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Bloc Quebecois looking to rebuild under new leader Yves-Francois Blanchet
SOREL, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves Francois Blanchet declared Sunday that his party is looking for renewal as the beleaguered party sets its hopes on youth and the environment in the run-up to t...
Mar 17, 2019
Vigil held in Montreal for victims of New Zealand mosque attacks
Mourners carrying signs bearing the images of six men who died in a Quebec City mosque shooting gathered outside a Montreal subway station on Sunday as they grieved the 50 people killed in another att...
Mar 17, 2019
Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies scores first goal for Bayern Munich
BERLIN - Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies opened his account for Bayern Munich with a goal off the bench Sunday in a record-setting 6-0 rout of Mainz. Introduced in the 59th minute, Davies was in the...
Mar 17, 2019
Agriculture, trade ministers will testify in April on Chinese canola issue
OTTAWA - A pair of federal cabinet ministers have been called on to testify before a parliamentary committee on China’s move to reject canola shipments from one of Canada’s largest grain p...
Mar 17, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack bounce back from Toulouse loss by defeating Batley Bulldogs
HULL, England - The Toronto Wolfpack bounced back from a lopsided loss in Toulouse by running in seven tries Sunday in a 34-12 win over the Batley Bulldogs in Betfred Championship rugby league play. T...
Mar 17, 2019
UBC study shows honey bees can help monitor pollution in cities
VANCOUVER - Honey from urban honey bees can help pinpoint the sources of environmental pollutants such as lead, a new study from the University of British Columbia suggests. Scientists from the univer...
Mar 17, 2019
Canadian Janine Beckie scores as Man City advances in Women's FA Cup
MANCHESTER, England - Canadian international Janine Beckie scored as Manchester City blanked Liverpool on 3-0 Sunday to advance to the SSE Women’s FA Cup semifinals. After Beckie opened the scor...
Mar 17, 2019
Canadians Thompson, Leman capture ski-cross medals at World Cup final
VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland - Canadians Marielle Thompson and Brady Lemay captured ski-cross medals Sunday at the World Cup final. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., captured the women’s event for her fift...
Mar 17, 2019
Governing P.E.I. Liberals face challenges in expected spring election
CHARLOTTETOWN - The governing P.E.I. Liberals are expected to send Island voters to the polls as early as this spring, but despite a booming economy the party is likely facing a rough ride. The smalle...
Mar 17, 2019
Paris cleans up riot debris as support fades for protesters
PARIS - Business owners, city employees and construction workers dug in Sunday to clean up one of the world’s most glamorous avenues, after riots by ultraviolent yellow vest protesters trashed t...
Mar 17, 2019