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Major Quebec women's group continues to lose members over sex worker resolution
MONTREAL - Quebec's most prominent women's group continues to lose members after it passed a resolution last month recognizing that women can freely choose to become sex workers. The resolution approv...
Nov 21, 2018
Ontario Basketball plans to drop 'midget' as age category classification
TORONTO - Starting next season, Ontario Basketball will drop the term ‘midget’ from its age category classifications and instead use more standard terms currently in use at the national an...
Nov 21, 2018
Man charged in killing, sexual assaults at religious store
ST. LOUIS - A suburban St. Louis man has been charged with killing one woman and sexually assaulting two others after herding them at gunpoint into the back room of a religious supplies shop. The arre...
Nov 21, 2018
Ottawa's Trevor Harris on quite a roll leading up to Grey Cup game
EDMONTON - The 2018 Grey Cup presents quite the quandary. At one end is the Ottawa Redblacks, who got a playoff-record six TD passes from Trevor Harris to dismantle Hamilton 46-27 in last weekend̵...
Nov 21, 2018
Canada's Shapovalov avoids sophomore slump, primed for next step on tour
TORONTO - Canada’s Denis Shapovalov started the tennis season feeling the pressure of heightened expectations. He ends the campaign feeling confident, comfortable and ready for the next step. &#...
Nov 21, 2018
Quebec ready to reform family law to protect children of common-law spouses
MONTREAL - Quebec says it is ready to enact a major reform of family law following repeated calls by legal experts to ensure children of separated common-law parents are not deprived of financial supp...
Nov 21, 2018
Province passes bill making changes to post-secondary education
EDMONTON – The provincial government has passed amendments to the Post-secondary Learning Act proposed this fall. An Act to Improve the Affordability and Accessibility of Post-secondary Educatio...
Nov 21, 2018
Canada 'A' scores five tries in 35-14 rugby win over England 'A'
COBHAM, England - Canada ‘A’ scored three second-half tries to defeat England ‘A’ 35-14 in international rugby play Wednesday. The games was not considered an official test mat...
Nov 21, 2018
Auburn star Edouard Julien named 2018 Canadian college player of the year
TORONTO - Auburn Tigers star Edouard Julien has been named the 2018 Canadian college player of the year by the Canadian Baseball Network. The Quebec City native topped the Tigers this past season with...
Nov 21, 2018
Obama's book sells 1.4 million copies in a week
NEW YORK - Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” has become a massive hit. Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the former first lady’s memoir has sold more than ...
Nov 21, 2018