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'Revel The Heart' among slogans suggested for Manitoba's 150th birthday
Celebrations for Manitoba's 150th birthday next year were almost given the slogans "Revel The Heart" and "Love Your Manitoba, Explore Someone Else's."
No, Gerald Butts doesn't have $23 million
Former NHL star Theo Fleury recently tweeted that the former Liberal political adviser had a net worth of $23 million. We traced the disinformation from its murky origins on a listicle website to an apparent network of bots on Twitter.
We asked 12 Canadian premiers about Quebec's controversial Bill 21
Only four premiers responded to National Observer's inquiries about Quebec's Bill 21 — a controversial new law that would prohibit any public service employee in a position of authority who deals with the public from wearing religious symbols like turbans, kippas, crosses and more.
Officials flagged 900 food items from China with 'problems' over two years
Canadian inspectors intercepted nearly 900 food products from China over concerns about faulty labels, unmentioned allergens and harmful contaminants that included glass and metal between 2017 and early 2019, according to internal federal records.
Prominent Montreal lawyer James Duggan among victims of Quebec plane crash
James Duggan, a well-known Montreal lawyer who spent years fighting for the rights of RCMP officers to unionize, was among the three victims of a plane crash that occurred in a remote region of northern Quebec on Friday, July 12, 2019.
Some MPs are warning the parliamentary workload is going to kill someone
Some MPs are warning the high-stress, high-stakes environment of politics coupled with relentless work schedules and bouts of politically motivated marathon voting and debating sessions are one day going to kill someone.
High-speed rail link would run from Vancouver to Seattle in under 1 hour: study
A proposed high-speed rail link connecting Vancouver, Seattle and Portland would cut the travel time between each city to under an hour and dramatically boost the economy of the entire region, a new report concludes.
Loved ones of Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh mourn after terrorist attack
Family and friends of Hodan Nalayeh are remembering the Somali-Canadian journalist killed in a terrorist attack this week for her work redefining the global Somali identity through positive storytelling.
Global concern grows over Canada's funding of fight against AIDS, TB, malaria
International concern is growing in medical and development circles that the Trudeau government is about to step back from its much-publicized global leadership on eradicating AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Federal, B.C. governments consider options to help salmon blocked by landslide
A system of pressurized tubes known as a "salmon cannon" is among the options the British Columbia and federal governments are considering to help fish trapped by a rock slide in the Fraser River.
Producers still cautious despite higher Q2 expectations on stronger oil prices
Higher oil prices are expected to boost cash flow for the large Canadian crude producers as they roll out second-quarter results beginning next week, but analysts say the extra money is unlikely to be added to growth budgets.
'Facts' show Trump supports NATO despite criticism, Stoltenberg says
Despite President Donald Trump's anti-NATO rhetoric, the "facts on the ground" in Europe show the United States is more supportive of the alliance than before, says NATO's chief.
Ministers making announcements at Davie, Seaspan shipyards today
The federal government is promising major announcements today, July 16, 2019, at shipyards in Quebec and Victoria.
U.S. tug firm to be sentenced for 2016 spill in B.C. First Nation's territory
A Texas-based company is scheduled to be sentenced after pleading guilty to a diesel spill from a tug boat that ran aground and sank in a First Nation's fishing territory on British Columbia's central coast.