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A look at some of the victims of the Iran plane crash who had roots in Canada
Dozens of people with ties to Canada were among the 176 who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Here is a look at some of th...
Jan 21, 2020
Bloc wants to slow down adoption of new NAFTA deal because of aluminum concerns
MONTREAL - The Bloc Quebecois says it will seek to slow down the adoption of the new trade deal between Canada, the United States and Mexico. Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet told reporters tod...
Jan 21, 2020
Canadian Liam Fraser ready for his Toronto FC close-up in Bradley's absence
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney, looking to diffuse expectations, says it will take more than one player to replace injured captain Michael Bradley. But it seems clear Liam Fraser is ...
Jan 21, 2020
Manitoba premier says grain-drying would be exempt from a Manitoba carbon tax
BRANDON, Man. - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is pitching his plan for a carbon tax to agricultural producers as a much better alternative than the current federal one. Pallister told an agricultur...
Jan 21, 2020
Malaysia returns 150 containers of garbage, including 11 to Canada
OTTAWA - Malaysia says it returned 11 shipping containers of plastic garbage to Canada after they arrived on its shores illegally last year. But Canadian officials, citing privacy laws, refu...
Jan 21, 2020
Melfort Fire Department outlines history on new event tent
The Melfort Fire Department has received its new event tent.The tent serves as a visual reminder of the fire department's history in the area, and as shelter.(Facebook/Melfort Fire and Rescue)"We had ...
Jan 21, 2020 (Facebook/Melfort Fire and Rescue)
NewsAlert: Jean Charest won't seek Tory leadership
MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Jean Charest has decided not to seek the federal Conservative leadership. In an interview with Radio-Canada today, he says the odds are stacked against someone from ou...
Jan 21, 2020
US gets 1st case of mysterious new Chinese illness
SEATTLE - A U .S. citizen who recently returned from a trip to central China has been diagnosed with the new virus that has sparked an outbreak and stringent monitoring around the world. The man retur...
Jan 21, 2020
Canadian baseball star Walker believes he'll come up shot in Hall of Fame vote
Former Colorado Rockies and Montreal Expos star slugger Larry Walker says he doesn't expect to be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night. The native of Maple Ridge, B.C., is in h...
Jan 21, 2020
Lawyer says 'loving' emails' are key to Weinstein defence
NEW YORK - Defence lawyers want to use a trove of intimate email correspondence between Harvey Weinstein and his accusers to try to convince a jury that any contact was consensual, one of the attorney...
Jan 21, 2020