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Quebec pounded by winter storm, premier acknowledges need for better response

Quebec pounded by winter storm, premier acknowledges need for better response

MONTREAL — Heavy snow continued to fall Wednesday as Quebec emergency crews struggled to cope with a fatal winter storm that paralyzed traffic and left hundreds of motorists stranded in their cars overnight.

Childhood trauma affects Saskatchewan man guilty of attempted murder: hearing

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A forensic psychiatrist has told a dangerous offender hearing that a Saskatchewan man who brutally beat a woman before setting her clothes on fire is capable of extreme violence.
Wife of man who died in remand hopes inquest gives family 'the answers we need'

Wife of man who died in remand hopes inquest gives family 'the answers we need'

WINNIPEG — The wife of a man who died after suffering an epileptic seizure at the Winnipeg Remand Centre says she hopes the inquest into his death will give his children the answers they deserve.
Cyberspies look to the skies for security help at new headquarters

Cyberspies look to the skies for security help at new headquarters

OTTAWA — Canada's secretive cyberspies have turned to the people who pat travellers down at the airport to bolster security at their new Ottawa headquarters amid heightened concern about sensitive leaks.

Canada, U.S. bring feminism vs. family values to UN meeting on status of women

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S.

Excluding Mexico from NAFTA would hurt the Canadian economy: consul

AUSTIN, United States — Canadians shouldn't be naive enough to believe any deal to exclude Mexico from NAFTA wouldn't hurt the Canadian economy as well, says the Mexican consul general for Austin, Texas. Up until now, U.S.

Union for government workers accuses province of unfair labour practice

REGINA — The union representing Saskatchewan government workers has filed a complaint with the labour relations board that argues the province is subverting the bargaining process.

Manitoba eyes new tools to fight marijuana-impaired driving: minister

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is set to introduce legislation to help police crack down on drivers who are high on marijuana.

Trading politics: University runs market to predict provincial election results

VANCOUVER — After 20 years of running election stock markets, Prof. Werner Antweiler believes the buying and selling of shares in political parties is a more accurate way of predicting election results than public opinion polling.
Power crowd with Ivanka Trump, Trudeau at Broadway play about Canada on 9/11

Power crowd with Ivanka Trump, Trudeau at Broadway play about Canada on 9/11

NEW YORK — They laughed, they cried, they hugged. It was a night to remember on Broadway for hundreds of theatre-goers including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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