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Quebec man convicted in Mafia-linked drug bust to be deported to Italy
MONTREAL - Michele Torre, a Quebec man convicted in 1996 for his role in a Mafia-linked conspiracy, appears to have run out of options to stay in Canada and is scheduled to be deported to hi...
Mar 22, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Dalton Pompey diagnosed with concussion
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Dalton Pompey has been diagnosed with a concussion, the team said Friday. Pompey was scratched from Toronto's lineup for Thursday's spring training game against Philadelph...
Mar 22, 2019
Questions about who qualifies surround journalism supports in federal budget
OTTAWA - Concerns are being raised about limits to who might qualify for aid under a section of this week's federal budget geared toward supporting journalism, and whether the money will, in the long ...
Mar 22, 2019
Canadian skier Alex Harvey finishes 10th in World Cup cross-country sprint
QUEBEC - Canadian cross-country legend Alex Harvey was held off the podium in one of the last races of his storied career, finishing 10th at an FIS World Cup sprint race Friday. Norway'...
Mar 22, 2019
Ohio cuts funding for Planned Parenthood after court OK
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Health is ending grants and contracts that send money to Planned Parenthood after a divided federal appeals court upheld a state anti-abortion law that blocks p...
Mar 22, 2019
UN formally asks Canada to extend Mali mission to prevent medevac gap
OTTAWA - The United Nations is formally asking Canada to extend its mission in Mali in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to prevent a gap in providing life-saving medical evacuations for wou...
Mar 22, 2019
Factors judge considered in sentencing of truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash
The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for 29 counts of dangerous driving causing death or bodily harm. Court heard the in...
Mar 22, 2019
Toronto FC, defender Gregory van der Wiel officially split up
Toronto FC has officially parted ways with Dutch international defender Gregory van der Wiel. The MLS club announced the decision was by mutual consent. Van der Wiel was dismissed from training camp i...
Mar 22, 2019
Longtime council member elected Chief at Muskoday
A man who has been a member of council at Muskoday First Nation for 32 years, was elected chief yesterday. According to the results from Thursday's election, Herman Crain won with 303 votes. Sandi Leb...
Mar 22, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Border agency watchdog will 'fill gap' for disgruntled travellers, Goodale says
OTTAWA - Travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel mistreated by Canada's border agency will be able to complain to an independent body under a new measure included in the federa...
Mar 22, 2019
