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Conductors, engineers on picket line as CP Rail, union can't reach deal
OTTAWA - Canadians expect a swift end to a work stoppage at CP Rail, federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan said Sunday, hours after thousands of workers ended up on the picket line and trains came to...
Mar 20, 2022
Private investigator says drug kingpin targeted David Ortiz
BOSTON (AP) - A Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of David Ortiz and felt disrespected by him had him shot at a Dominican nightclub in 2019, according to private investigators the Red Sox slug...
Mar 20, 2022
Montreal St. Patrick's Day parade is back, 2 years after being cancelled over COVID
Montrealers embraced the rain and cold weather today to enjoy their first St. Patrick's Day parade since 2019. The 197th edition was back this year as COVID-19 protocols are being lifted across the pr...
Mar 20, 2022
Private investigator says drug kingpin targeted David Ortiz
BOSTON (AP) - A Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of David Ortiz and felt disrespected by him had him shot at a Dominican nightclub in 2019, according to private investigators the Red Sox slug...
Mar 20, 2022
'What is being hidden?' Curators say Vatican must give access to Indigenous artifacts
Gerald McMaster has always wondered what mysteries and cultural objects are kept within the Vatican's collection of Indigenous artifacts. The renowned First Nations curator and artist says the artifac...
Mar 20, 2022
Car runs into carnival revelers in Belgium, killing 6
BRUSSELS (AP) - A car slammed at high speed into carnival revelers in a small town in southern Belgium early Sunday, killing six people and leaving 10 more with life-threatening injuries. Several doze...
Mar 20, 2022
Liberals may find extra spending room in budget created by rising oil prices
OTTAWA - The federal government may find itself with billions more in spending room on the back of soaring oil prices that experts say could lower the deficit, or give the Liberals space to fund a bev...
Mar 20, 2022
B.C. surf town cuts out plastic forks, knives in growing pollution prevention efforts
VICTORIA - A coastal British Columbia community known for seemingly endless beaches and rolling waves that call out to surfers has banned single-use plastic cutlery in a move to keep its ocean playgro...
Mar 20, 2022
Zelenskyy says siege of Mariupol involved war crimes
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early Sunday the siege of the port city of Mariupol would go down in history for what he said were war crimes committed by Russian tro...
Mar 20, 2022
Stars top Bombers 4-2; take 2-0 series lead in best-of-seven
Hometown hero, Jake Southgate scored a pair of goals, and Michael Harroch stopped 31 of 33 shots against Saturday night, as the Battlefords North Stars topped the Flin Flon Bombers 4-2 in Game 2 of th...
Mar 20, 2022