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Federal legislation for cannabis-possession pardon not enough, critics say
OTTAWA - Long-awaited legislation that makes getting a pardon for simple possession of cannabis cheaper and quicker made it to the House of Commons Friday, but critics say it won't be enough...
Mar 01, 2019
Search into missing cryptocurrency turns up empty 'cold wallets:' Report
HALIFAX - The high-profile search for $190 million in missing cryptocurrency owed to users of the beleaguered QuadrigaCX trading platform has turned up a small amount of digital assets, but the intrig...
Mar 01, 2019
Parks Canada worried spilled grain from derailed CP train will attract grizzlies
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada is worried spilled grain from a derailed train in Banff National Park will attract hungry grizzly bears to the tracks as they emerge from hibernation in the coming weeks. T...
Mar 01, 2019
MacAulay faces tough task repairing relations with angry veterans' community
OTTAWA - When he was named Friday as Canada's latest minister of veterans affairs, Lawrence MacAulay was given the difficult task of sweetening the Trudeau government's relations with embittered veter...
Mar 01, 2019
OSI-CAN founder remembered as 'mentor' and 'hero'
A founding member of OSI-CAN, a group that provides mental health supports for first responders and veterans, has passed away.Chris Siddons from Regina took his own life on Thursday. Jack Rennie, an a...
Mar 01, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Manziel experiment in CFL over after league directs Alouettes to release QB
He entered the CFL with much fanfare and intrigue, but Johnny Football has made a mysterious exit. The Johnny Manziel experiment ended less than a year after it began Wednesday with the CFL&...
Mar 01, 2019
Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod pledges one per cent of her salary to charity
TORONTO - Canadian international goalkeeper Erin McLeod is joining Manchester United's Juan Mata, Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini, U.S. international Alex Morgan and other soccer stars in digging int...
Mar 01, 2019
Lonie Glieberman may no longer be most loathed sports official in Ottawa
Lonie Glieberman may no longer be the most loathed sports figure in Ottawa, but he's not thrilled about possibly losing the title. Glieberman seemed to secure the crown with his unique manag...
Mar 01, 2019
Canadian coaches face tough - but enviable - task of picking World Cup team
TORONTO - With Canada's wealth of talent on the ice, hockey fans have enjoyed doing this for decades. They've scribbled their Olympic dream teams down on bar napkins over beers. They've filled up soci...
Mar 01, 2019
Ottawa Senators continue consistent coaching shuffle with latest move
OTTAWA - No matter who is the head coach of the Ottawa Senators, the position doesn't seem to include much job security. When the Senators fired Guy Boucher on Friday and replaced him with Marc Crawfo...
Mar 01, 2019