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Canada's Kevin Koe on home ice for world men's curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Much has changed since Ben Hebert made his world men’s curling championship debut over a decade ago. At that time, the national playdowns were more challenging than the world...
Mar 29, 2019
Politicians voice support for Windsor auto workers as 1,500 job to be cut
WINDSOR, Ont. - A second round of auto worker layoffs in recent months has led politicians to jump to assure workers as the automotive sector undergoes significant transformation. Economic Development...
Mar 29, 2019
Country's new top bureaucrat to take over from embattled Wernick on April 19
OTTAWA - Michael Wernick will officially step down as the country’s top bureaucrat in April, one month after he announced plans to step down in the wake of being drawn into the explosive SNC-Lav...
Mar 29, 2019
US new-home sales increased 4.9 per cent in February
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes climbed 4.9 per cent in February, an indication that falling mortgage rates have given a boost to demand from buyers. The Commerce Department said Friday that new ...
Mar 29, 2019
A capsule look at teams competing at the 2019 world men's curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Canada is the host team at the 2019 world men’s curling championship beginning Saturday at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alta. Here’s a look at the 13 teams in the fi...
Mar 29, 2019
Government pushes China for canola evidence, mulling aid for farmers
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is considering subsidizing farmers hit by China’s $2-billion ban on Canadian canola imports, and is pushing the People’s Republic to prove recent sh...
Mar 29, 2019
City lays out protocol for Hurricanes playoff games at Nicholas Sheran Arena
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The first-round WHL playoff series is all tied up between the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Calgary Hitmen. Because of the 2-2 tie, the series will move on to a game five on Saturday, Mar...
Mar 29, 2019
When the dike breaks: How climate change threatens Maritime lowlands
NOEL, N.S. - They were first created by the Acadian settlers of the 1700s, one shovel full of clay-rich soil at a time. Over the centuries the dikes protecting the Maritime lowlands have been extended...
Mar 29, 2019
Seeing double: Candidates with same name square off in P.E.I. election fight
Voters in one P.E.I. riding face a tough choice in the April 23 provincial election: Matthew MacKay, or Matthew MacKay. Seeking re-election in the provincial district of Kensington-Malpeque, Progressi...
Mar 29, 2019
Wealthy parents appear in court in college admissions scam
BOSTON - From a Napa Valley vintner to a Hot Pockets heiress, a procession of wealthy parents made their first appearances in federal court Friday on charges they paid bribes to get their children int...
Mar 29, 2019