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Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume says he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer
Quebec City’s longtime mayor has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The city said in a statement on Wednesday that Regis Labeaume will gradually scale back his duties and eventually take a lea...
Mar 13, 2019
Court reinstates late Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction
BOSTON - Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction was reinstated Wednesday in a sweeping ruling from Massachusetts’ highest court that does away with the legal principle that made the former NF...
Mar 13, 2019
Quebec's plan to reduce immigration levels won't help newcomers: study
MONTREAL - A Quebec think tank says the province’s plan to cut immigration levels is misguided and will not accomplish its intended goal of better integrating newcomers. The Institut de recherch...
Mar 13, 2019
RCMP found no evidence Jean Chretien lobbied illegally on N.S. visit: premier
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier says the RCMP has found no evidence that former prime minister Jean Chretien carried out illegal lobbying during a visit to his Halifax office last year. Stephen ...
Mar 13, 2019
With lawsuits looming, OxyContin maker considers bankruptcy
The company that has made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin said Wednesday that it is considering legal options including bankruptcy, a move that could upend hundreds of lawsuits ...
Mar 13, 2019
RCMP searching for stolen police vehicle, equipment in Calgary
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding an unmarked R-C-M-P vehicle that was stolen in northeast Calgary. Officials say the vehicle belonged to an on-duty R-C-M-P officer who had left...
Mar 13, 2019
The Latest: Boeing's stock halts 2-day skid on Wall Street
HEJERE, Ethiopia - The Latest on The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local): 11:45 p.m. Boeing’s stock has halted a two-day skid after turning higher in the final minutes of tradin...
Mar 13, 2019
Ice season closes early at Dave Barr after mechanical issues with ice plant
The ice rink at the Dave Barr Community Centre has closed four days early due to mechanical issues with the facility's ice plant. The mechanical problems were announced on the facility’s Faceboo...
Mar 13, 2019
Halifax home demolished after fire that claimed the lives of seven children
HALIFAX - Three weeks after a fast-moving house fire killed seven young members of a Syrian refugee family, the charred remains of their suburban Halifax home have been torn down. Neighbour Nicole Sno...
Mar 13, 2019
Chinese evidence behind canola impasse? 'So far we've heard nothing,' Carr says
OTTAWA - Canada still hasn’t seen the evidence China used to block canola shipments from one of Canada’s largest grain producers, International Trade Minister Jim Carr said Wednesday in an...
Mar 13, 2019