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Thalidomide survivor calls on government to boost annual payment
OTTAWA - Thalidomide survivor Fiona Sampson says a Health Canada revamp of a compensation program doesn't boost annual payments to a level that could make the difference between independence and insti...
Jan 10, 2019
Nine coworkers at Guelph, Ont., car parts plant split $60-million lotto jackpot
GUELPH, Ont. - A group of coworkers at an Ontario automotive parts plant are the winners of a $60-million lottery jackpot. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. says the nine colleagues worked the same...
Jan 10, 2019
Mike Duffy appeals ruling blocking him from suing Senate for suspension
OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy is asking Ontario's Court of Appeal to overturn a decision blocking him from suing the Senate for millions of dollars over his dramatic and protracted suspension without ...
Jan 10, 2019
Montreal Catholic archdiocese promotes alternative Quebec sex-ed course
Montreal's Catholic archdiocese is promoting a proposal that parents opposed to the province's new sexual education curriculum can teach the subject themselves using an alternative cour...
Jan 10, 2019
Some seals removed from beleaguered Newfoundland town, officials say
RODDICKTON, N.L. - Federal fisheries officers are assessing dozens of stranded seals causing havoc for residents of a small Newfoundland town. The wayward animals have been blocking roads, driveways a...
Jan 10, 2019
Bernier says abortion, gender identity not on People's Party of Canada platform
OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier says the policies of his new political party will not include anything to do with abortion or gender identity. Bernier is defending the appointment of former Chr...
Jan 10, 2019
Freeland says Venezuela's Maduro is now a dictator after illegitimate win
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says today's inauguration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has entrenched him as a dictator. Freeland's remarks align Canada with the internat...
Jan 10, 2019
Sister of tennis star Eugenie Bouchard testifies in online harassment case
MONTREAL - The younger sister of Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has testified at the preliminary hearing of a man charged with harassing her online. Charlotte Bouchard was in court to...
Jan 10, 2019
Cabinet shuffle coming on Monday after Brison quits, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will shuffle his cabinet Monday to deal with the resignation of Treasury Board President Scott Brison. The longtime Nova Scotia MP announced Thursday mor...
Jan 10, 2019
Container ship fire off Canada's east coast 'largely contained'
HALIFAX - A fire that has been burning for a week aboard a container ship off Canada's east coast is now said to be "largely contained" and under control. The German shipping company Hapag-L...
Jan 10, 2019
