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Most Crown attorneys walking off the job in Nova Scotia over loss of arbitration
HALIFAX - Most of Nova Scotia's Crown attorneys are going on strike today, with the leader of the prosecutors' union predicting "chaos" in courtrooms across the province. Rick Woodburn,...
Oct 23, 2019
Duchess of Sussex calls 1st year of marriage difficult
LONDON - The Duchess of Sussex says her first year of marriage to Britain's Prince Harry has been difficult because of the pressure from Britain's tabloid press. The former Meghan Markle told ITV in a...
Oct 23, 2019
U of L Professor predicts "deeply divided country" after election
LETHBRIDGE, AB - All but one riding in Alberta voted Conservative in this week's federal election. The entirety of Saskatchewan went blue. More people across the country voted for the Conservatives th...
Oct 23, 2019 Elections Canada sign. (Lethbridge News Now)
Japan's Emperor Naruhito hosts tea party for foreign royals
TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Naruhito is hosting a tea party at his residence for royals from other countries, thanking them for celebrating his enthronement at a palace ceremony the day before. Naruhito ...
Oct 23, 2019
39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England
LONDON - Police in southeastern England said 39 people were found dead Wednesday inside a truck container believed to have come from Bulgaria. The truck, which is said to have entered Britain via the ...
Oct 23, 2019
Federal parties in for long night as voting heads into final hours
OTTAWA - Federal parties could be in for a long and tense night as the clock ticks toward the first polls closing in Newfoundland and Labrador in a few hours before the rest of the country begins to f...
Oct 23, 2019
Federal parties in for long night as voting heads into final hours
OTTAWA - Federal parties could be in for a long and tense night as the clock ticks toward the first polls closing in Newfoundland and Labrador in a few hours before the rest of the country begins to f...
Oct 23, 2019
Tories, NDP and Greens score wins in Atlantic Canada, but Liberals hold fast
HALIFAX - Atlantic Canada's once monochromatic electoral map, awash in Liberal red since 2015, received a slight makeover Monday as the Tories, NDP and Greens punched holes in the ...
Oct 23, 2019
Liberals and Bloc Quebecois split Quebec vote as NDP nearly wiped out
MONTREAL - Justin Trudeau's Liberals retained most of their seats in Quebec on their way to a minority victory, even as the Bloc Quebecois roared its way back to relevance. Early Tuesday morning,...
Oct 23, 2019
Husky Energy lays off staff to align with lower spending plans and strategy
CALGARY - Calgary-based Husky Energy Inc. is confirming it is laying off staff but won't say how many.The company controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing says the reductions are a result of st...
Oct 22, 2019 Pump jack - The Canadian Press