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Alberta university students want lecturer who denies Ukrainian famine fired
EDMONTON - Some University of Alberta students want the school to fire an assistant lecturer who denies the Holodomor, the mass genocide of Ukrainian people carried out by the former So...
Dec 01, 2019
Edmonton mayor says he could help Trudeau deal with angry western premiers
OTTAWA - Edmonton's mayor, who has met three times with the prime minister since election day, is pushing his fellow municipal leaders as potential mediators to smooth over relations between the feder...
Dec 01, 2019
Halifax police apologize to black community for pain caused by street checks
Halifax's police chief issued a formal apology to Nova Scotia's black community Friday over the practice of street checks, describing it as a first step to counter a series of historic ...
Dec 01, 2019
Coroner's office says post-mortem for plane crash victims could take days
The Ontario coroner's office says it will likely be several days before the victims of this week's plane crash are publicly identified, but a friend of the pilot says the man and his entire famil...
Dec 01, 2019
Authorities: 9 killed, 3 injured in South Dakota plane crash
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. - Nine people died and three more were injured when a single-engine plane bound for Idaho crashed shortly after takeoff in South Dakota. Peter Knudson with the National Transportatio...
Dec 01, 2019
N.L. farmers feel powerless against hungry moose destroying their crops
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Hungry moose have been taking a bite out of the profits of farmers in Newfoundland, prompting calls for the province to help put an end to the night-time feeding fren...
Dec 01, 2019
B.C. forest industry facing uncertain future as mills close across province
VICTORIA - It seems barely a day goes by without an announcement about layoffs, temporary closures or permanent mill shut downs in British Columbia's struggling forest industry. As a result, thousands...
Dec 01, 2019
Whisper campaign questions black Liberal candidate's appeal outside Montreal
MONTREAL - Within days of entering the Quebec Liberal leadership race, Dominique Anglade was hit with a whisper campaign suggesting the colour of her skin and her connect...
Dec 01, 2019
Council consensus: what premiers are hoping for out of Monday's meeting
OTTAWA - Premiers of all the provinces and territories gather Monday in Toronto to try to shape a collective agenda for their relationship with the federal government, after an election that left the ...
Dec 01, 2019
Scheer heads to Conservative heartland after a bruising week of challenges
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer heads into the Conservative heartland of Alberta on Friday where he'll make a pitch to some of the party's most fervent supporters about why he ought to keep his job as fed...
Dec 01, 2019