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Ottawa, Ontario set for carbon price fight; court to hear case this week
TORONTO - The federal and Ontario governments are set to square off in the province's top court this week over Ottawa's climate change law in a fight experts say is as much political and ideologi...
Apr 14, 2019
Top down or grassroots? NDP, UCP take differing approaches to gender balance
When Rakhi Pancholi was asked to run in the Alberta election, she was well versed in the reasons women give for avoiding politics. Through her work with ParityYEG, an Edm...
Apr 14, 2019
DNA quirk could reveal mysteries of Newfoundland's first settlers
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland genealogist has stumbled onto a rare and mysterious DNA quirk that he says could tell the untold story of the island's first European settlers. David Pike, a mat...
Apr 14, 2019
Notley hopes for momentum shift as provincial election campaign winds down
CALGARY - Alberta's NDP leader said she's hopeful momentum is moving toward her party in the waning days of what has been a nasty provincial election campaign. "We're really feeling good on the g...
Apr 14, 2019
Ontario's top court allowing rare livestream of carbon-price legal fight
TORONTO - Interested Canadians will have a rare opportunity this week to watch Ontario's top court sort out a federal-provincial legal battle over carbon pricing. It will be the first time in mor...
Apr 14, 2019
United States wins women's world hockey title with 2-1 shootout win over Finland
ESPOO, Finland - The United States claimed a fifth straight women's world hockey championship Sunday edging Finland 2-1 in a shootout. The Americans led the shootout 2-1 when Alex Rigsby stopped Susan...
Apr 14, 2019
Liberal MPs join other elected officials to oppose Quebec's secularism bill
MONTREAL - A coalition of federal, provincial and municipal politicians added their voices to those opposing Quebec's proposed secularism bill on Sunday as they joined community leaders and ...
Apr 14, 2019
Atkins: Guerrero to debut "sooner rather than later" but no timetable set
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays aren't putting a timeline on top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s major-league arrival one day after his impressive season debut at triple-A on Thursday ...
Apr 14, 2019
Local venue, sisters take home Country Music Awards
For the 30th year, the Saskatchewan Country Music Awards (SCMA) were handed out this weekend in Saskatoon. Artists from across the province gathered to see who would take home some of the top awards. ...
Apr 14, 2019
History has shown that Lowry usually rebounds from bad opener with big game
TORONTO - The Scotiabank Arena crowd let out a collective groan when Kyle Lowry's two free throws bluntly bounced off the rim in the third quarter Saturday night. It was Lowry's night summed...
Apr 14, 2019
