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Gerard Bouchard declares opposition to Quebec's 'radical' secularism bill
QUEBEC - A second prominent intellectual has told the Quebec government it is going down the wrong path with its secularism bill, saying there is no compelling reason to lump teach...
May 10, 2019
Blood-donor deferral period for men who have sex with men cut to three months
OTTAWA - Men who have had sex with men will be able to give blood after a deferral period of three months, down from a year, Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor said Wednesday. The decis...
May 10, 2019
Family of murdered Toronto physician 'destroyed,' court hears
TORONTO - Ana Fric says she would have given up on life after her daughter's brutal murder but her three young grandchildren give her a reason to live. Elana Fric Shamji was killed by her hu...
May 10, 2019
Swedish defenceman Olle Alsing signs with Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed Swedish defenceman Olle Alsing to a two-year, entry-level contract. Alsing, 23, recently completed his second full season in the Swedish Hockey League, and fir...
May 10, 2019
Ottawa announces $4.5-million in funding for three palliative care projects
MONCTON, N.B. - Three organizations that focus on palliative care will receive $4.5 million in funding from Ottawa. Federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced the funding for three proj...
May 10, 2019
Family, strangers bid adieu to 7-year-old girl: 'A lot of outrage and pain'
GRANBY, Que. - A seven-year-old girl whose death has become a rallying cry for change to Quebec's youth protection system was laid to rest Thursday at a funeral attended by hundreds of mourn...
May 10, 2019
Suspects in Colorado school shooting due back in court
DENVER - Both suspects in a suburban Denver school shooting are due back in court Friday as prosecutors file charges in the attack that killed a student and wounded eight others. The district attorney...
May 10, 2019
Farrakhan says he doesn't hate Jewish people
CHICAGO - Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan said Thursday that despite assertions by Facebook when it banned him from its platform, he is not a hater of Jewish people, is not a misogynis...
May 10, 2019
Mexico's prized beaches threatened by smelly algae invasion
MEXICO CITY - Tourists looking for sun and sand in Mexican resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum have been disgusted by foul-smelling mounds of sargassum - a seaweed-like algae - piling up o...
May 10, 2019
Why does Facebook fail to fix itself? It's partly humans
SAN FRANCISCO - The question comes up over and over, with extremist material, hate speech, election meddling and privacy invasions. Why can't Facebook just fix it? It's complicated, with reasons that ...
May 10, 2019