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PM joins hundreds in Halifax square to remember 7 refugee children lost in fire
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was among the hundreds of people who gathered in Halifax’s main square Wednesday night in support of a Syrian refugee family that lost seven children in a...
Feb 20, 2019
Canadian women's rink knocks off first-place Switzerland at world juniors
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Canada’s Selena Sturmay beat the previously unbeaten Raphaela Keiser of Switzerland 6-4 on Wednesday at the world junior curling championships. With the win in the lone women&#...
Feb 20, 2019
Justin Trudeau rallies N.S. supporters with fond memories as controversies rage
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited friendly Nova Scotia territory on Wednesday evening to thank fundraisers and recall happier times, as controversies rage in Ottawa. The prime minister b...
Feb 20, 2019
Authorities announce Houston officer case review, FBI probe
HOUSTON - Prosecutors will review more than 1,400 criminal cases that involved a Houston officer who the police chief has accused of lying in an affidavit justifying a drug raid on a home in which off...
Feb 20, 2019
After surgery, Michael Cohen's prison date postponed to May
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen was granted a few more weeks of freedom Wednesday after his lawyers said he’s still recovering from surgery and ha...
Feb 20, 2019
Few incentives in spending-heavy B.C. budget, global downturn worries business
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s budget pays too little attention to the potential impacts of a slowing global economy and a shifting housing market, business leaders say. Finance Minister Carole J...
Feb 20, 2019
Canada rejects global ban on shipping recyclables as trash rots in Manila
OTTAWA - Canada will not sign on to an amendment to an international treaty that would fully ban developed countries like Canada from shipping hazardous waste, including recyclables, to the developing...
Feb 20, 2019
Bespectacled Hanson brothers still popular decades after 'Slap Shot'
Steve Carlson has one of the most recognizable faces in hockey and is regularly swarmed by hockey fans. He and his “brothers” sign just as many autographs as some of the biggest names in t...
Feb 20, 2019
Canada's Georges St-Pierre set to end glittering mixed martial arts career
Georges St-Pierre’s fighting days are over. For good this time, it seems. The 37-year-old mixed martial arts star from St-Isidore, Que., will make it official at a news conference Thursday at Mo...
Feb 20, 2019
Pacific FC adds veteran Canadian international Marcel de Jong to its CPL roster
Pacific FC has added veteran Canadian international Marcel de Jong to its Canadian Premier League roster. The 32-year-old fullback, who can play in the midfield, spent the last three years with the Va...
Feb 20, 2019