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'Finish the job': NDP urges Liberals to expunge cannabis records before election
OTTAWA - The NDP justice critic is urging the Liberal government to help him improve a bill to help Canadians carrying burdensome cannabis records and ensure the legislation passes befo...
Mar 15, 2019
Stro Show: Blue Jays right-hander Stroman to get start on opening day
SARASOTA, Fla. - Right-hander Marcus Stroman will get the start on opening day for the Toronto Blue Jays. Manager Charlie Montoyo confirmed the decision before Wednesday's pr...
Mar 15, 2019
Barons claim Novice league championship
The Battlefords Barons (2) are Novice Step League Champions. Coming off an undefeated regular season, the Barons (2) headed into the postseason brim with confidence and rolling like a finely-tuned mac...
Mar 15, 2019 One of two teams representing their community, the Battlefords Barons (2) went undefeated on their road to the Novice Step League championship. The team will have a banner presentation at the start of next season. (submitted photo/Carla Bernier)
Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen sidelined with a concussion
Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen has a concussion and will miss a second straight game on Wednesday night against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. The 22-year-old native of Finland was ...
Mar 15, 2019
Supreme Court rules 'belief' requirement in child luring law is unconstitutional
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a provision of the country's internet child luring laws is unconstitutional and is ordering a new trial for a Toronto-area man. Douglas Morrison posted an ad ...
Mar 15, 2019
Quebec City Muslim worshippers condemn fatal New Zealand mosque attacks
QUEBEC - Muslims in Quebec City say they are in shock over the mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, a little more than two years after their community came under attack. T...
Mar 15, 2019
Man United gets Barcelona in Champions League quarterfinals
NYON, Switzerland - A new generation of Manchester United players will have to get through Barcelona to win the Champions League. And Lionel Messi will still be there. United was drawn Friday to face ...
Mar 15, 2019
Court reinstates late Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction
BOSTON - Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction was reinstated Wednesday in a sweeping ruling from Massachusetts' highest court that does away with the legal principle that made the former NFL star innoc...
Mar 15, 2019
US construction spending up strong 1.3 per cent in January
WASHINGTON - Spending on U.S. construction projects in January posted the biggest gain in nine months, as strength in nonresidential construction and government projects offset continued weakness in h...
Mar 15, 2019
Dozens trapped in Nigeria school collapse, at least 8 dead
LAGOS, Nigeria - Emergency crews sifted through debris as night fell on frantic efforts to rescue scores of school children and others feared trapped inside a three-story building that collapsed Wedne...
Mar 15, 2019