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B.C. human rights tribunal rules anti-transgender poster campaign discriminatory
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver trans woman who made a human rights complaint about a poster campaign that called transgenderism an "impossibility" has won her case. Morgane Oger ran as an NDP candidate ...
Mar 28, 2019
Algerian army chief calls for president to be declared unfit
ALGIERS, Algeria - Algeria's powerful army chief called Tuesday for starting the constitutional process to have President Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared unfit for office, possibly paving the way for th...
Mar 28, 2019
Backlash, questions follow dismissal of Jussie Smollett case
CHICAGO - Prosecutors still insist Jussie Smollett faked a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in the hopes that the attention would advance his acting career. The "Empire" star still says he was assau...
Mar 28, 2019
Supreme Court stresses jail should be 'the exception' for people awaiting trial
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says making an accused person wait in jail before trial should be the exception, not the rule, in a decision that affirms a key legal safeguard inte...
Mar 28, 2019
AP sources: Mueller report is more than 300 pages long
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report is more than 300 pages long. That's according to a Justice Department official and another person familiar with the report. Th...
Mar 28, 2019
MPs denounce leaked reports of Trudeau-JWR clash over Supreme Court pick
OTTAWA - Leaked reports about a dispute between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould over a Supreme Court appointment drew condemnation from bar ass...
Mar 28, 2019
Family of late DJ Avicii to launch foundation in his memory
LOS ANGELES - The family of the Grammy-nominated Swedish electronic dance DJ Avicii (ah-VEE'-chee) is launching a foundation in his memory. The international pop star, whose name was Tim Bergling, die...
Mar 28, 2019
Final approval granted to Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline replacement
Good news for Alberta's oilpatch.Minnesota regulators have granted final approval to Enbridge Energy's proposed Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement.The new line would cross Alberta, a corner of Nort...
Mar 28, 2019
Canadian farmers face uncertainty after China escalates canola feud
Canadian farmers are facing an uncertain future after China escalated its feud over canola on Tuesday. "There is a lot of confusion amongst farmers about what is able to be exported," said David Quist...
Mar 28, 2019
Harsch & Blades on to round two
Grande Prairie product Reece Harsch and the Saskatoon Blades are off to the 2nd round of the playoffs in the Western Hockey League.They completed the sweep of the Moose Jaw Warriors Wednesday night wi...
Mar 28, 2019 photo credit to Rick Elvin/Saskatoon Blades