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SNC-Lavalin faces criminal probe over Montreal bridge contract, documents reveal
MONTREAL - Court documents show that Quebec prosecutors are working with the RCMP on the possibility of new criminal charges against SNC-Lavalin tied to a contract to refurbish Montreal's Jacques...
Feb 12, 2019
Aguero, City humiliate Chelsea - and referee joins in japes
LONDON - Sergio Aguero is scoring for fun, and even referee Mike Dean got in on the japes. Only Chelsea had nothing to smile about after a 6-0 humiliation at Manchester City. Scoring a hat trick for a...
Feb 12, 2019
Norad chief urges speedy defensive upgrades amid spectre of new Cold War
OTTAWA - The commander of North America's missile warning system is urging Canada and the U.S. to get on with upgrading the continent's defences in the face of threats unmatched since the Cold War. Ge...
Feb 12, 2019
Saskatchewan's justice minister says carbon case likely headed to Supreme Court
REGINA - Saskatchewan's attorney general says he has no doubt the constitutional challenge against Ottawa's imposition of carbon tax will end up in the Supreme Court of C...
Feb 12, 2019
Calgary Stampeders re-sign trio just before free agency begins
While the real fireworks came after CFL free agency started on Tuesday afternoon, some notable names re-signed with their clubs just before they hit the open market. Most notably, receivers Eric ...
Feb 12, 2019
Tariffs take toll on whiskey exports in last half of 2018
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Retaliatory tariffs caused a sharp downturn in American whiskey exports in the last half of 2018 as distillers started feeling the pain from global trade disputes, an industry trade ...
Feb 12, 2019
Minnesota governor sides with environmentalists on pipeline
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that his administration will keep pursuing an appeal of an independent regulatory commission's approval of Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its ...
Feb 12, 2019
US expects record domestic oil production in 2019, 2020
The U.S. says domestic oil production levels will reach new heights this year and next, and that prices will be lower than they were in 2018. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday th...
Feb 12, 2019
Canucks trade 2020 draft pick to Rangers for goalie depth
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have addressed their goaltending shortage in a trade with the New York Rangers. The Canucks dealt a seventh-round pick in the 2020 draft to the Rangers on T...
Feb 12, 2019
New Jersey becomes first US state to take legal Oscars bets
LAS VEGAS - Perhaps you weren't sure - or didn't care - if Gisele Bundchen's husband and the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl this month. But you know why "The Favourite" is a favourite to win ...
Feb 12, 2019