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Montreal subway extension delayed until 2029 as cost estimate rises to $6.4 billion
MONTREAL - The long-planned extension of a Montreal subway line will open in 2029 and cost some $6.4 billion, government officials said Friday. It is the fifth time in the last 33 years that politicia...
Mar 18, 2022
Syria's Assad visits UAE, 1st trip to Arab country since war
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad was in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, his office said, marking his first visit to an Arab country since Syria's civil war erupted in 2011. In ...
Mar 18, 2022
Beaver Lake Cree Nation to prove anew it needs funding for suit against feds, Alberta
OTTAWA - An Alberta First Nation fighting what it calls overdevelopment of its traditional territory has been given a second chance to convince the courts that governments should advance money for its...
Mar 18, 2022
Parent convicted in college bribery case asks to remain free
BOSTON (AP) - The head of a private equity firm and former Staples Inc. executive convicted of bribery and fraud charges for trying to pay more than $1.2 million to buy his three children's way into e...
Mar 18, 2022
Trainer Casse says $1-million Queen's Plate remains on God of Love's radar
God of Love remains on the Kentucky Derby Trail but trainer Mark Casse says the $1-million Queen's Plate is still very much on the three-year-old's radar. The Ontario-bred horse is slated to run in th...
Mar 18, 2022
Spain changes stance, backs Moroccan rule in Western Sahara
MADRID (AP) - Spain on Friday declared "a new stage" in its strained relations with Morocco after the Spanish prime minister wrote to the Moroccan king, agreeing that having Western Sahara operate aut...
Mar 18, 2022
Quebec seniors home investigated for alleged mistreatment of workers from Africa
LVIS, Que. - Quebec's labour minister says an investigation is underway into allegations that a private seniors residence in Lvis, Que., paid workers from Africa just $70 a week to work as orderlies f...
Mar 18, 2022
Longtime Team Jacobs second E.J. Harnden to serve as fifth for Team Gushue at worlds
As a longtime second for Team Brad Jacobs, E.J. Harnden was a big part of one of the best rivalries in Canadian curling. The so-called "Battle of the Brads" between Jacobs and Team Brad Gushue resulte...
Mar 18, 2022
Australian speedster Matt Hood combines rugby and business with Toronto Arrows
Matt Hood can design or help you run a website. Or he can just run. When not playing rugby for the Toronto Arrows, the former Australian sevens speedster works on marketing and website development. Wh...
Mar 18, 2022
Defense challenges witness in Lorenzen Wright murder trial
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A defense attorney for a man charged with fatally shooting former NBA player Lorenzen Wright attempted to poke holes Friday in the testimony of a convicted killer who said Wright...
Mar 18, 2022