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Jury hearing Jacques Corriveau's fraud case receives final instructions Thursday
MONTREAL - The fraud trial of longtime Liberal organizer Jacques Corriveau is expected to be in the hands of the jury by Thursday. Corriveau, 83, a former close ally of ex-prime minister Jean Chretien...
Oct 25, 2016
Edmonton Oilers navigating new, somewhat disorienting challenge -- success
EDMONTON - The NHL season is still young, but the Edmonton Oilers find themselves navigating a new and somewhat disorienting challenge - success. The Oilers have won five of their first six games. Wit...
Oct 25, 2016
Skip Brad Gushue to test injured hip next week, hopes to return next month
Veteran skip Brad Gushue is brimming with cautious optimism as he weighs in on when his injured left hip might be ready for him to return to the ice. He has felt much better over the last two weeks an...
Oct 25, 2016
With Trump on ropes, Clinton looks to new target of winning power in Congress
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. - Spare a thought for Donald Trump - Hillary Clinton barely did as she began a visit to America’s biggest swing state Tuesday. Democrats’ increasing confidence about wi...
Oct 25, 2016
Pakistani cadets ran, jumped from windows to flee militants
QUETTA, Pakistan - Survivors of an overnight attack that killed 61 people at a Pakistani police academy described chaotic scenes of gunfire and explosions, with militants shooting anyone they saw and ...
Oct 25, 2016
Fighting off the Ritz: Freeland's feud with Tory trade critic gets personal
OTTAWA - The international trade minister is pushing back at her Conservative rival’s accusations in the House of Commons that she’s in need of “adult supervision.” Chrystia Fr...
Oct 25, 2016
Alberta adopts building code changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
EDMONTON – Alberta is adopting construction rules that aim to make new homes and other buildings more energy efficient to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The updated or new codes that cover bui...
Oct 25, 2016
House of Commons votes 313 to 0 to provide Yazidis refuge in Canada
OTTAWA - With a freed Yazidi sex slave watching from the gallery, the House of Commons voted unanimously Tuesday to acknowledge a genocide against her people and to offer safe haven in Canada to vulne...
Oct 25, 2016
Working with Kurds: Iraqi residents optimistic about defeat of Islamic State
CALGARY - It’s an uneasy alliance born out of necessity. Two residents of the Kurdistan region near Iraq’s second-largest city say past differences are being put aside for now to defeat th...
Oct 25, 2016
Establishing Trade Relations Between Lethbridge And Yuma, AZ
LETHBRIDGE – Lethbridge is looking to its southern neighbours for trade opportunities this week. On Tuesday (Oct. 25), Economic Development Lethbridge (EDL) kicked off a two-day trade mission we...
Oct 25, 2016