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Baloney Meter: Have Libs reunited more immigrants with parents and grandparents?
OTTAWA - "Mr. Speaker, the facts speak for themselves. This is the Conservative position on parents and grandparents. The Conservatives described parents and grandparents as a "burden" on the federal ...
Feb 07, 2019
Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas ready to return from dislocated thumb
ATLANTA - The Toronto Raptors have confirmed that centre Jonas Valanciunas is ready to return to action after missing nearly two months with a dislocated left thumb. The Raptors posted a picture of Va...
Feb 07, 2019
'The Shell Seekers' author Rosamunde Pilcher dies at 94
LONDON - British novelist Rosamunde Pilcher, whose family saga "The Shell Seekers" sold millions of copies around the world, has died, her agent said Thursday. She was 94. Pilcher's literary agency, F...
Feb 07, 2019
Ottawa announces 2019 measures to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales
SHIPPAGAN, N.B. - Ottawa has announced this year's measures to help protect North Atlantic right whales, building upon rules in place in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 2018 - when none of ...
Feb 07, 2019
Cryptocurrency exchange gets court orders amid hunt for elusive assets
HALIFAX - Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange was granted protection from its creditors Tuesday as it deals with the fallout from its founder's death and the virtual company's inability to g...
Feb 07, 2019
Alleged spree killer back in Fredericton court after psychiatric assessment
FREDERICTON - A Fredericton man accused of murdering four people in an August shooting spree is set to return to court Friday following a 60-day psychiatric assessment. The assessment was ordered...
Feb 07, 2019
Rebecca Quinn signs with Paris FC, the latest Canadian to opt for a European team
TORONTO - Defensive midfielder Rebecca Quinn has signed with Paris FC, becoming the latest Canadian international to opt to play in Europe. Paris FC (6-6-3) currently stands fifth in the 12-team Frenc...
Feb 07, 2019
P.A. breaks cold weather record set in 1962
The daily low temperature record has been broken by a few degrees.Dan Fulton a meterologist with Environment Canada said the province is in the midst of an arctic high pressure ridge that has brought ...
Feb 07, 2019
Sherbrooke to consider holding Francophonie Games after New Brunswick pulls plug
SHERBROOKE, , Que. - After losing out to New Brunswick in the race to hold the 2021 Francophonie Games and then seeing the winner withdraw last week, Sherbrooke, Que. is contemplating a pinc...
Feb 07, 2019
Smollett told police attackers knew he was on 'Empire'
CHICAGO - "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett told police that two men seemed to know who he was before they beat him, shouted racial and homophobic slurs, and looped a rope around his neck during an early...
Feb 07, 2019
