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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
Local firefighters raise thousands for Muscular Dystrophy Canada
Local firefighters are celebrating the efforts of their members and support from the community after raising $12,500 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada last weekend.The four-day rooftop campout held at Fir...
Apr 04, 2019 rdnewsNOW/Storrm Lennie
Lithuanian man flies alone on commercial plane to Italy
VILNIUS, Lithuania - A Lithuanian man flying to Italy got a pleasant surprise when he boarded the plane: He was the only passenger on the Boeing 737-800. Skirmantas Strimaitis, who was flying from cap...
Apr 04, 2019
Blue Jays deal veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar to San Francisco Giants
TORONTO - Emotions ran high Tuesday as the business of baseball resulted in a popular piece of the Blue Jays locker room being removed. Toronto continued its radical roster makeover, sending vete...
Apr 04, 2019
Six-time all-star and 2011 Grey Cup champion Jovan Olafioye retires
VANCOUVER - Veteran B.C. Lions offensive lineman Jovan Olafioye, a Grey Cup champion and a six-time CFL all-star, has announced his retirement from the league. The Detroit native spent most of his CFL...
Apr 04, 2019
Judge to consider request from media to unseal Smollett file
CHICAGO - A judge said Tuesday that it will be several weeks before he decides whether to make public the court file in the Jussie Smollett case, delaying the possibility for media organizations to re...
Apr 04, 2019
North Carolina GOP chair, major donor charged with bribery
RALEIGH, N.C. - The chairman of North Carolina's Republican Party, an insurance magnate and two of his associates are facing federal charges for a plan to shower the state's top insurance regulator wi...
Apr 04, 2019
Manhunt over, focus in Nipsey Hussle case shifts to court
LOS ANGELES - After a nearly 48-hour manhunt, police arrested the suspect they say gunned down Nipsey Hussle in front of the popular rapper's South Los Angeles clothing store. Los Angeles County sheri...
Apr 04, 2019
Now you see it: Podcaster Mike Rowe has book deal
NEW YORK - Podcaster Mike Rowe has decided to write a few things down. Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Thursday that Rowe is adapting material from his popular "The Way I ...
Apr 04, 2019