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NDP MP Christine Moore decides not to seek re-election this fall
OTTAWA - NDP MP Christine Moore will not run for re-election in the fall, she announced Friday. The representative for Abitibi-Tmiscamingue said she will continue to advocate for progressive valu...
Jun 09, 2019
Disciplinary probe of Quebec judge in hijab case on hold after bias alleged
MONTREAL - The disciplinary case against a Quebec judge who refused to allow a Muslim woman to appear before her wearing a hijab more than four years ago was put on hold again Frid...
Jun 09, 2019
Canada's military spies can collect, share info on Canadians, directive says
OTTAWA - Canada's military spies can collect and share information about Canadian citizens - including material gathered by chance - as long as it supports a legitimate investigation, s...
Jun 09, 2019
'Secret Life of Pets 2' bests 'Dark Phoenix' at box office
LOS ANGELES - After nearly 20 years, the current manifestation of X-Men movies is going out with a whimper. Studios on Sunday estimate that "Dark Phoenix" earned a franchise low of $33 million from 3,...
Jun 09, 2019
Study tries to bring human behaviour into climate change projections
Climate change can seem like a problem too vast for everyday people to influence, but research using computer models suggests that public attitudes and social learning can have a measurable impac...
Jun 09, 2019
Southwest Alberta ranch signs Nature Conservancy of Canada agreement
CALGARY -- On World Environment Day, June 5) the owners of Hansen Ranch, just east of Waterton Lakes National Park, made a commitment with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) to conserve its land a...
Jun 09, 2019 Hansen Ranch -Nature Conservancy of Canada -Photo credit Brent Calver
Nature Conservancy issues plea to help turtles safely cross roads
PELEE ISLAND, Ont. - Why did the turtle cross the road? - It may sound like the opening of a joke, but the Nature Conservancy of Canada is urging motorists to help the slow-moving reptiles get to the ...
Jun 09, 2019
Supreme Court allows suit against St. Joseph's Oratory over abuse allegations
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a bid by Montreal's Saint Joseph's Oratory to be excluded from a sexual assault class action suit. The high court today upheld a Quebec Court of Appea...
Jun 09, 2019
SNC-Lavalin delays jury decision in corruption trial until June 28
MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is pushing back its decision on whether to opt for a trial by jury or by judge alone in a corruption case that has tripped up the engineering giant and ensnared it in...
Jun 09, 2019
Noble Central School entry wins Palliser Biker Build-Off
NOBLEFORD - Four Noble Central School students have made history, as the final team to have their names inscribed on the Palliser Regional Schools Biker Build-Off Challenge trophy.The challenge, in it...
Jun 09, 2019 Palliser Regional Schools Biker Build-Off Challenge winners from Noble Central School, (L to R) Jamin Liriano, Nathan Harrington, Ethan Feenstra and Tyson Van Der Wielen.