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Cellphones, radio, TV stations to broadcast emergency alert system test today
OTTAWA - Police are warning Canadians against abusing the 911 emergency number in connection with the testing of the national alert system. The warnings came Wednesday as wireless devices, radio ...
Nov 29, 2019
Back on schedule: Three-day transit strike in Vancouver averted at last minute
VANCOUVER - About 350,000 commuters in Metro Vancouver were spared the inconvenience of a full bus strike Wednesday after a month-long transit dispute ended with a tentative agreement. The propos...
Nov 29, 2019
United Conservative Party holds first annual meeting since election win
CALGARY - Members of Alberta's United Conservative Party are meeting for the first time since the party formed government after winning last spring's election. The UCP is holding its annual&...
Nov 29, 2019
Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland to meet Mexico’s USMCA point man in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland are to meet a top Mexican diplomat in Ottawa today as efforts intensify to get the new North American free-trade agreement approved. The prime minister an...
Nov 29, 2019
Hockey reckoning amid renewed call for independent body to probe abuse
VANCOUVER - Amid a reckoning in the NHL and mounting allegations of abuse and harassment in university sports, athletes are renewing a call for an independent body to probe complaints and oversee a un...
Nov 29, 2019
Hockey reckoning amid renewed call for independent body to probe abuse
VANCOUVER - Amid a reckoning in the NHL and mounting allegations of abuse and harassment in university sports, athletes are renewing a call for an independent body to probe complaints and oversee a un...
Nov 29, 2019
Flames to practise at home for first time since controversy with head coach
CALGARY - The Flames will practise in Calgary on Friday morning for the first time since allegations surfaced earlier this week that head coach Bill Peters used a racial slur again...
Nov 29, 2019
2 K-pop stars get prison terms for sexual crimes
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A South Korean court on Friday found two K-pop stars guilty of illicit sexual relations with a woman who was unable to resist and sentenced them to up to six years in priso...
Nov 29, 2019
US proposes rules to vet all telecoms-related purchases
BEIJING - The Department of Commerce has proposed requiring case-by-case approvals of all purchases of telecommunications equipment in a move likely to hit major Chinese suppliers like Huawei. The pla...
Nov 29, 2019
Bangladesh sentences seven militants to death in Dhaka cafe attack
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A special anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced seven members of a banned militant group to death Wednesday for their involvement in an attack on a Dhaka cafe that killed...
Nov 29, 2019