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Federal Liberal government to introduce pre-election budget on March 19
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will introduce the Liberal government's pre-election budget on March 19 in a document expected to touch the issues of prescription drug costs, skills t...
Feb 22, 2019
Heavy snowfall and running water pose dangers to ice travel
Despite the cold weather and excellent snowfall, it's still dangerous to ride a snowmobile over ice.Sgt. Daryl Minter, a local conservation officer, is encouraging riders to stay off the North Sask. R...
Feb 22, 2019 Caution is being urged for those travelling on ice. (File photo/paNOW staff)
Students with ADHD less likely to enrol in post-secondary education, study says
OTTAWA - Students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are much less likely to go to college or university than those with no long-term health conditions, according to a new report ...
Feb 22, 2019
Toronto FC coach says team can rebound from disappointing loss in Panama
TORONTO - Despite suffering a humiliating 4-0 loss to Club Atletico Independiente de la Chorrera in Panama, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney says his MLS side can rebound in the return leg of the CON...
Feb 22, 2019
El Chapo to seek new trial, hearing to probe jury misconduct
NEW YORK - Attorneys for drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman are asking for a new trial in light of what they say was jury misconduct during his drug conspiracy trial. Guzman's defence team said Frida...
Feb 22, 2019
Judge dismisses charges over boy's death on water slide
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A judge dismissed criminal charges Friday against a Kansas water park owner and the designer of a 17-story slide on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated in 2016. Wyandotte Count...
Feb 22, 2019
Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says he would shelve oil-by-rail deal
EDMONTON - Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says if he wins the spring election, he will try to cancel Alberta's $3.7-billion deal with Canada's two largest railways to ship more oil by rail. ...
Feb 22, 2019
No acquittal possible for Montreal man accused in wife's death: judge
MONTREAL - The case of a Quebec man accused of killing his ailing wife is now in the hands of a jury. Jurors were sequestered Wednesday to determine the fate of Michel Cadotte, 57, charged with second...
Feb 22, 2019
QuadrigaCX case: Canada's big banks wary of cryptocurrency assets
HALIFAX - The wary skepticism that Canada's big banks have for the cryptocurrency industry was on full display Friday when a Nova Scotia judge issued an order for the eventual disbursement o...
Feb 22, 2019
Amnesty documents Venezuelan rights violations since start of democracy protests
OTTAWA - An Amnesty International report alleging human-rights abuses by Venezuelan forces loyal to President Nicolas Maduro represents one more example of a "despicable" regime, says&n...
Feb 22, 2019
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