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Taxpayer group reveals 43,000 Quebec bureaucrats earn $100,000 or more
MONTREAL - A national group that lobbies for smaller government and lower taxes has calculated there are more than 43,000 Quebec public sector employees earning six-figur...
Feb 04, 2020
Vancouver's Brandon Clarke a big part of Grizzlies' impressive young core
Ja Morant was a fan of Brandon Clarke before the two broke into the NBA together with the Memphis Grizzlies. While the eventual No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA draft was turning heads at Murray State ...
Feb 04, 2020
Vulcan County-area solar project finds investment partner
VULCAN COUNTY, AB - Greengate Power Corporation has found a new partner.They've entered into an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners for the Travers Solar project. Copenhagen will provide...
Feb 04, 2020 A rendered image of the Travers Solar project (Photo courtesy Greengate Power)
Federal Court of Appeal sides with Ottawa on Trans Mountain Pipeline challenge
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says the government's decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second time is reasonable and will stand.In a unanimous 3-0 decision Tuesday, Feb...
Feb 04, 2020 (Supplied by The Canadian Press)
Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 04, 2020
Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad sells 38 planes for $1B
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad Airways said Tuesday it would sell 38 aircraft to an investment firm and a leasing company in a deal valued at $1 billion, the latest cos...
Feb 04, 2020
Lethbridge Airport doing well, but many opportunities remain
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report has come back to Lethbridge City Council that highlights the local airport's greatest strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.At Monday's Community Issues Commi...
Feb 04, 2020 Lethbridge Airport. (Lethbridge News Now)
Montreal Impact add Haiti international midfielder Steeven Saba to first team
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed Haitian international midfielder Steeven Saba on a one-year contract, with options for 2021 and 2022. Saba, 26, spent the last two seasons with Violette Athl...
Feb 04, 2020
Second psychiatrist had worried Desmond was 'falling through the cracks'
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A psychiatrist who saw Lionel Desmond two days before he fatally shot his family and himself says the former soldier showed no signs he was thinking about hurting anyone when ...
Feb 04, 2020
Best picture '1917' is big winner at British Academy Awards
LONDON - Gut-wrenching World War I epic "1917" was the big winner at Sunday's British Academy Film Awards, winning seven prizes including best picture and best director. Sam Mendes' drama about one of...
Feb 04, 2020