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Actress Anjelica Huston supports banning fur sales in NYC
NEW YORK - Actress Anjelica Huston is supporting efforts to outlaw fur sales in the fashion mecca of New York. Huston says in an opinion piece in the Daily News that she used to think fur was a symbol...
Apr 20, 2019
Top 1% paid slightly more in taxes after Liberal changes, figures show
OTTAWA - The country's top one per cent of earners paid a slightly bigger share of federal income taxes after a policy shift from the Trudeau Liberals designed to make th...
Apr 20, 2019
Michael Wernick, clerk of the Privy Council, bids farewell to public service
OTTAWA - Michael Wernick, the clerk of the Privy Council, has bid farewell to the more than 200,000 workers in the federal public service. Wernick announced in mid-March that he would leave ...
Apr 20, 2019
Flood waters take woman's life in western Quebec after river sweeps away road
MONTREAL - A woman in her 70s has died after driving her car into a massive sinkhole caused by flooding in western Quebec, police say. The accident left her sedan upside down in a swollen stream ...
Apr 20, 2019
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante faces online threats over secularism stance
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante spoke out Thursday about threats directed against her over her stance on the province's secularism bill. Plante told reporters Thursday the online attacks have inten...
Apr 20, 2019
Cracks showing in newly remodelled Toronto FC facade after wild Minnesota win
TORONTO - Another win and show of offensive might from Toronto FC. But cracks are beginning to show in the newly remodelled TFC facade. In the absence of the injured Drew Moor, Toronto (4-1-...
Apr 20, 2019
Players boycotting social media over racism receive abuse
MANCHESTER, England - Soccer players in England boycotting social media in a protest against racism were targeted with abuse for posting about the 24-hour campaign. Talks with the social media compani...
Apr 20, 2019
Players boycotting social media over racism receive abuse
MANCHESTER, England - Soccer players in England boycotting social media in a protest against racism were targeted with abuse for posting about the 24-hour campaign. Talks with the social media compani...
Apr 20, 2019
Harvard prof says Concordia disinvited him because of his conservative views
MONTREAL - Plans to celebrate a Concordia University college's 40th anniversary are in disarray after the school decided to disinvite a Harvard professor because of his controversial views on feminism...
Apr 20, 2019
Avalanche hot at the right time, cruise past Flames into second round
CALGARY - Colorado had to be at its best over the final month of the of the regular season just to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Avalanche are still playing at that high level an...
Apr 20, 2019