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In St. John's, N.L., hopes rise of return to normalcy in daily life — and death
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - There's hope in St. John's, N.L., that the daily concerns of life - and death - will slowly begin returning to normal over the weekend. Thursday marked the provincial capital's...
Jan 23, 2020
Commemorative stamp pays tribute to all-black hockey league in the Maritimes
CHERRY BROOK, N.S. - Canada Post plans to unveil a commemorative stamp today that pays tribute to an all-black hockey league that once thrived in the Maritimes. The stamp tells the...
Jan 23, 2020
Longtime Quebec union leader Fernand Daoust dead at 93 after illness
MONTREAL - Fernand Daoust, a long-time Quebec union leader best known for his time with the Quebec Federation of Labour (FTQ), has died at 93. The cause of death wasn't made public but ...
Jan 23, 2020
Sides in Regina refinery labour dispute lay down conditions for talks to resume
REGINA - The owner of a Regina oil refinery where workers are locked out in a contract dispute says there has been a discussion with the union about returning to the bargaining table. But Fe...
Jan 23, 2020
Commemorative stamp pays tribute to all-black hockey league in the Maritimes
CHERRY BROOK, N.S. - Canada Post plans to unveil a commemorative stamp today that pays tribute to an all-black hockey league that once thrived in the Maritimes. The stamp tells the...
Jan 23, 2020
Province hosting "telephone town hall" on Jan. 28 to get input on 2020 budget
LETHBRIDGE, AB - You can let the Government of Alberta know what their next provincial budget should look like.Finance Minister Travis Toews will be hosting two telephone town halls in the final week ...
Jan 23, 2020 Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews. (Supplied by The Canadian Press)
Prison watchdog decries 'Indigenization' of Canada's correctional system
OTTAWA - The proportion of Indigenous people in federal custody has hit a record high of more than 30 per cent due to disturbing and entrenched imbalances, Canada's prison ombudsman warned Tuesday. Th...
Jan 23, 2020
At 90, Alaska Native woman is 1st counted in US Census
TOKSOOK BAY, Alaska - Lizzie Chimiugak has lived for 90 years in the windswept western wilds of Alaska, born to a nomadic family who lived in mud homes and followed where the good hunting and fishing ...
Jan 23, 2020
Parks Canada says no to gondola proposed from Banff townsite to Mount Norquay
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from the Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort. The federal agency was consi...
Jan 23, 2020
Defender Rocco Romeo makes move to Toronto FC first team as homegrown player
TORONTO - Rocco Romeo, who served as a ball boy at Toronto FC games growing up, has signed a first-team contract with the MLS team as a homegrown player. The 19-year-old defender from Richmo...
Jan 23, 2020