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Last GM cars roll out and watch for the 2019 newsmaker; In The News for Dec. 18
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 18. What we are watching i...
Dec 18, 2019
WWII allies, Germany mark 75 yrs since Battle of the Bulge
BASTOGNE, Belgium - Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany togethermarked the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II - the Battle of the Bulge, which stopped ...
Dec 18, 2019
Little Bay Islanders say goodbye as N.L. town resettles, but some eye return
LITTLE BAY ISLANDS, N.L. - On a clear Friday morning in mid-November, the MV Hazel McIsaac is packed with a gaggle of chatting passengers. U-Hauls and pick-up trucks are parked on the ferry's bottom d...
Dec 18, 2019
'You can call anything a national concern:' Alberta questions federal carbon tax
EDMONTON - Allowing Ottawa's carbon tax law to stand would give the federal government a tool it could use to repeatedly chip away at provincial powers, lawyers for the Alberta government ar...
Dec 18, 2019
First Nation alleges Ottawa withheld info during Trans Mountain consultation
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a British Columbia First Nation is accusing the federal government of withholding key information about oil spills until after the latest consultation on the Trans Mountain pi...
Dec 18, 2019
Morneau set to hear from provinces pushing for more financial help
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals opened the door Monday to changing the way the federal government decides how much financial help it gives cash-strapped provinces, ahead of talks among the cou...
Dec 18, 2019
What is gender-based analysis, anyway? How the policy tool is changing government
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police noticed that among rank-and-file members showing an interest in promotions, fewer women than men were putting their hands up. A gender-based analys...
Dec 18, 2019
India's Supreme Court delays hearing citizenship law pleas
NEW DELHI - India's Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed hearing pleas challenging the constitutionality of a new citizenship law that has sparked opposition and massive protests across the country. T...
Dec 18, 2019
Tatar, Weber power-play goals lift Canadiens to 3-1 victory over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Tomas Tatar and Shea Weber scored power-play goals 1:34 apart in the third period as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 Tuesday night. Nick Cousins also scored for t...
Dec 18, 2019
Malkin scores historic goal for Penguins in 4-1 win over Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Evgeni Malkin scored his 400th career goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. The Russian joined Mario Lemieux (690), Sidney Crosby (451) and Jaromi...
Dec 17, 2019