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In the news today, March 14
Four stories in the news for Thursday, March 14 --- TORONTO MAN LATEST CANADIAN VICTIM ID'D IN PLANE CRASH A 72-year-old Toronto man was the latest Canadian victim identified after a plane c...
Mar 14, 2019
Indigenous guardians sound alarm about climate change impacts in Canada
VANCOUVER - Growing up in a small, remote First Nations community in northwestern British Columbia, Jarett Quock found he faced racism and stereotypes from non-Indigenous people whenever he left the r...
Mar 14, 2019
Youth arrested in Kingston terrorism case appears for bail hearing
OTTAWA - A youth facing terrorism charges in Kingston, Ont., appeared in court Tuesday for the first day of a two-day bail hearing. The youth was charged in late January after a Canadian pol...
Mar 14, 2019
'Children are going to die:' Advocate's report on Tina Fontaine urges changes
SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, Man. - Manitoba's children's advocate says there are many children in care who are in danger of being sexually exploited or dying almost five years after an Indigenous teenager'...
Mar 14, 2019
New federal food guide may be 'out of reach' for most Canadians:report
The fruit-and-vegetable-heavy fare touted in the new federal food guide may be too expensive - or perhaps just not enticing enough - to easily form the basis of most Canadians' diets, a new report sug...
Mar 14, 2019
R. Kelly's sex videos have circulated nationwide for years
CHICAGO - An acquaintance of R. Kelly's recalled how the singer once lugged a duffel bag everywhere - to recording studios, film sets and gyms. Stuffed inside, she said, was a collection of his homema...
Mar 13, 2019
Tyler Motte scores twice as Canucks down Rangers 4-1 in feisty battle
VANCOUVER - Tyler Motte scored two goals in 11 seconds to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers on Wednesday. Brock Boeser and Jake Virtanen also scored for ...
Mar 13, 2019
Balanced attack powers New Jersey Devils past Edmonton Oilers 6-3
EDMONTON - Kenny Agostino, Damon Severson and Kevin Rooney each had a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils snapped a season-high losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wed...
Mar 13, 2019
Canadians Bianca Andreescu, Milos Raonic prevail in Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - With all the insouciant freedom of the new kid on the block, 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu has become the best story of all during a great run for Canadians at the BNP Paribas Op...
Mar 13, 2019
NHL investigating use of homophobic slur in Lightning-Maple Leafs game
TORONTO - The NHL has launched an investigation into the possible use of a homophobic slur in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Television cameras picked up...
Mar 13, 2019