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Chinese canola decision weighs on prices, creates logistical headaches
Canola prices have taken a hit in the wake of China’s decision to block certain Canadian imports, a move that has created a logistical headache for exporters reliant on the key overseas market. ...
Mar 06, 2019

The Latest: Butts, Wernick testify at justice committee on SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - The last developments at the House of Commons justice committee, holding hearings Wednesday on the SNC-Lavalin affair (all times local): 4:50 p.m. The Liberal majority voted to debate calling...
Mar 06, 2019

Pellet gun attack costs B.C. cat its leg and costs of care leave it homeless
PARKSVILLE, B.C. - A two-year-old tabby cat on Vancouver Island is recovering from a leg amputation after someone shot it with a pellet gun. The BC SPCA says the male cat, named Onyx, was targeted rec...
Mar 06, 2019

Expert panel says country needs new agency to oversee pharmacare program
TORONTO - Ottawa should create a new agency to oversee the rollout of a national drug plan, a federally struck expert panel said Wednesday in laying out what it called the “building blocks”...
Mar 06, 2019
Kelsea Ballerini surprised with Grand Ole Opry invitation
NASHVILLE - Country singer Kelsea Ballerini got a musical surprise of a lifetime in the middle of a duet with Little Big Town when the vocal group changed up the lyrics to their hit “Girl Crush&...
Mar 06, 2019

R. Kelly taken back into custody after child-support hearing
CHICAGO - R. Kelly was taken back into custody Wednesday after appearing at a child-support hearing, authorities said, hours after the broadcast of an interview in which the R&B star cried and ran...
Mar 06, 2019

Tales of a Giant: Willie Mays' reflects in the book "24."
NEW YORK - Baseball great Willie Mays, who turns 88 this spring, has some advice to share. “24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid” comes out Sept. 24, St. Martin’s Press ...
Mar 06, 2019

Survey: US businesses added a solid 183,000 jobs last month
WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses added a solid 183,000 jobs in February, a private survey found, a sign that companies are continuing to hire even as economic growth is likely slowing. Payroll processor A...
Mar 06, 2019

Police link Scotland university device to London mail bombs
LONDON - British police said a suspicious package destroyed by bomb-disposal experts at the University of Glasgow on Wednesday contained an explosive device and was linked to three letter bombs sent t...
Mar 06, 2019
Scheer makes election promise to remove GST from home-heating bills
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to remove federal sales tax from Canadians’ home-heating bills as part of an early election campaign commitment. If elected in the October...
Mar 06, 2019