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New Brunswick university had to remain quiet about Mastriano controversy: UNB head
FREDERICTON - The president of the University of New Brunswick says he kept a lid on publicly discussing the controversy surrounding an American politician's PhD because the institution did not want t...
Nov 02, 2022

Pill found inside Halloween candy in Fort St John
RCMP in Fort St John is advising the public of a suspicious find in a chocolate bar that was reported to the detachment following trick or treating on Halloween. A full-size Aero chocolate bar was tur...
Nov 02, 2022

Ethiopian govt, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Ethiopia's warring sides formally agreed during talks in South Africa Wednesday to a permanent cessation of hostilities in a 2-year conflict whose victims could be counte...
Nov 02, 2022

Quarterbacks Collaros, Bethel-Thompson lead CFL all-star teams
TORONTO - League passing leader McLeod Bethel-Thompson and CFL outstanding player award winner Zach Collaros top the respective divisional all-star teams. The CFL unveiled the East and West Division a...
Nov 02, 2022

TVO, NBA unveil collaboration to create educational resources for Ontario students
TORONTO - Jeffrey Orridge is combining his two lifelong passions. The TVO Media Education Group (TVO) and NBA announced Wednesday a multi-year collaboration to create and share educational resources f...
Nov 02, 2022

Auger-Aliassime increases winning streak to 14 matches with close win over Ymer
PARIS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime kept his winning streak alive with a razor-thin 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (6) win over Sweden's Mikael Ymer in second-round action Wednesday at the Paris Masters tenni...
Nov 02, 2022

Legault says Quebec can't take in more immigrants, after feds set 500K target by 2025
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is maintaining that the province cannot accept more than 50,000 immigrants a year despite Ottawa's plans to significantly raise the country's immigration leve...
Nov 02, 2022

Conservatives say no new spending, NDP voice recession worries ahead of fiscal update
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are making their priorities known ahead of the government's fall fiscal update, with the Conservatives calling for the Liberals to curb new spending and the NDP rai...
Nov 02, 2022

Herdman summons largely MLS roster to camp in Bahrain ahead of World Cup
Canada coach John Herdman has summoned his MLS troops for a camp and international friendly in Bahrain before assembling his full squad ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. Herdman has called in 20 MLS pl...
Nov 02, 2022

'Freedom Convoy' flew unvaccinated lawyers to protest on private flight
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizers charted a private flight to Ottawa to bring in unvaccinated lawyers to give them advice during the protest that gridlocked streets near Parliament Hill last winter...
Nov 02, 2022