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Nova Scotia budget to target key areas such as health care:finance minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia will table its fourth consecutive balanced budget Tuesday with room to spend in key areas including health care, says Finance Minister Karen Casey. In an interview Mon...
Mar 25, 2019
Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo says he can't wait to play for Toronto FC
TORONTO - Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo hit all the right notes Monday in his formal introduction as a Toronto FC player. The 27-year-old, sticking to English wherever possible, said he wants to...
Mar 25, 2019
Famed Nova Scotia treasure hunter did it his way, minister tells funeral
MARTINS POINT, N.S. - An American man who dedicated his life to finding treasure on Nova Scotia's Oak Island was remembered Monday as a larger-than-life figure who became a pillar in the community he ...
Mar 25, 2019
German quarterback Sonny Weishaupt aims to impress at CFL combine
TORONTO - Sonny Weishaupt wants to finish the CFL combine with a bang. The German-born quarterback is one of 18 Europeans participating in the league's national combine for the first time. After&...
Mar 25, 2019
Kyle Connor, Steven Stamkos, Philipp Grubauer named three NHL's three stars
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets winger Kyle Connor, Tampa Bay Lightning centre Steven Stamkos and Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer are the NHL's three stars of the week. Connor had five goals a...
Mar 25, 2019
Organ donation advocate applauds funds for provincial registry in budget
A North Battleford organ donation advocate is applauding moves by the province to earmark dollars to create a provincial organ donor registry.The $558,000 in funding was included in the Saskatchewan g...
Mar 25, 2019 Cheryl Olson is a two time heart transplant recipient and welcomes new money in the provincial budget to create a provincial organ donor registry. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Man charged in stabbing of Montreal priest sent for psychiatric evaluation
MONTREAL - A man charged with the attempted murder of a Montreal priest has been sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation. The Crown and defence agreed that Vlad Cristian Eremia should go to...
Mar 25, 2019
Refugee who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong en route to Canada
A woman who helped shelter former CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong is coming with her daughter to Canada after being granted refugee status. Their lawyer Rober...
Mar 25, 2019
Kansas' new Democratic governor vetoes GOP tax relief bill
TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas' new Democratic governor on Monday vetoed a tax relief bill approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature, arguing it would repeat an infamous fiscal experiment that failed u...
Mar 25, 2019
Family members celebrate birthday of late 'Queen of Soul'
DETROIT - Family members are celebrating Aretha Franklin on what would have been the Queen of Soul's 77th birthday with a memorial service and a screening of a documentary film. The service was held M...
Mar 25, 2019
