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Quebec pastor and wife face assault charges for alleged corporal punishment
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police have arrested a pastor from suburban Montreal and his wife on charges that over a 45-year period they used corporal punishment on children and encouraged their followers to do...
Feb 28, 2019
Canadian Ben Silverman within striking distance of lead at Honda Classic
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Canada's Ben Silverman was tied for second after the morning wave during the first round of the PGA Tour's Honda Classic. The native of Thornhill, Ont., shot a 4-under ...
Feb 28, 2019
New integrity regime will add 'flexibility' to procurement bans: minister
OTTAWA - Canada's minister in charge of procurement says the Trudeau government wants its integrity regime for corporate wrongdoing to be more flexible - a change that co...
Feb 28, 2019
AP source: Harper, Phillies agree to $330M, 13-year deal
NEW YORK - A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $330 million, 13-year contract, the largest deal in baseb...
Feb 28, 2019
Longtime New Orleans meteorologist Carl Arredondo signs off
NEW ORLEANS - After a decades-long career as a TV weather forecaster, meteorologist Carl Arredondo is signing off Friday due to vision problems. Arredondo announced Feb. 19 that he had a rare genetic ...
Feb 28, 2019
LNAH to increase security and implement new measures after racist taunting
THETFORD MINES, Que. - The North American Hockey League said Thursday it plans to increase arena security and implement new measures to try to eliminate discriminatory behaviour in the wake ...
Feb 28, 2019
Liberals table 'historic' Indigenous child welfare bill
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has tabled its promised child welfare legislation aimed at stopping the over-representation of Indigenous children in foster care. The bill emphasizes th...
Feb 28, 2019
Huawei pleads not guilty to trade secrets charges in Seattle
SEATTLE - The Chinese tech giant Huawei pleaded not guilty Thursday to U.S. trade-theft charges in a case that has heightened a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. The pleas were ...
Feb 28, 2019
From whales to windows, SNC-Lavalin has extensive federal ties big and small
OTTAWA - From studies on northern transportation systems, to helping protect whales from toxins, to window washing - SNC-Lavalin has extensive federal ties amounting to tens of mil...
Feb 28, 2019
Meadow Lake-area farm placed under quarantine
A fatal disease affecting horses has been discovered on a farm in the Meadow Lake area. A total of five horses have tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). An investigation by the Canadian...
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