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Canada's ambassador meets with second detainee, Michael Spavor, in China
OTTAWA - China has now granted Canada access to both of its recently arrested citizens - a move one former Canadian consular official sees as an encouraging sign. In a statement, Global Affairs Canada...
Dec 16, 2018
Revived Cuban Lunch bars meet with huge demand, wrapper supply snafus
CAMROSE - A peanut-and-chocolate candy popular decades ago has been flying off shelves since an Alberta couple revived it earlier this year. The Cuban Lunch bar disappeared in 1991 when the Paulins fa...
Dec 16, 2018
Trudeau rules out snap election call, national ballot slated for Oct. 21
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be no early election call. In a roundtable interview with The Canadian Press, Trudeau says he is happy to rule out the prospect of a snap ballot,...
Dec 16, 2018
'Rough waters': Spill raises new questions about fast-growing N.L. oil industry
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s ambitious plans to dramatically expand the province’s lucrative offshore oil and gas industry got a nasty jolt on Nov. 16. Amid a fierc...
Dec 16, 2018
Baloo the cat is back at home after being mistakenly shipped to Montreal
HALIFAX - Much to the relief of his loving family, Baloo the cat came back - just not the very next day - after being mistakenly shipped 1,200 kilometres away. “There’s been lots of treats...
Dec 16, 2018
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury wins third gold of moguls World Cup season
THAIWOO, China - Another day, another World Cup victory for Mikael Kingsbury. Kingsbury won his third gold medal in as many starts in the moguls World Cup season on Sunday, coming in first in the dual...
Dec 16, 2018
Boxer Samuel Vargas wins as Argentine opponent clowns, clutches and chomps
TORONTO - With 35 fights under his belt, NABA welterweight champion Samuel Vargas thought he had pretty much seen it all. Then came Gabriel Adrian Pereiro. The 40-year-old Argentine clowned, clutched ...
Dec 16, 2018
Revived Cuban Lunch bars meet with huge demand, wrapper supply snafus
CAMROSE, Alta. - A peanut-and-chocolate candy popular decades ago has been flying off shelves since an Alberta couple revived it earlier this year. The Cuban Lunch bar disappeared in 1991 when the Pau...
Dec 16, 2018
Suspected gas explosion destroys eatery in Japan, hurts 42
TOKYO - A suspected gas explosion destroyed wooden buildings housing a restaurant and a real estate office in northern Japan on Sunday night, injuring 42 people, police and local media said. The power...
Dec 16, 2018
North Korea marks 7th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Koreans are marking the seventh anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong Il with visits to statues and vows of loyalty to his son, Ki...
Dec 16, 2018