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EU, UK to have more Brexit talks but key disagreement intact
BRUSSELS - The European Union on Tuesday warned British Prime Minister Theresa May that her trip to EU headquarters to seek an elusive breakthrough in Brexit negotiations stands no chance of success w...
Feb 21, 2019
Ottawa looking at reuniting Syrian family after fire claims seven children:PM
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking into reuniting a mother who lost her seven children in a Halifax house fire this week with Syrian family members who are ...
Feb 21, 2019
PM not budging on SNC-Lavalin controversy dogging his government
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is signalling that his view of the SNC-Lavalin controversy has not budged despite a swirl of developments in the last week. Trudeau says he remains disappointed ...
Feb 21, 2019
Federal government set to develop code of conduct for sport in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is developing a code of conduct for sport in Canada and a gender equity secretariat to address abuse, harassment and discrimination in sport. Kirsty Duncan, Canada's Mi...
Feb 21, 2019
Federal government set to develop code of conduct for sport in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is developing a code of conduct for sport in Canada and a gender equity secretariat to address abuse, harassment and discrimination in sport. Kirsty Duncan, Canada's Mi...
Feb 21, 2019
Halifax fire claims seven Syrian refugee children: 'Everyone is devastated'
HALIFAX - Seven children, all members of a Syrian refugee family, died early Tuesday in a fast-moving Halifax house fire described as Nova Scotia's deadliest blaze in recent memory. Their pa...
Feb 21, 2019
Baby boom for endangered right whales offer researchers a glimmer of hope
After years of increasingly bad news, there's a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered North Atlantic right whale. There are estimated to be fewer than 420 of the endangered mammals left, and their ...
Feb 21, 2019
'Riya was a dreamer': Mother of slain 11-year-old Ontario girl heartbroken
BRAMPTON, Ont. - An 11-year-old girl allegedly killed by her father in southern Ontario was a dreamer, a dancer and a singer who "always saw the good in every situation." About 100 mourners gathe...
Feb 21, 2019
Chanel: Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died
PARIS - Karl Lagerfeld, the iconic couturier whose designs at Chanel and Fendi had an unprecedented impact on the entire fashion industry, died Tuesday in Paris, prompting an outpouring of love and ad...
Feb 21, 2019
Funky odour and uncouth heckler no match for in-form Scheidegger at Scotties
SYDNEY, N.S. - A funky odour at one end of Centre 200 didn't throw Casey Scheidegger off her game. Neither did a heckler who barked out a comment before her final throw. The Team Wild Card skip from L...
Feb 21, 2019
