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Liberals nix opposition motion for investigation into top-court selection leak
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have used their majority on a House of Commons committee to block an opposition attempt to investigate the leak of confidential information about applicants for a se...
Apr 11, 2019
Civil-rights and legal orgs urge Trudeau to drop asylum changes
OTTAWA - A group of civil-society and legal organizations has sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denouncing changes to asylum laws included in a Liberal budget bill tabled this week, ...
Apr 11, 2019
New provincial record set for first two days of advance polling
The Around 276,000 people cast ballots during the first two days of advance polling for next Tuesday's provincial election.That's about 41,000 more than for the entire advance period for the 2015 elec...
Apr 11, 2019
Drillers begin prep for 2019 campaign
The Grande Prairie Drillers are beginning to prep for a new season and will have their first outdoor practice Thursday night.Chad Weibe oversaw recruiting for the Drillers this season, and he revealed...
Apr 11, 2019 A full schedule has yet to be released
Loughlin, husband, others hit with money laundering charge
BOSTON - Federal prosecutors added money laundering to the list of accusations against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and 14 other prominent parents Tuesday in...
Apr 11, 2019
Bloc Quebecois tells Ottawa to stay out of debate over Quebec secularism bill
OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois is taking its defence of the provincial government's secularism bill to English Canada with a billboard along an Ottawa highway. The message in English reads, "Quebec ...
Apr 11, 2019
Hamilton Tiger-Cats pick France's Gnahoua first in CFL European draft
TORONTO - France's Valentin Gnahoua was the first player taken Thursday in the CFL's first-ever European player draft. The six-foot-one, 235-pound defensive lineman from Le Mans, France...
Apr 11, 2019
Leafs hoping to write a different script against Bruins heading into Game 1
BOSTON - Nazem Kadri has plenty of bad memories inside TD Garden. He's hoping this spring will be different. The Maple Leafs centre and defenceman Jake Gardiner are the only two players remaining on T...
Apr 11, 2019
Lawyers seek 25 years for Montreal man in Michigan airport stabbing
DETROIT - A Montreal man convicted of stabbing a police officer at a Flint, Michigan, airport was in debt and saw the attack as a way to become a martyr while benefiting his wife and children financia...
Apr 11, 2019
Canada's Corey Conners vaults into early tie for lead at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Canadian Corey Conners has continued his improbable roll at one of golf's biggest tournaments. The 27-year-old native of Listowel, Ont., found himself tied for the lead of the...
Apr 11, 2019