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Low water levels in Quebec rivers spur navigation warnings, watering bans
MONTREAL - Boat pilots on the St. Lawrence River are being asked to take cautions because of low water levels that can cause navigation hazards. Kevin Lajoie, spokesman for the company that manages th...
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Federal ministers meet with canola lobby to discuss new China tariffs
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu are meeting with canola groups this afternoon following China's announcement that it will hit Canada with ...
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Final field of CPKC Women's Open Mississaugua Golf and Country Club announced
MISSISSAUGA - Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., headlines the final field at next week's CPKC Women's Open. The winningest Canadian in professional golf history is one of the biggest names in a ...
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Lethbridge Polytechnic receives $1.75 million grant to support ag research
Small and medium-sized enterprises will soon have an easier time completing their research at Lethbridge Polytechnic.The school will receive $1.75 over five years from the Natural Sciences and Enginee...
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Lethbridge food banks run out of water bottles, donations urgently needed
Non-profits in Lethbridge are asking everyone who can donate bottled water to do so.The City Wide Water Drive, which includes a variety of organizations in the city, has been collecting water to give ...
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CUPW to hold two says of talks with Canada Post, overtime ban remains in effect
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it will hold two days of talks with Canada Post. The union, which represents about 55,000 postal workers, says both sides met with federal mediators ...
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Conservative MP calls on Ottawa to do more on wildfires, attacks forest entry ban
OTTAWA - An Alberta Conservative MP says the federal government needs to do more to combat Canada's devastating forest fires. Asked by reporters at a morning press conference today for her thoughts on...
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Montreal Alouettes sign quarterback Cameron Dukes, place McLeod Bethel-Thompson on IL
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed quarterback Cameron Dukes and placed McLeod Bethel-Thompson on the six-game injured list on Wednesday. Dukes arrives in Montreal after playing two seasons with...
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Kontinental Hockey League's Shanghai Dragons name Gerard Gallant new head coach
SHANGHAI - Gerard Gallant has been named the new head coach of the Kontinental Hockey League's Shanghai Dragons. Gallant last coached the New York Rangers for two seasons, earning back-to-back 100-poi...
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Lung cancer survival rate has doubled, but it still causes the most cancer deaths: StatCan
TORONTO - Statistics Canada says five-year survival rates for people with lung cancer have doubled since the 1990s. The report released today says the number of people living five years after they wer...
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