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Deported dangerous offender argues charge that would keep him in U.S. jail too old
HALIFAX - A sexual predator released and deported after a controversial Parole Board of Canada decision is now arguing several charges against him should be dropped becau...
May 21, 2019
Halifax mayor Mike Savage asking employers to jump on Mooseheads bandwagon
HALIFAX - Mayor Mike Savage is asking employers in his city to give their employees some leeway, even forgiveness, ahead of Wednesday's "glorious day in Halifax sports." The host Mooseheads&...
May 21, 2019
Is the right to vegan food a human right? Ontario firefighter argues that it is
An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he was not provided sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in British Columbia. Adam Knauff has filed a complaint ...
May 21, 2019
Woman testifies about strange dynamic in home shared with Winnipeg murder suspect
WINNIPEG - A woman says there was a strange dynamic in a house five women shared with a man accused of killing one of them. Holley Sullivan told court today that, despite horrific abuse, the women wer...
May 21, 2019
Countermeasures were key to ending tariff stalemate with U.S., says Trudeau
SEPT-LES, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's retaliatory tariffs on American goods were key to restoring free access to the U.S. market for Canadian steel and aluminum. Trudeau is in S...
May 21, 2019
Ontario researchers invent way to store vaccines at higher temperatures
HAMILTON - Ontario researchers say they've come up with a way to store vaccines at higher temperatures for weeks at a time. The researchers at McMaster University say the cheap technology al...
May 21, 2019
Tiny increase in young appointees to federal posts after Liberal overhaul
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Liberal changes to the federal appointments system has yielded a small increase in the number of younger people getting government posts. Documents from the...
May 21, 2019
Eakins talks Edmonton struggles, AHL success as Gulls continue to impress
Dallas Eakins answers the phone as he's walking from the arena to his team's hotel in suburban Chicago. Ominous storm clouds looming above, the head coach of the San Diego Gulls offers ...
May 21, 2019
Author: 'Game of Thrones' finale was ending, also beginning
NEW YORK - What's next for "Game of Thrones?" The author, whose work was adapted into the HBO series that drew a record-setting numbers of viewers for Sunday's finale, says it's "been a wild ride." Ge...
May 21, 2019
Tennessee's House speaker to resign after no confidence vote
NASHVILLE - Tennessee's embattled House Speaker Glen Casada says he plans to resign following a vote of no confidence by his Republican caucus. Casada announced the decision Tuesday, just a day after ...
May 21, 2019