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US new-home sales increased 4.9 per cent in February
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes climbed 4.9 per cent in February, an indication that falling mortgage rates have given a boost to demand from buyers. The Commerce Department said Friday that new ...
Mar 29, 2019
China ban on Canadian canola not science based: Chamber of Commerce
OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says China's decision to ban canola imports from Canada has no basis in scientific fact. Mark Agnew, senior director of international policy for the chamber, ...
Mar 29, 2019
Shakira defends her song against plagiarism in Spanish court
MADRID - Colombian singers Shakira and Carlos Vives appeared in a Madrid court Wednesday to answer allegations by a Cuban-born singer and producer that they plagiarized his work in their award-winning...
Mar 29, 2019
Street checks should be strictly limited - or banned outright, N.S. report said
HALIFAX - Street checks by Halifax-area police have had a "disproportionate and negative" impact on the African Nova Scotia community, according to a new report that found black males w...
Mar 29, 2019
When the dike breaks: How climate change threatens Maritime lowlands
NOEL, N.S. - They were first created by the Acadian settlers of the 1700s, one shovel full of clay-rich soil at a time. Over the centuries the dikes protecting the Maritime lowlands have been extended...
Mar 29, 2019
Seeing double: Candidates with same name square off in P.E.I. election fight
Voters in one P.E.I. riding face a tough choice in the April 26 provincial election: Matthew MacKay, or Matthew MacKay. Seeking re-election in the provincial district of Kensington-Malpeque, Progressi...
Mar 29, 2019
Parents headed to court in college admissions cheating scam
BOSTON - More than a dozen parents charged in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme are due in court. They are expected to make initial appearances Friday in federal court in Boston. They're...
Mar 29, 2019
US trade gap falls 15 per cent to $51.1 billion in January
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit tumbled nearly 15 per cent in January as imports fell and exports rose. Shipments of American goods to China skidded to the lowest level in more than eight years as...
Mar 29, 2019
Montreal archdiocese calls on retired judge to examine sexual abuse allegations
MONTREAL - The Montreal archdiocese has called on a retired judge to conduct an audit of sexual abuse claims over a span of nearly seven decades, but a group that works with victims raised concer...
Mar 29, 2019
Argos running back Wilder Jr. getting tryout with World Wrestling Entertainment
TORONTO - James Wilder Jr. always wanted to follow his father into pro football, but it wasn't always his activity of choice. Growing up, the Toronto Argonauts running back admits ...
Mar 29, 2019
