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Relatives arriving in Halifax to support parents of seven young fire victims
HALIFAX - Family members were expected to arrive in Halifax Monday to support the grieving mother of seven children who died in a fast-moving house fire. “In difficult times, it is family that b...
Feb 25, 2019
Former Blue Jay Troy Tulowitzki homers off old team in Yankees victory
TAMPA, Fla. - Former Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki homered against his old team in his first at-bat since July 2017, leading the New York Yankees to a 3-0 win over Toronto in spring training act...
Feb 25, 2019
Two arressted after $200,000 damage done during Debolt break and enter
Grande Prairie RCMP say $200,000 worth of damage was done to an item at a Debolt business during a Valentine’s Day break-in. Mounties add they cannot identify the item involved as the case is no...
Feb 25, 2019
Independiente faces frigid condition in Toronto for Champions League rematch
TORONTO - His face concealed by a scarf under a tuque, Toronto FC defender Chris Mavinga looked more like he was going to rob a bank than kick a ball Monday. It was minus-5 Celsius - feeling like minu...
Feb 25, 2019
Fire deaths could prompt new safety measures, upgraded building code: experts
HALIFAX - Experts say the deaths of the seven Barho children in a ferocious Halifax house fire last week could lead to new fire safety measures and changes to the country’s building code. “...
Feb 25, 2019
Quebec ferry service interrupted again after crash opens hole in ship's bow
Ferry service between Quebec’s Gaspe region and the north shore of the St. Lawrence River is once again paralyzed, this time following an accident. The MV Apollo, purchased as a temporary replac...
Feb 25, 2019
Poor People's Campaign to hold bus tours of poverty areas
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Poor People’s Campaign will hold bus tours of poverty-stricken areas in more than 20 states to call attention to “what the national emergencies really are” in the...
Feb 25, 2019
Toronto FC no stranger to playing Champions League soccer in frigid conditions
TORONTO - With more than three weeks before spring officially starts, winter will be in full force when Toronto FC hosts Panama’s Club Atletico Independiente de la Chorrera in CONCACAF Champions...
Feb 25, 2019
Ex-pastor charged in wife's death sedated her so he could continue affair: Crown
TORONTO - A former pastor accused in the drowning death of his pregnant wife did not mean to kill her but wanted her incapacitated so he could carry on with his double life, prosecutors argued Monday....
Feb 25, 2019
Wilson-Raybould can speak about SNC-Lavalin affair at committee: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould will be permitted to speak publicly about some of the details of the SNC-Lavalin affair. Trudeau is telling the...
Feb 25, 2019