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Federal natural-disaster bills now average more than $430 million a year
Ottawa's bills for dealing with natural disasters neared half a billion dollars in two of the last three years amid a warning to Canadians that this country was one of the worst affected by climate ch...
Jan 8, 2020
Fisheries management open house coming to Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government wants to hear your thoughts on angling in Alberta.Lethbridge is one of 11 stopovers for a government tour on fisheries management.Beginning next week, open h...
Jan 8, 2020 (Pexels photo)
'Ugly Betty' co-creator Silvio Horta dies in Miami at 45
MIAMI - Award-winning producer Silvio Horta, who was acclaimed for creating the hit series "Ugly Betty" with actress Salma Hayek, has died. He was 45. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner said Wedne...
Jan 8, 2020
Poems by man who killed Indigenous woman removed from parliamentary website
OTTAWA - Two poems written by a man who killed an Indigenous woman have been removed from the parliamentary poet laureate website. The poems by Stephen Brown included one about a sex wo...
Jan 8, 2020
After taking care of business at home, surging Canucks expect challenges on the road
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks are packing a seven-game win streak in their suitcase and heading out on the road. The winning span is the longest in six years for Vancouver. It has left the Canucks...
Jan 8, 2020
Canadian canoe star Vincent Lapointe awaits ICF decision on doping violation
MONTREAL - Canadian canoe star Laurence Vincent Lapointe must wait longer to find out if she will compete in this summer's Olympic Games. The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has told the ath...
Jan 8, 2020
Hollywood-backed Quibi thinks you'll pay for its video bites
LAS VEGAS - A startup heavily backed by Hollywood is wagering that you're ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on your phone - for a price. The company behind this ...
Jan 8, 2020
California could mandate backup power at cellphone towers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - When the nation's largest electric utility preemptively shut off power last fall to prevent wildfires in California, customers lost more than just their lights - some lost their p...
Jan 8, 2020
Banff, Writing-On-Stone among the "Best Places to Travel in Canada for 2020"
BANFF, AB - Vacay.ca has named two popular tourist destinations in Alberta as being among the 20 best places to go in the country.According to the website, the list "endeavours to spotlight destinatio...
Jan 8, 2020 Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park. (Supplied by Vacay.ca)
Air Canada to adjust routes in response to restrictions in Persian Gulf region
TORONTO - Transport Canada says that Air Canada has complied with U.S.-led restrictions on commercial airlines operating in the Persian Gulf region, though neither the government nor the airline ...
Jan 8, 2020