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Nova Scotia surplus tightens to $12.1 million on shrinking revenues
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s finance minister says the provincial surplus is shrinking, and there simply…
Miss Canada speaks out on China human rights
WASHINGTON – Poised but defiant, Miss Canada will be vying for more than the winner’s…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Trudeau details Ottawa’s ‘two tracks’ towards resetting indigenous relationship
Ottawa must follow two separate tracks in its reconciliation efforts with indigenous people, says Prime…
Globalization took hits in 2016; Will 2017 lead to more?
LONDON – Globalization, the path that the world economy has largely followed for decades, took…
Aboriginal woman’s slaying exposes Australia’s racial divide
YAMBA, Australia – The life was long drained from Lynette Daley by the time the…
At least three deaths may be attributed to extreme cold weather in B.C.
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s coroners’ service says extreme cold weather across the province may be…
Want a hippo for Christmas? The story of a girl who got one
LOS ANGELES – All a cute, curly haired 10-year-old girl named Gayla Peevey wanted for…
Yahoo faces proposed Canadian class action over compromised user info
TORONTO – Yahoo is now facing a proposed class action on behalf of Canadians whose…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Fort McMurray fire chief who led battle against the beast retiring in February
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – The man who led a fight against “the beast” is planning…
Newfoundland man finds girl he saved from fire 65 years ago living next door
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. – Edward ‘Kip’ Malone says he has been dogged by the…
Jordan shooting ambushes kill 10, including Canadian tourist
KARAK, Jordan – Gunmen ambushed Jordanian police in a series of attacks Sunday, including at…
Sunday’s Games
Sunday’s Games NHL Boston 1 Los Angeles 0 Winnipeg 4 Colorado 1 Columbus 4 Vancouver…
NHL Capsules
VANCOUVER – Seth Jones scored 46 seconds into overtime lead Columbus to a 4-3 victory…
Provinces bristle at what they call feds’ take it or leave it health care offer
OTTAWA – The federal government is to sit down Monday with the provinces for some…
Four stories in the news today, Dec. 19
Four stories in the news for Monday, Dec. 19 ——— FEDS AND PROVINCES DICKER OVER…
Woman who fled to Mexico with her baby now jailed in Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. – Authorities have arrested a woman who had fled to Mexico with her…
Indonesia police: Edict against Christmas attire isn’t law
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesian police say they will take action against Islamic groups that use…
Lawmaker: Ex-N. Korea diplomat fled due to ‘reign of terror’
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – A high-profile North Korean defector told South Korean lawmakers on…
India blames Pakistan-based insurgents for air base attack
NEW DELHI – Indian investigators said Monday that they have determined that the leader of…
Cops: No clean getaway for twins who stole 180 bars of soap
ABSECON, N.J. – Police say twin brothers stole 180 bars of soap from a New…
Jet-setting Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99
Zsa Zsa Gabor, the jet-setting Hungarian actress who made a career out of multiple marriages,…
‘Rogue One’ soars to second-best December debut with $155M
LOS ANGELES – “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” soared to the top of the…