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Legislation overhauls Maryland medical network's board
BALTIMORE - Maryland's governor signed fast-tracked legislation Thursday to overhaul a major medical network's board of directors following revelations of numerous questionable financial arrangements ...
Apr 18, 2019
Forensic assessment to continue for Douglas Bagnall
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A forensic assessment ordered March 1, 2019 for 62-year-old Douglas Bagnall will continue for the next 30 days.Appearing via CCTV from the Calgary Remand Centre, Bagnall, who is facin...
Apr 18, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse, Lethbridge News NOW
U.S. Trade czar trumpets new NAFTA auto provisions amid skepticism
OTTAWA - The Trump administration is launching a new charm offensive to sell the merits of the new North American free trade pact to counter growing skepticism about the economic benefits of the deal....
Apr 18, 2019
Mark Norman's lawyers target government over solicitor-client privilege claims
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's legal team accused the federal government on Tuesday of hiding behind solicitor-client privilege to prevent the release of documents they believe will prove the cas...
Apr 18, 2019
Publishers hurry to release book editions of Mueller Report
NEW YORK - With the Mueller Report finally out, at least in redacted form, publishers are hurrying to release book editions. Two Mueller Report books already are in the top 100 on Amazon.com. Digital ...
Apr 18, 2019
Legault cites equalization, hockey as reasons to be proud Canadian
QUEBEC - As "gotcha" questions go, it was pretty mild, but Quebec Premier Francois Legault stumbled this week when asked why he is proud to be Canadian. Appearing before a legislature committee Wednes...
Apr 18, 2019
Canada's emissions target gets further away as 2017 report shows increase
OTTAWA - The return of oil and gas production following the devastating Fort McMurray wildfire and a colder than usual winter pushed Canada's national greenhouse gas emissions up in 2017 for the ...
Apr 18, 2019
'I love you because I know you:' Century-old love letters found in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Century-old love letters are being returned to a family after they were uncovered by a construction crew working on a historic building in Manitoba. The slightly yellowed letters were ...
Apr 18, 2019
New commemorative loonie recognizing gay 'equality' sparks concern
OTTAWA - A new commemorative loonie is sparking concern among academics and advocates who fear it could perpetuate myths about Canada's treatment of lesbian, gay, transgender, queer and two ...
Apr 18, 2019
Ontario's challenge of carbon-pricing law wraps up; judges reserve decision
TORONTO - Ontario's constitutional challenge to Ottawa's imposition of a carbon charge was left in the hands of five Appeal Court justices on Thursday after the hearing wrapped up with each side press...
Apr 18, 2019