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Mentally disabled urge class suit over loss of government services at age 18
TORONTO - Making thousands of mentally disabled people wait indefinitely for provincial government supports after they turn 18 amounts to pushing them off a cliff without a safety net, an Ontario Supe...
Oct 30, 2018
Father, now a woman, gets 18-month sentence for sexually assaulting daughter
QUEBEC - A Quebec City father who sexually assaulted his young daughter will be serving a sentence in a women’s jail after undergoing a sex change between the time of the crime and the convictio...
Oct 30, 2018
After poor season, Toronto FC looks to strengthen squad and return to winning ways
TORONTO - Calling the MLS season unacceptable, Toronto FC plans to upgrade its defence, add width and bring in another option up front. One day after five top players met the media, team president Bil...
Oct 30, 2018
Critics call for cancellation of debate featuring Steve Bannon
TORONTO - A debate that will see Steve Bannon, the controversial former strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, defend the issue of populism in Toronto this week is facing growing backlash, with c...
Oct 30, 2018
3rd Annual Christmas Wish Breakfast
On Sunday, November 18th, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the 3rd Annual Christmas Wish Breakfast will be held at the Black Knight Inn. As the Christmas season approaches, this is a premier event f...
Oct 30, 2018
Winfrey, Witherspoon among guests on Michelle Obama tour
NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon will be among the special guests when Michelle Obama goes on tour for her memoir “Becoming.” Others appearing with the former first lady will...
Oct 30, 2018
Northwest Territories ministers face vote on being expelled from cabinet
YELLOWKNIFE - Two cabinet ministers in the Northwest Territories are facing a debate in the legislature about whether they should be removed from their jobs. Glen Abernethy, minister of health and soc...
Oct 30, 2018
Alberta Appeal Court upholds sentence of man for kidnapping, cutting off thumb
EDMONTON - Alberta’s highest court has upheld a 12-year sentence for a man who cut off his victim’s thumb during an abduction. But a dissenting opinion means the case can automatically be ...
Oct 30, 2018
SNC asks court to review federal decision excluding it from remediation regime
MONTREAL - Arguing that federal prosecutors unreasonably excluded SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. from negotiating an agreement that could have resolved corruption and fraud charges before trial, the company h...
Oct 30, 2018
Caroline trio charged for stolen property
Three people from Caroline face charges after Mounties recovered stolen property from a residence in the village last week. On Friday, Rocky Mountain House RCMP executed a search warrant at the reside...
Oct 30, 2018