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Kenney cleared after questions raised about MP housing expenses
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee has cleared Alberta Premier Jason Kenney of allegations he wrongly claimed residential expenses while he was a Conservative cabinet minister in Ott...
May 02, 2019
Canadian Forces adapting as requests for disaster-related assistance grow
OTTAWA - The Canadian military says it is changing the way it answers calls for help in the face of growing demands for disaster-related assistance in recent years. The Canadian Forces has b...
May 02, 2019
Race season beginning and Indian Relay Race Invitational returning in July
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's shaping up to be another busy season at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club.The club announced the start of the racing season this weekend, as well as the Indian Relay Race Invitational...
May 02, 2019 Photo Credit: Rocky Mountain Turf Club
Trump easing offshore drilling safety rules from Deepwater
PORT FOURCHON, La. - The Trump administration moved Thursday to give oil and gas companies more flexibility in meeting safety requirements imposed after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, which ...
May 02, 2019
John Singleton's work resonated to diverse audiences
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Much has been made about how John Singleton brought the issues gripping black youth in South Central Los Angeles to mainstream audiences with his 1991 classic "Boyz N the Hood." Bu...
May 02, 2019
Laval's Betts, UBC's Van Ryk win Canadian university sport awards
CALGARY - Laval football player Mathieu Betts and University of British Columbia volleyball player Kierra Van Ryk have been named Canadian university sport athletes of the year. Betts, a defensive end...
May 02, 2019
China suspends export permits from two Canadian pork plants - including Red Deer
TORONTO - The federal government says it has been notified that China has suspended the export permits of two Canadian pork exporters.A spokeswoman for Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says a ...
May 02, 2019 Pigs feeding - courtesy of the Canadian Pork Council
Ex-Obama envoy Heyman details 'ice age' with Harper over Keystone pipeline
OTTAWA - Barack Obama's former envoy to Ottawa has pulled back the veil on how the previous Conservative government of Stephen Harper froze him out over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Bruce H...
May 02, 2019
Bankruptcy of energy company may show lenders view industry differently: CAPP
The bankruptcy of a Calgary energy company that plans to walk away from thousands of gas wells may be a sign lenders are changing how they look at the industry in light of a recent Supreme C...
May 02, 2019
Veteran Toronto defender Drew Moor unlikely to figure in weekend game in Orlando
Toronto FC defender Drew Moor is unlikely to play this weekend in Orlando, according to coach Greg Vanney. The 35-year-old Moor, the quarterback of TFC's defence, has missed the last three games - the...
May 02, 2019