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Calls for tighter right whale protections ahead of eastern premiers, governors meeting
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Massachusetts' attorney general is calling on political leaders in the United States and Canada to take stronger measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic right wh...
Sep 07, 2019
Hurricane Dorian expected to make landfall in Nova Scotia on Saturday evening
HALIFAX - The centre of hurricane Dorian was still hundreds of kilometres from the Maritimes when its outer bands started lashing southern New Brunswick and mainland Nova Scotia with strong ...
Sep 07, 2019
China uses arbitrary detentions as 'tool' to achieve 'political goals': Trudeau
OTTAWA - China uses arbitrary detentions as a tool to achieve its international and domestic political goals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. He called that a pressure tactic that is...
Sep 07, 2019
Raiders cut Antonio Brown before playing a game with team
ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Oakland Raiders have released disgruntled star receiver Antonio Brown before he ever played a game for the team. The Raiders announced the decision Saturday, hours after he reque...
Sep 07, 2019
'Please pray for our Bahamasland,' Canadian victim wrote before Dorian hit
Hours before hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas and obliterated entire neighbourhoods, Alishia Sabrina Liolli asked her friends and loved ones on social media to pray for her family and the sma...
Sep 07, 2019
Michigan State University fined $4.5 million in Nassar case
WASHINGTON - The government on Thursday ordered Michigan State University to make sweeping changes and pay a $4.5 million fine after determining that it failed to adequately respond to sexual assault ...
Sep 07, 2019
Some former New Brunswick NDP candidates deny they left party to join the Greens
MONTREAL - Some of the 14 former candidates for the New Brunswick NDP whose names were on a declaration stating they were jumping to the provincial and federal Green parties are now cla...
Sep 07, 2019
Leclerc takes pole position for Italian GP
MONZA, Italy - Charles Leclerc secured a second straight pole position at the end of a chaotic qualifying session for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday to give Ferrari encouragement it can end a nine...
Sep 07, 2019
Michigan State University fined $4.5 million in Nassar case
WASHINGTON - The government on Thursday ordered Michigan State University to make sweeping changes and pay a $4.5 million fine after determining that it failed to adequately respond to sexual assault ...
Sep 07, 2019
Winnipeg Jets sign goaltender Eric Comrie to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - Goalie Eric Comrie and the Winnipeg Jets agreed to a two-year deal on Saturday with an average annual value of $700,000 in the NHL. The contract is a two-way deal in 2019-20 followed by a o...
Sep 07, 2019