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Billion-dollar autoimmune drug deal a 'dream come true' for Calgary researcher
CALGARY - A University of Calgary researcher says he's hopeful a deal worth up to $1 billion between his drug company and a U.S. biotechnology firm could one day lead to autoimmune...
May 16, 2019
Trump administration pulls $1B from California rail project
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Trump administration cancelled nearly $1 billion Thursday in federal money for California's high-speed rail project, further throwing into question the future of the ambitious...
May 16, 2019
Senate committee approves dozens of energy-industry-friendly amendments to C-69
OTTAWA - A Senate committee has approved dozens of amendments - primarily aimed at mollifying the energy industry - to the Liberal government's controversial environmental assessment legislation. Bill...
May 16, 2019
Source: New deal prevents CFL from holding back off-season player bonuses
TORONTO - The tentative agreement between the CFL and CFL Players' Association eliminates one of the most contentious issues of this off-season. According to a league source, the deal reache...
May 16, 2019
Eurovision Song Contest decides this year's final lineup
TEL AVIV, Israel - The Eurovision Song Contest has decided the final 10 contestants who will battle to be crowned Europe's best pop act, following the event's second semifinal Thursday. The countries ...
May 16, 2019
Montreal mayor says secularism bill targets minorities and violates freedoms
Quebec's secularism bill is causing tension in society and Montrealers feel powerless to do anything about it, Mayor Valerie Plante told committee members studying the controversial legislation Tuesda...
May 16, 2019
'It's worrying': Quebec premier on allegations anti-corruption unit fabricated evidence
MONTREAL - Fresh allegations involving Quebec's anti-corruption unit, once held up as the police force that would rekindle citizens' trust in their institutions, are roiling the province's political c...
May 16, 2019
Texas officer shoots and kills woman after stun-gun struggle
BAYTOWN, Texas - A police officer shot and killed a woman at a Houston-area apartment complex after she hit him with his Taser during a struggle, shocking him, police said. In a video recorded by a wi...
May 16, 2019
Tori Stafford kidnapper wants court to declare her prison transfer unlawful
EDMONTON - A woman serving a life sentence for the murder of eight-year-old Tori Stafford says her move from a healing lodge back to a prison was unfair. Lawyers for Terri-Lynn McClintic filed an appl...
May 16, 2019
Raptors need more from secondary players like Green, Ibaka versus Bucks
MILWAUKEE - Danny Green arrived to speak with reporters on Thursday sporting a nasty black bruise on one knee. The morning after a narrow loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Confe...
May 16, 2019
