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Trade tribunal tosses U.S. firm's complaint about warship-design competition
OTTAWA - A federal trade tribunal is tossing out a challenge to the federal government's handling of a high-stakes competition to design the navy's new $60-billion fleet of warships. The Canadian Inte...
Feb 01, 2019
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Judges cannot be overly swayed by victim impact statements: legal experts
Legal experts say a sentencing judge must use caution and not be overwhelmed by victim impact statements. A Saskatchewan judge heard more than 70 victim impact statements this week...
Feb 01, 2019
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Glaslyn youth a finalist in Black History Month competition
A Glaslyn-area youth is thrilled to have been named a finalist in the 10th Annual RBC Black History Month Student Essay Competition.Glaslyn Central School student Caylee Dorval was selected for her es...
Feb 01, 2019
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Mould causing housing crisis for First Nations across Canada: NDP
OTTAWA - A housing crisis in a northern Ontario First Nation is the tip of a deep, systemic problem in communities across the country that requires the response of a task forc...
Feb 01, 2019
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St. F.X. women's basketball coach suspended after player injured during practice
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The coach of the St. Francis Xavier University women's basketball team remains suspended as the school's athletics department investigates an alleged disciplinary incident that...
Feb 01, 2019
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Rapper 6ix9ine admits gang membership and pleads guilty
NEW YORK - Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (teh-KAH'-shee sihks-NEYN') has pleaded guilty to federal charges, admitting his participation in a violent gang and pledging to co-operate with prosecutors ...
Feb 01, 2019
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Foxconn again shifts Wisconsin plan after Trump intervenes
MADISON, Wis. - Foxconn Technology Group said Friday that after its chairman spoke directly with President Donald Trump the Taiwanese company will proceed with plans to construct a plant in Wisconsin ...
Feb 01, 2019
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Canada wants Lima Group meeting to keep pressure on Maduro to step down
OTTAWA - Canada and its Lima Group allies will use their Monday meeting in Ottawa to find new ways - including financial - to support the Venezuelan opposition and ease the refugee crisis in neig...
Feb 01, 2019
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Vancouver Canucks looking for road wins to claw out clear playoff position
VANCOUVER - Heading into the back half of the hockey season, the Vancouver Canucks know each game will carry a little extra weight. Vancouver (23-22-6) sat just outside of a Western Con...
Feb 01, 2019
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Images show evidence of what could be one of Canada's oldest graveyards
ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S. - Researchers using ground-penetrating radar have found what they believe is one of the oldest European graveyards in Canada. Archeologist Sara Beanlands says ther...
Feb 01, 2019