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Saskatchewan must wait until next year for court to hear challenge of carbon tax
REGINA - Saskatchewan will have to wait until the spring for the province’s Appeal Court to hear the government’s constitutional challenge of Ottawa’s carbon tax. Environment Ministe...
Oct 19, 2018
USC agrees to pay $215M to settle doctor sex abuse claims
LOS ANGELES - The University of Southern California said Friday that it would pay $215 million to settle claims of sexual abuse and harassment by a school gynecologist, but lawyers for hundreds of the...
Oct 19, 2018
Canadian moose hunter accused of illegally entering the United States
JACKMAN, Maine - U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested a Canadian citizen who they say illegally entered the U.S. and hunted moose. The Bangor Daily News reports the person was arrested Tuesday near...
Oct 19, 2018
Colourfully named cannabis products appeal to youth, Tory health critic says
OTTAWA - Scroll through Ontario’s online cannabis shop and you’ll see strains of marijuana called Banana Split and Tangerine Dream. There are others with the far-out monikers Dreamweaver, ...
Oct 19, 2018
Cannabis legalization: Drug-impaired charges could lead to court backlog
HALIFAX - Canada’s decision to legalize cannabis will create a backlog in the courts as those charged with driving while drug-impaired are sure to launch a wave of legal challenges, a lawyer who...
Oct 19, 2018
Blackfalds unveils new plan for civic facilities
Blackfalds residents recently had a chance to learn more about facility priorities in the community moving forward. That opportunity came during an open house held at the Abbey Centre October 11 that ...
Oct 19, 2018
What's at stake if investors begin to shun Saudi Arabia
FRANKFURT - The disappearance of a Saudi journalist last seen entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul has shaken confidence in the country as a place to do business, with potential conseque...
Oct 19, 2018
Canadian cracks quarterfinals at League of Legends World Championships
Canadian Eric (Licorice) Ritchie bided his time before sharing his esports plans with his parents, waiting until he had earned a contract to play “League of Legends.” “I didn’t...
Oct 19, 2018
Woman critically injured in crash near Innisfail
Three people were taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash west of Innisfail Friday morning. It happened around 7:45 a.m. on Highway 54 near the golf course when RCMP say one vehicle – a ...
Oct 19, 2018
Finally healthy, Levins will make long-awaited marathon debut in Toronto
TORONTO - Cam Levins doesn’t take any pain-free step for granted anymore. Three years after a fluke fall in a race derailed his career, the 29-year-old from Black Creek, B.C., will make his mara...
Oct 19, 2018