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Alberta makes it official: Bill passed and proclaimed to kill carbon tax
EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is now officially gone. Members of the legislature voted last night to pass the bill that repeals the tax, and it was signed into law by Lt.-Gov. Lois Mit...
Jun 04, 2019
Holocaust to Cambodia to Rwanda: A list of acts considered genocide
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he accepts a finding that Canada's treatment of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls amounts to genocide. The term is used numerous times in the...
Jun 04, 2019
Lamaze wants to focus on sport, not his health, on his return to Spruce Meadows
CALGARY - Eric Lamaze competing at Spruce Meadows this week will inspire his fellow riders, says a Canadian teammate. Lamaze revealed during a television interview with a sports network in France...
Jun 04, 2019
Liverpool celebrates Champions League win with bus parade
LIVERPOOL, England - Hundreds of thousands of fans welcomed Liverpool back to Merseyside as the team paraded its Champions League trophy through the city centre on Sunday. Manager Juergen Klopp and hi...
Jun 04, 2019
Triple M Housing takes home CHBA national award for Housing Excellence
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Triple M Housing, from Lethbridge, recently received the "Modular Innovation Award" at the Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA) National Awards for Housing Excellence. The annua...
Jun 04, 2019 Left - Rick Weste – Middle - Stefanie Coleman – Right - Bryce Nugent
UNB prof under fire for immigration views to retire, school says
FREDERICTON - A University of New Brunswick professor denounced by colleagues for promoting what they say are racist arguments about immigration has agreed to retire. The school announced today that R...
Jun 04, 2019
Fake Raptors merch cat-and-mouse game plays out during NBA Finals
TORONTO - Hours before the Toronto Raptors take to the court during their historic playoffs run, a cat-and-mouse game unfolds outside the team's arena. On one side, a group of slippery hawke...
Jun 04, 2019
Funeral set for civil rights icon and chef Leah Chase
NEW ORLEANS - A public viewing and funeral have been set for civil rights icon and chef Leah Chase. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports that the viewing is planned for 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at...
Jun 04, 2019
World Bank downgrades its forecast for global economy
WASHINGTON - The World Bank is downgrading its forecast for the global economy in light of trade conflicts, financial strains and unexpectedly sharp slowdowns in wealthier countries. The bank, an anti...
Jun 04, 2019
Scheer vows internal free-trade deal as part of vision for stronger federation
OTTAWA - If the Conservatives win the Oct. 21 federal election, Andrew Scheer says he'll convene a first-ministers' meeting within 100 days devoted to knocking down barriers to trade among Canada's pr...
Jun 04, 2019