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Quebecor CEO Peladeau in court in family dispute over company shares
MONTREAL - A judge urged members of Quebec’s Peladeau family Tuesday not to air their dirty laundry in public in a quarrel over Quebecor shares that dates back nearly 20 years. But despite Quebe...
Apr 09, 2019

Loren Gabel gets Canada going in 6-1 win over Finland in women's world hockey
ESPOO, Finland - Loren Gabel’s summer shooting gallery is paying off at her first women’s world hockey championship. The 21-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., scored a pair of goals and assist...
Apr 09, 2019

Leafs defenceman Jake Gardiner looking forward to playoff rematch with Bruins
TORONTO - Jake Gardiner hasn’t watched the tape of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ devastating Game 7 playoff loss to the Boston Bruins last year. He hasn’t had to because that bitter memor...
Apr 09, 2019
Woman pleads guilty to causing the deaths of two infants in P.E.I.
CHARLOTTETOWN - A P.E.I. woman has admitted in court to causing the deaths of two infants, placing their bodies in bags and dumping them in a garbage bin. Court documents say the babies both died R...
Apr 09, 2019

Canada still enjoys old NAFTA benefits as new deal awaits ratification: Freeland
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has kept its privileged access to the U.S. market even as the new North American trade deal hangs in the balance. That was Canada’...
Apr 09, 2019

Chris Hadfield's iconic photos from outer space to be available to public
HALIFAX - Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s famous photos from the International Space Station will soon be available to the public. Hadfield donated more than 13,000 photos to Dalhousie Unive...
Apr 09, 2019

NHL suspends Voynov for 2019-20 season for domestic violence
The NHL suspended defenceman Slava Voynov on Tuesday for the 2019-20 season and 2020 playoffs after determining he committed acts of domestic violence. Commissioner Gary Bettman suspended Voynov for w...
Apr 09, 2019

Refugee advocates 'shocked and dismayed' over asylum changes in budget bill
OTTAWA - Lawyers and advocates who work directly with refugees say they are dismayed by proposed changes to asylum laws included in the Liberals’ new budget bill, calling them a devastating atta...
Apr 09, 2019

B.C. fights ticket scalpers with consumer protection law, eliminates bots
VICTORIA - British Columbia Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says he fondly recalls the day he waited in line at his local shopping mall for a dozen concert tickets to see Irish rock superstars U2 per...
Apr 09, 2019

Curbside recycling nearly a reality as blue cart blitz is set to begin
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The process started back in 2016, but the light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer for curbside recycling in Lethbridge. Rows of blue carts are being set up in the City ...
Apr 09, 2019