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Hilaria Baldwin describes decision to share miscarriage news
NEW YORK - Hilaria Baldwin says she chose to share that she had a miscarriage because it would hurt if she "went through it in silence." The author, yoga instructor and wife of actor Alec Baldwin wrot...
Apr 10, 2019
Schools struggle with phone bans:'These devices continue to cause major problems'
On Friday, March 29, St. Francis School in Harbour Grace, N.L., announced a ban on cellphones and other personal electronics for its students, who range from kindergarten through Grade 8. "These devic...
Apr 10, 2019
Montreal offers to help find new homes for carriage horses as industry ends
Montreal is announcing a program to help ensure the city's caleche horses are sent for adoption after the horse-drawn carriage industry is shut down at the end of th...
Apr 10, 2019
2010 controversy changed women's hockey, but Canada, U.S. still out front
ESPOO, Finland - The hand-wringing over women's hockey in 2010 changed the game in ways not easily measured because Canada and the United States keep moving the goalposts for the rest of the...
Apr 10, 2019
Lena Dunham celebrates 1st year of sobriety
NEW YORK - Lena Dunham is celebrating one year of sobriety. The 32-year-old actress shared her milestone in an Instagram post Wednesday with a photo of her flashing a thumbs-up. The "Girls" creator re...
Apr 10, 2019
Romania would welcome Canadian help in minimizing gap in Mali: envoy
OTTAWA - Romania's top diplomat in Canada says his country is moving as fast as it can to minimize a looming gap in the provision of lifesaving medical evacuations for injured UN peacekeepers and staf...
Apr 10, 2019
Report on missing, murdered Indigenous women to be released in June
OTTAWA - A much-anticipated report on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is set to be released to the public in June. The four-person commission asked to examine the causes of violence ag...
Apr 10, 2019
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques says first spacewalk was 'pure joy'
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques says it will likely take him years to fully absorb the experience of walking outside the International Space Station. Saint-Jacques spoke to repo...
Apr 10, 2019
CFL head coaches will now be allowed to make two challenges per contest
TORONTO - CFL head coaches will have the opportunity this season to launch two challenges in a game. The league's board of governors accepted a recommendation Wednesday from the CFL's rules committee ...
Apr 10, 2019
SaskPower carbon tax to be retroactive to Jan. 1
There's going to be an extra, extra charge on Saskatchewan power bills as of April.The carbon tax will start showing up on bills for this month, but so will a retroactive charge for the carbon tax for...
Apr 10, 2019 A SaskPower truck responds to a service call in Regina on Dec. 6, 2018. (Evan Radford/CJME News)