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Brazil justice annuls Lula's sentences, enabling 2022 run
SAO PAULO - A justice from Brazil's top court on Monday annulled all sentences against former President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, which for now restores his political rights and would potentially allo...
Mar 8, 2021
Commons board finds MP Yasmin Ratansi broke rules by employing sister
OTTAWA - Independent MP Yasmin Ratansi is being ordered to repay the House of Commons money given to her sister after she lost her job in Ratansi's Toronto riding office. Ratansi left the Liberal cauc...
Mar 8, 2021
Toronto FC training camp halted by 'small handful' of positive COVID-19 tests
Toronto FC's pre-season has ground to a halt after a number of positive COVID-19 tests.The MLS team said Monday club personnel are currently isolating and training has halted pending contact tracing a...
Mar 8, 2021
N.S. mass killer showed off his 'military' style gun, claiming it was for movie
HALIFAX - In the months before he killed 22 people in the Nova Scotia mass shooting, the gunman - who didn't have a firearms licence - showed a powerful rifle to others and made up a fanciful story ab...
Mar 8, 2021
Bassmasters Elite Series MC Dave Mercer enjoying Canadians' success on circuit
He's had a front-row seat to two Canadians securing Bassmasters Elite Series victories, but Dave Mercer feels it's only a matter of time before the circuit's third Canuck does so. Last month, Jeff Gus...
Mar 8, 2021
'Truth to power:' Lab was not enough for renowned scientist David Schindler
EDMONTON - His research in the lab and the field was published in some of the world's top journals, but that was never enough for David Schindler, who died Thursday at age 80. "The importance of David...
Mar 8, 2021
Casey Candaele named manager of Toronto Blue Jays' top farm club
TORONTO - Former Montreal Expos utility player Casey Candaele is the new manager of the Toronto Blue Jays' top minor-league affiliate. The Blue Jays named Candaele the manager of the triple-A Buffalo ...
Mar 8, 2021
COVID-19 magnified systemic discrimination against Indigenous women: Bennett
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the effects of systemic discrimination against Indigenous women in Canada.Speaking at a virtual su...
Mar 8, 2021
Former Canadian major-leaguer Rheal Cormier dies after battle with cancer
Canadian pitcher Rheal Cormier, who spent 16 years in the major leagues, has died after a battle with cancer. The native of Moncton, N.B., was 53. The Philadelphia Phillies confirmed his death. A sixt...
Mar 8, 2021
User-generated content not a target of Broadcast Act changes, says heritage minister
OTTAWA - The minister responsible for making changes to Canada's broadcasting laws says legislation he introduced recently does not target user-generated online content.Heritage Minister Steven Guilbe...
Mar 8, 2021
