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Israel approves of Trudeau funeral delegation, as PM meets Netanyahu
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won the approval of his Israeli hosts for the size and quality of Canada’s delegation to Friday’s funeral of Shimon Peres. Trudeau was also one of a ...
Sep 30, 2016
Economic development help for hard-hit northern Manitoba towns
CHURCHILL, Man. - A federal promise of $4.6 million for economic development projects in northern Manitoba was received Friday as a welcome, but temporary, measure to help a regional economy that has ...
Sep 30, 2016
Flare founder bemoans demise of Canadian fashion magazine
TORONTO - Flare’s visionary founder says she’s sad to see the fashion publication disappear from newsstands, calling it a rare vehicle for Canadian women to see themselves reflected in a s...
Sep 30, 2016
Thunder Bay, Ont., police probing racist online comments allegedly made by cop
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., are investigating allegations that racist comments posted on a local newspaper’s Facebook page were made by members of the police service. They s...
Sep 30, 2016
California governor OKs sex crime bill tied to Stanford case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed two sexual assault laws in response to national outrage over the six-month jail sentence given to a former Stanford University swimmer for a...
Sep 30, 2016
Prairie farmers expected to benefit from global warming by growing corn, soy
BANFF, Alta. - Farmers on the Canadian Prairies are “literally” the only agricultural winners on the planet as a result of global warming, according to an economist studying global food su...
Sep 30, 2016
Liberals call Commons debate, vote on ratifying Paris climate commitments
OTTAWA - The Liberal government will hold a debate and a vote in the House of Commons next week on whether Canada should ratify the international Paris climate accord. The debate by MPs is to begin Mo...
Sep 30, 2016
Federal books $8B lower over first four months compared with a year ago
OTTAWA - New numbers released Friday show the federal government ran a deficit of $2.8 billion over the first four months of 2016-17 - dropping Ottawa’s fiscal position $8 billion lower than it ...
Sep 30, 2016
Judge: Bieber must sit for deposition or face arrest, court
MIAMI - A Florida judge has ordered pop star Justin Bieber to sit down for a deposition within the next 30 days or face the threat of being arrested and brought to court. Circuit Judge Jerald Bagley i...
Sep 30, 2016
Japan approves $1.5b deal for new Tokyo Olympic stadium
TOKYO - The Japanese government approved a 150 billion yen ($1.5 billion) contract Friday to build a new main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a project that has been delayed by more than a year. ...
Sep 30, 2016