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Residents told old buildings at former Winnipeg army barracks to be destroyed
WINNIPEG - The abandoned buildings at Winnipeg’s Kapyong Barracks may have a date with the wrecking ball. A letter issued to area residents said the Department of National Defence is proposing t...
Nov 17, 2016
Academics issue warning over Canada's progress on climate change
EDMONTON - Academics from across Canada are warning that building more oil and gas infrastructure threatens the country’s climate-change goals. “B.C.’s planning to increase emissions...
Nov 17, 2016
Canadian aid being well-used in Haitian region ravaged by hurricane Matthew: Bibeau
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says she’s reassured about the management of Canadian humanitarian donations to Haiti following the devastation of ...
Nov 17, 2016
Waiting for Gaudreau: Flames prepared for life without talented left-winger
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames are preparing for life without talented left-winger Johnny Gaudreau for the next six weeks. That was the message from Calgary general manager Brad Treliving on Thursday af...
Nov 17, 2016
Number of lawsuits rise in whale-watching boat sinking that claimed 6 lives
VICTORIA - Survivors of the sinking of a whale-watching boat off British Columbia’s coast last year are recounting their harrowing escape from death as they swam for the light above the ocean. F...
Nov 17, 2016
Hundreds attend memorial for dead girl in small Saskatchewan town
CHOICELAND, Sask. - Hundreds of mourners gathered in a small Saskatchewan town to remember the life of a seven-year-old girl who was found dead. Nia Eastman was the subject of an Amber Alert on Nov. 1...
Nov 17, 2016
Super-welterweights Butler to face Cook in all-Canadian showdown at Bell Centre
MONTREAL - Canada’s top super-welterweights are to clash in the main event when Steven Butler of Montreal faces Brandon Cook of Ajax, Ont., on Jan. 28 at Bell Centre. Butler (18-0-1, 15 knockout...
Nov 17, 2016
Mike Trout, Kris Bryant win baseball's MVP awards
CHICAGO - While the Los Angeles Angels stumbled, Mike Trout soared again. Just too good to ignore. Trout won the AL MVP award Thursday for the second time in three years, and Chicago Cubs third basema...
Nov 17, 2016
Indigenous input needed in fight against climate change: Manitoba chief
WINNIPEG - A regional chief from Manitoba says indigenous voices are crucial to the fight against climate change. Kevin Hart of the Assembly of First Nations says climate change disproportionately aff...
Nov 17, 2016
IS attacks in Mosul as poor visibility slows Iraqi advance
MOSUL, Iraq - Cloudy skies neutralized air power in Mosul on Thursday, Iraqi forces said, hampering their advance in the northern city, although they still faced deadly attacks by Islamic State milita...
Nov 17, 2016