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N.S. woman plans constitutional challenge of roadside cannabis test
HALIFAX - A lawyer for a Nova Scotia motorist whose licence was suspended after her saliva tested positive for cannabis says his firm will use the case to launch a consti...
Apr 06, 2019
Russell, Wallace score two tries apiece as Wolfpack defeat Sheffield Eagles
LONDON - Matty Russell and Blake Wallace scored two tries apiece as the Toronto Wolfpack remained on top of the second-tier Betfred Championship with a 40-10 rugby league win over the Sheffield E...
Apr 06, 2019
'Bit of a lark:' Canadian miner files claim on disputed Arctic island
A longtime mining geologist and developer has come up with his own solution to Canada's long-running Arctic sovereignty dispute with Denmark. John Robins has filed and been granted a mineral expl...
Apr 06, 2019
British Columbia bearing 'brunt' of impact from Huawei arrest: Horgan
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says British Columbia, as the country's gateway to Asia, is bearing the brunt of the impact of Canada's tense relationship with China over the arrest of Huawe...
Apr 06, 2019
Canada finds late gear to blank Swiss 6-0 at women's world hockey championship
ESPOO, Finland - The coach voiced his displeasure, the players got the message, and Canada posted a 6-0 win over Switzerland to start the women's world hockey championship Thursday. Emily Clark s...
Apr 06, 2019
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan is latest Democrat seeking White House
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan jumped into the 2020 presidential race on Thursday, portraying himself as a candidate who can bridge Democrats' progressive and working class wings to win the White...
Apr 06, 2019
Red Deer blueliner commits to Storm
The Grande Prairie Storm have announced a player signing. 18 year old defenceman Cade Mason has committed to the club for the 2019-20 season, after putting up 3 goals and 30 points for his hometown Re...
Apr 06, 2019 Photo courtesy Grande Prairie Storm
Veteran Canada hooker Ray Barkwill retires due to medical reasons
Ray Barkwill always wanted to play rugby for Canada, marking it down as a goal in his high school yearbook. But the hard-nosed hooker from Niagara Falls, Ont., had to wait until he was 32 to win his f...
Apr 06, 2019
Cost of giving ill workers extra EI sickness benefits? $1.1 billion, PBO says
OTTAWA - Providing income support for a year to people who are too sick to work would cost the federal government $1 billion more than its current program, the parliamentary spending watchdog said Thu...
Apr 06, 2019
The Latest: G-7 ministers make mildly worded commitments
DINARD, France - The Latest on the meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers: (all times local): 3:55 p.m. Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations have revealed stark divergences in views ...
Apr 06, 2019