for a swap for an American and an Australian hostage held by the in...
Nov 18, 2019
MacKinnon scores OT winner, Avs recover from blowing late lead to beat Canucks
VANCOUVER - He was frustrated that a game that looked like a sure win was pushed into overtime, so Nathan MacKinnon took matters into his own hands. MacKinnon scored his second goal of the game just 2...
Nov 18, 2019
US, S Korea postpone joint exercise criticized by N Korea
BANGKOK - U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an "act of goodwill" toward North Korea. The move com...
Nov 18, 2019
