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Daisy Bates, Johnny Cash statues headed to US Capitol
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates and country singer Johnny Cash - two of Arkansas' most celebrated icons - are headed to Washington, D.C., to represent the state in a U.S...
Apr 13, 2019
Civil rights and legal orgs urge Trudeau to drop asylum-eligibility changes
OTTAWA - A group of civil-society and legal organizations is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to withdraw changes to asylum laws included in a Liberal budget bill tabled this week, calling th...
Apr 13, 2019
Feds' plan for neonicotinoids makes little sense, environment groups say
OTTAWA - Environment groups are calling out Canada's approach to assessing pesticides after seven years of reviews led Health Canada to simultaneously decide to allow certain popular&nb...
Apr 13, 2019
Senate confirms ex-lobbyist David Bernhardt to lead Interior
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to lead the department on a permanent basis, despite complaints by Democrats that the former oil and gas lobbyis...
Apr 13, 2019
Liberals nix opposition motion for investigation into top-court selection leak
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals have thwarted an opposition attempt to find out who leaked information about a dispute between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former attorney general Jody W...
Apr 13, 2019
Mazda recalls more than 200K cars in U.S., Canada due to failing wipers
OTTAWA - Mazda is recalling more than 200,000 Mazda 3 compact cars in the U.S. and Canada because the windshield wipers can fail. The company says in documents posted Saturday by the U.S. National Hig...
Apr 13, 2019
Far-right group's brief on immigration removed from Quebec legislature website
QUEBEC - A brief from a far-right anti-immigrant group was removed from the Quebec legislature's website Thursday following an outcry from people who monitor extremist movements. MarieChanta...
Apr 13, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs looking to go up 2-0 on Boston Bruins
BOSTON - Nazem Kadri and the Toronto Maple Leafs have been paying close attention to some of the eyebrow-raising results early in the NHL playoffs. The Toronto centre and his teammates are h...
Apr 13, 2019
Morehouse College to take transgender students
The country's only all-male historically black college will begin admitting transgender men next year, marking a major shift for the school at a time when higher education institutions around the nati...
Apr 13, 2019
Montreal businessman Clifford Starke very serious about purchasing Alouettes
Clifford Starke wants to return the Montreal Alouettes to their former glory. Starke grew up in Montreal attending Alouettes games at a sold-out Molson Stadium seated with then club president&nbs...
Apr 13, 2019