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Names in the mix: a list of potential Conservative leadership contenders
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate and meet the first round of requirements is Feb. 27. These candidates have officially declared they in...
Jan 23, 2020

Documents: Extremist group wanted rally to start civil war
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors...
Jan 23, 2020

'Sorry to rain on their parade': Bloc wants to slow down new NAFTA ratification
MONTREAL - The Bloc Quebecois plans to stand in the way of a fast-track adoption of the new trade deal between Canada, the United States and Mexico. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday he wa...
Jan 23, 2020

Documents: Extremist group wanted rally to start civil war
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors...
Jan 23, 2020

Poilievre ends bid for Tory leadership citing desire to spend time with daughter
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre is bowing out of his party's leadership race. Poilievre says he is overwhelmed by the support he received as he built a campaign to replace Andrew Scheer. But...
Jan 23, 2020

Phoenix Rising: Slovak goalie Hlavaj looking for second crack at NHL draft
Samuel Hlavaj entered the season as an unknown prospect in unfamiliar territory, passed over at last year's NHL draft. A lot has changed since for the Slovak goaltender, who now has the Queb...
Jan 23, 2020

Alberta privacy commissioner opens investigation into ID scans at liquor stores
EDMONTON -- Alberta's privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into a liquor retailer's decision to test ID-scanning technology at its stores.Edmonton-based Alcanna Ltd., which runs Liquor Dep...
Jan 23, 2020 Liquor store - The Canadian Press

Barriers exist for women to get into Conservative race: Marilyn Gladu
OTTAWA - The only woman seeking to run for leader of the Conservative party so far says the rules themselves could be keeping other women out of the race. Marilyn Gladu, an Ontario MP, says ...
Jan 23, 2020

Ujiri says Raptors are "going to die trying" to win second consecutive title
TORONTO - There was a moment during his keynote speech Tuesday night that Masai Ujiri briefly looked at his phone. With the NBA trade deadline looming Feb. 6, rumours are rampant on social media, but ...
Jan 23, 2020

Plant-based food products good for agriculture
SASKATOON -- The new trends in plant proteins could benefit prairie farmers. Dalhousie University professor in food distribution and policy, Sylvain Charlebois, discussed the opportunities at the Crop...
Jan 23, 2020 Drying Pea protein -- FarmnewssNOW