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Getting more oil to market in Canada requires more pipelines, NEB says
OTTAWA - The National Energy Board says Canada’s existing export pipelines are running at maximum efficiency and the only way to realistically get more oil to market through pipelines is to buil...
Mar 15, 2019
Jury convicts Newfoundland father of first-degree murder of daughter, 5
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland mother sobbed Friday after a jury convicted her estranged husband of first-degree murder in the death of their five-year-old daughter. The jury returned Friday ...
Mar 15, 2019
Harper leaves game after being hit by pitch in Phillies win over Jays
CLEARWATER, Fla. - New Phillies star Bryce Harper left Philadelphia’s 3-2 spring training win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday after being hit by a pitch in the right ankle. Many in the crow...
Mar 15, 2019
Child luring charges for High Prairie teacher
High Prairie RCMP say a 58-year-old teacher is facing charges over what Mounties term “inappropriate text messages.” Police received a complaint March 3. No other details have been release...
Mar 15, 2019
W.S. Merwin, prize-winning poet of nature, dies at 91
HONOLULU - W.S. Merwin, a prolific and versatile poetry master who evolved through a wide range of styles as he celebrated nature, condemned war and industrialism and reached for the elusive past, die...
Mar 15, 2019
Nembhard hits 3 with second left ad Florida upsets No. 9 LSU 76-73
NASHVILLE - The Florida Gators finally figured out how to avoid overtime against LSU. Canadian Andrew Nembhard hit a three-pointer with a second left, and Florida rallied from a 13-point deficit in th...
Mar 15, 2019
Wilson-Raybould tells constituents she's sticking with Liberals for 2019 vote
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former cabinet minister who accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of trying to influence her decision in a criminal case against engineering firm SNC-Lavalin, has co...
Mar 15, 2019
Quebec students join global marches to demand climate change action
MONTREAL - A human wave of chanting, sign-waving protesters made their way downtown from the base of Montreal’s Mount Royal on Friday as they joined a series of student-led marches around the wo...
Mar 15, 2019
Sanders gets stitches after run-in with glass shower door
WASHINGTON - Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign says the Vermont senator has been treated at a walk-in clinic for a minor injury while campaigning in South Carolina. Campaign spokesman Ariann...
Mar 15, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack look to bounce back after lopsided loss to Toulouse
The Toronto Wolfpack may top the Betfred Championship standings but the transatlantic rugby league team is still smarting from a 46-16 beatdown in Toulouse last week. The Wolfpack (5-1-0) look to get ...
Mar 15, 2019