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'Speed camera ahead:' Google Maps adds photo radar warnings for drivers
EDMONTON - Drivers using Google Maps are getting a last-minute warning as they approach some photo radar camera locations. The feature, which is currently being rolled out by Google, allows users to s...
Mar 05, 2019

A look at Canadian tennis highlights in 2019
It’s been quite a start to 2019 for Canadian tennis players. Here’s a look at some of the highlights heading into the BNP Paribas Open, a top-level event (just below Grand Slams), for wome...
Mar 05, 2019

Strong Season: Canadian tennis scene blossoming with bright future ahead
TORONTO - Nicu and Maria Andreescu were sitting in a meeting room at Tennis Canada headquarters in Toronto recently when a wave of tennis folks came in to give them their best. Tennis Canada CEO and p...
Mar 05, 2019

Third PED case in Alberta
Alberta Pork says there are now three positive porcine epidemic diarrhea in this province. The producer group says that two more possible cases were found last week, but one turned out to be a false p...
Mar 05, 2019

New murder trial ordered against Calgary gang leader
CALGARY – Alberta’s Court of Appeal has ordered a new murder trial against an accused gang leader whose case was tossed out because it took nearly five years to get to trial. The court say...
Mar 05, 2019

A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould: Feb. 19, 2015 – The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges a...
Mar 05, 2019
Man found guilty of abducting daughter in incident that triggered Amber Alert
An Ontario man who snatched his four-year-old daughter from her mother’s home in the early morning hours has been found guilty of abduction after a judge found he knew what he was doing was wron...
Mar 05, 2019

Official charged in shipbuilding-contract leak to plead not guilty, lawyer says
OTTAWA - The second public official accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a $700-million naval contract intends to fight the charge, according to his lawyer. The assertion by Matthew Matchett’...
Mar 05, 2019

China sets robust growth target to shore up cooling economy
BEIJING - China announced a robust annual economic growth target and a 7.5 per cent rise in military spending Tuesday as it convened an annual legislative session overshadowed by a tariff war with Was...
Mar 05, 2019
Trial needed for $125M Bondfield libel suit against Globe, court says
TORONTO - A construction company’s $125-million defamation lawsuit against the Globe and Mail newspaper should be decided at trial in a case that highlights the importance of solid journalism ev...
Mar 05, 2019