Canadian News
Senators push for stronger legislation for boosting diversity on boards
Canadian Business Corporations Act affects nearly 270,000 companies but changes wouldn’t affect all
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Canadian drillers moving rigs south to chase better prospects in Texas oilfields
Calgary-based Trinidad Drilling Ltd. has announced it will move two idle drilling rigs from Canada
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Canada in middle of pack on polar bear protection: World Wildlife Fund
Leading polar bear experts say Canada needs to do much better than the rating suggests
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Actor Mark Salling dies weeks after child porn guilty plea
Sailing was scheduled to be sentenced March 7, prosecutors planned to ask for five to seven years
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Putin to athletes: Ignore doping scandals at Olympics
“I wish you not to think about anything which has recently accompanied your preparation for these Olympics,” said Putin
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U.S. gymnastics doctor faces another sentence, victims return to court
Former sports doctor Larry Nassar admitted to molesting some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years
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Trump’s first State of the Union address
Trump to Congress: Talks about fixing trade deals, not about scrapping them
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New Brunswick running 11th straight deficit and increasing net debt
The Fraser Institute said it’s time New Brunswick cuts spending and starts to address the net debt.
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Governor orders criminal probe of Texas gymnastics ranch
Greg Abbott has ordered a criminal investigation into claims that former doctor Larry Nassar abused some of his victims at the Texas ranch that was the training ground for U.S. women’s gymnastics
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Halifax council debates immediate removal of Edward Cornwallis statue
Days after Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq chiefs called for the statue to be taken down, councillors debate city’s controversial founder
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