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NOEL, N.S. - They were first created by the Acadian settlers of the 1700s, one shovel full of clay-rich soil at a time. Over the centuries the dikes protecting the Maritime lowlands have been extended...
Mar 29, 2019
Voters in one P.E.I. riding face a tough choice in the April 26 provincial election: Matthew MacKay, or Matthew MacKay. Seeking re-election in the provincial district of Kensington-Malpeque, Progressi...
Mar 29, 2019
BOSTON - More than a dozen parents charged in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme are due in court. They are expected to make initial appearances Friday in federal court in Boston. They're...
Mar 29, 2019
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit tumbled nearly 15 per cent in January as imports fell and exports rose. Shipments of American goods to China skidded to the lowest level in more than eight years as...
Mar 29, 2019
MONTREAL - The Montreal archdiocese has called on a retired judge to conduct an audit of sexual abuse claims over a span of nearly seven decades, but a group that works with victims raised concer...
Mar 29, 2019
TORONTO - James Wilder Jr. always wanted to follow his father into pro football, but it wasn't always his activity of choice. Growing up, the Toronto Argonauts running back admits ...
Mar 29, 2019
MONTREAL - Randal Grichuk is OK with the experts and pundits who've counted out the Toronto Blue Jays this season. "It's one of those (teams) where people are underestimating the talent that we have a...
Mar 29, 2019
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats overseas, requiring the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican prose...
Mar 29, 2019
BEIJING - China said Wednesday it suspended a second major Canadian canola exporter over alleged safety concerns, further deepening a diplomatic row set off by Canada's decision to detain a top execut...
Mar 29, 2019
A Chinese student believed to be the victim of a violent abduction is out of hospital and waiting to be reunited with his family as police hunt for the men suspected of kidnapping him, officers said W...
Mar 29, 2019