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Canada Post asks cannabis producers to stop shipping to Campobello Island
OTTAWA - Canada Post has asked cannabis producers to stop shipping marijuana to a small island in Eastern Canada, in order to curb a sharp increase in the number of mail trucks being st...
Feb 05, 2020

Almost $150 million in vaunted oceans-protection funding not spent
OTTAWA - Almost $150 million allocated to help protect Canada's oceans has gone unspent by the Trudeau government over the past two years. The Liberals have touted their $1.5-billion oceans protection...
Feb 05, 2020

Sen. Romney breaks with GOP, will vote to convict Trump
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday he will vote to convict President Donald Trump, becoming the first and likely only Republican in the Senate's impeachment trial to break ranks and favour removing ...
Feb 05, 2020

Plane skids off Istanbul runway, breaks apart; 120 hurt
ISTANBUL - A plane skidded off the runway Wednesday as it tried to land in bad weather in Istanbul, crashing into a field and breaking into pieces. Passengers had to evacuate through cracks in the sma...
Feb 05, 2020

Oscar Predictions: Can 'Parasite' upset '1917'?
NEW YORK - Ahead of Sunday's 92nd Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle shares his predictions for a ceremony with a lot of locks but the potential for a few surprises. BEST PICTURE ...
Feb 05, 2020

Opponents to ramp up protests against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say they will do whatever it takes to stop the project after suffering a devastating legal blow at the Federal Court of Appeal. Tsleil-Wa...
Feb 05, 2020

Talks with Wet'suwet'en over pipeline 'not successful,' province says
SMITHERS, B.C. - The British Columbia government and First Nations hereditary chiefs say they have failed to reach an agreement on a peaceful resolution over the enforcement of an injunction in n...
Feb 05, 2020

Late-arriving Maple Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen contrite after scratch
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs sent Kasperi Kapanen a strong message. Now it's up to him to respond. Toronto scratched the speedy winger for Saturday night's game against the Ottawa Senators after Kapanen&...
Feb 05, 2020

Laurent Hurtubise enjoying viral fame after hole-in-one at The American Express
Internet fame is suiting Laurent Hurtubise just fine. It's been a whirlwind two weeks for Hurtubise after a video of the one-armed golfer sinking a hole-in-one at The American Express pro-am tour...
Feb 05, 2020

Karina LeBlanc, Brittany Timko Baxter named to Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
TORONTO - Karina LeBlanc and Brittany Timko Baxter, who won 242 caps for Canada between them in a combined 29 years of senior service, have been named to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. "Karina and Br...
Feb 05, 2020