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Preliminary search finds no reports of coerced sterilization to police: RCMP
OTTAWA - The head of the RCMP says the police force is looking into whether any complaints about forced or coerced sterilizations have been made to law-enforcement agencies in Canada, but a preliminar...
Apr 04, 2019
Third Canadian canola exporter received quality complaint from China: Bibeau
OTTAWA - A third Canadian canola exporter has received a non-compliance notice from China over quality concerns, the federal agriculture minister said Tuesday, the latest development in an escalating ...
Apr 04, 2019
N.S. woman plans constitutional challenge of roadside cannabis test
HALIFAX - A lawyer for a Nova Scotia motorist whose licence was suspended after her saliva tested positive for cannabis says he's planning to launch a constitutional chal...
Apr 04, 2019
Canadian Bar Association calls on Quebec to drop notwithstanding clause from Bill 21
MONTREAL - The Canadian Bar Association has come out against Quebec's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause to shield its controversial secularism bill from court challenge. The...
Apr 04, 2019
Satirical website fooled former Quebec premier with spoof story, trial hears
MONTREAL - A well-known Quebec TV journalist has testified that a website spoofing the Journal de Montreal newspaper fooled many people - including a former premier - with a joke story claim...
Apr 04, 2019
Panda pregnancy goal of Calgary Zoo's artificial insemination of star attraction
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo is hoping for a furry bundle of joy in about four months after artificially inseminating its female giant panda earlier this week. Officials say keepers noted that ...
Apr 04, 2019
Baloney Meter: Liberal claim 8 in 10 better off with carbon tax partly accurate
OTTAWA - "Climate change is real and it requires real solutions. It's a fact that pricing pollution is the most cost-effective way to cut pollution. Our plan will also leave 8 out of 10 families bette...
Apr 04, 2019
Liberals signal intent to impose deadlines on 11 bills sitting in the Senate
OTTAWA - Tempers are flaring in Canada's chamber of sober second thought, triggered by a government move to impose deadlines on almost a dozen bills to ensure they pass before Parliament ris...
Apr 04, 2019
Midget AA Barons come up short in provincial final
It wasn't the result they were looking for, but the Battlefords Midget AA Barons have nothing to hang their head about.The team's season came to an end last night at the hands of the Swift Current AA ...
Apr 04, 2019 The Battlefords Midget AA Barons came up short with a 2-0 loss to Swift Current at the I-Plex (submitted/Lee Ulmer)
'Bit of a lark:' Canadian miner files claim on disputed Arctic island
A longtime mining geologist and developer has come up with his own solution to Canada's long-running Arctic sovereignty dispute with Denmark. John Robins has filed and been granted a mineral expl...
Apr 04, 2019