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Slowdown ordered after second train carrying oil derails near Saskatchewan town
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The federal government on Thursday ordered lower speed limits for all trains carrying large amounts of dangerous goods, hours after a fiery derailment in rural Saskatchewan...
Feb 08, 2020
Quebec legislature adopts education bill in contentious early-morning vote
QUEBEC - The Coalition Avenir Quebec has successfully forced through its education reform following an early-morning vote on a bill that abolishes school boards and immediately kicks ma...
Feb 08, 2020
Top Ontario health official says coronavirus surveillance is widening
TORONTO - Monitoring for the novel coronavirus in Canada will now shift into a new phase, focusing on people returning from areas of China that haven't been quarantined, top provincial and federal med...
Feb 08, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack comeback falls short in 24-16 Super League loss to Salford
SALFORD, England - Dan Sarginson and Niall Evalds scored late tries as Salford Red Devils survived a Toronto rally Saturday to down the Wolfpack 24-16 in Betfred Super League play. Toronto, which saw ...
Feb 08, 2020
Canada ousted from Fed Cup Finals by Switzerland despite Fernandez's upset win
BIEL, Switzerland - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski fell to Switzerland's Jil Teichman 6-3, 6-4 in the fourth rubber of a qualifying tie for the Fed Cup Finals on Saturday afternoon. The Swiss advanced to...
Feb 08, 2020
Alberta uninterested in federal ‘handout’ if Teck mine rejected: Nixon
CALGARY - Alberta's environment minister says the province is not interested in any federal handout if Ottawa rejects the proposed Frontier oilsands mine.A Reuters report, citing unidentified sources,...
Feb 08, 2020 Alberta Legislature -- LNN
Kenney sets sights on Democratic hopefuls aiming to block Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON - Alberta's Jason Kenney is the latest Canadian premier to take aim at U.S. Democrats, calling out presidential hopefuls who want to block the Keystone XL pipeline expansion. Kenn...
Feb 08, 2020
Canada, Ethiopia starting talks towards investment agreement: Trudeau
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and Ethiopia are preparing to start negotiations towards a foreign investment protection agreement. Trudeau is in Addis Ababa to meet ...
Feb 08, 2020
Canada's Moore-Towers, Marinaro win pairs bronze at Four Continents competition
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro won the bronze medal in pairs on Saturday at the Four Continents figure skating competition. China took gold and silver ...
Feb 08, 2020
Trump unleashes impeachment fury in acquittal 'celebration'
WASHINGTON - Exulting in his impeachment acquittal, a defiant President Donald Trump took a scorched-earth victory lap Thursday, unleashing his fury against those who tried to remove him from office a...
Feb 08, 2020