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System failed five children discovered in horrific neglect case: N.B. report
FREDERICTON - A report on a horrific child-neglect case has laid bare the filth, squalor and mistreatment suffered by five young children - and how New Brunswick authorities repeatedly failed to meet ...
Jan 30, 2019
Moosehead Breweries donates to make Saskatchewan's Mac the Moose tallest again
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A New Brunswick brewery has donated $25,000 to the cause of making a beloved Saskatchewan moose statue the tallest in the world once again. Trevor Grant, wi...
Jan 30, 2019
Montreal lightweight John Makdessi to face Haqparast at UFC show in Nashville
TORONTO - Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi will face German Nasrat Haqparast on March 23 at a televised UFC card in Nashville. Makdessi (16-6-0) was slated to fight Diego Ferrei...
Jan 30, 2019
Winnipeg bus driver fatally stabbed repeatedly asked passenger to leave: Crown
WINNIPEG - Prosecutors say video showing the final moments before a Winnipeg transit bus driver was killed on the job show he asked a passenger to leave more than two dozen times. Irvine Jubal Fr...
Jan 30, 2019
Young Orcas make a splash in Meadow Lake
This past weekend was the perfect time for some members of the Battlefords Orcas Swim Club to get their feet wet.The club travelled to Meadow Lake for a developmental meet between Cold Lake and the ho...
Jan 30, 2019
School boards push back as government seeks data on religious symbols
MONTREAL - A Quebec government initiative to determine how many teachers wear religious symbols also extended to include police officers, prosecutors and the judiciary, the minister res...
Jan 30, 2019
All-stars Crosby, Pavelski, Dubnyk earn NHL three stars honours
NEW YORK - Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby, San Jose Sharks centre Joe Pavelski and Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk are the NHL's three stars of the week. Crosby earned MVP honours at ...
Jan 30, 2019
Canadian MPs condemn Netflix for using Lac-Megantic images in Bird Box
OTTAWA - Canadian members of Parliament have passed a unanimous motion condemning Netflix for using images of the Lac-Megantic rail disaster in fictional dramas and demanding finan...
Jan 30, 2019
'Significant development' expected in Bruce McArthur's case: police
TORONTO - A "significant development" is expected in the case of an alleged serial killer accused of preying on men who disappeared from Toronto's gay village, police said Monday. Bruce McArthur,...
Jan 30, 2019
Plan to buy more fighter jets puts Canada on hook for bigger share of F-35 costs
OTTAWA - Canada is being forced to shoulder a bigger share of the costs of developing F-35 fighter jets even though it has not decided whether it will actually buy any. Canada is one of nine partner c...
Jan 30, 2019