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Germany's Bayer to complete Monsanto purchase on Thursday
BERLIN - German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG said Monday that it plans to complete its purchase of U.S. seed and weed-killer maker Monsanto Co. this week after receiving all the required approvals ...
Jun 4, 2018
Canadian figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond to skip this year's ISU Grand Prix circuit
OTTAWA - After a stellar season that included two Olympic medals and a world championship title, Canadian figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond is taking a break. The 22-year-old from Marystown, N.L., announce...
Jun 4, 2018
Wynne makes last-ditch efforts to warn voters of NDP, Tory majorities
TORONTO - Ontario’s Liberal premier is making last-ditch efforts to warn voters away from electing a majority NDP or Progressive Conservative government, after admitting over the weekend that he...
Jun 4, 2018
'Ableist' bias left people with disabilities without housing, N.S. inquiry told
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s government used “ableist” reasoning when it closed a program that provided supported housing for people with intellectual disabilities, a nationally recognize...
Jun 4, 2018
Implementing Ontario's accessibility law a priority for disability advocates
TORONTO - If Emily Daigle had wanted to watch Ontario make history when it passed Canada’s first accessibility law in 2005, she would have had to do so from afar thanks to the lack of wheelchair...
Jun 4, 2018
Man charged with sexual assault against Halifax woman has violent past
HALIFAX - A 47-year-old man charged in an aggravated sex assault near the Halifax Commons has a long history of sexual violence and had earlier prompted a warning to the public about his “high r...
Jun 4, 2018
Martine Ouellet to step down as Bloc Quebecois leader, effective June 11
MONTREAL - In a bitter, resentful and defiant speech, Martine Ouellet announced Monday she will step down as head of the Bloc Quebecois in the wake of a crushing defeat in a leadership vote where she ...
Jun 4, 2018
Metis want judicial review of government's decision to quash Manitoba Hydro deal
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Metis Federation has filed legal action against the provincial government over a hydroelectric development agreement that was halted by Premier Brian Pallister. The deal, worke...
Jun 4, 2018
Aide: EPA's Pruitt sought used Trump hotel mattress
WASHINGTON - Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt had a top aide seek a used mattress from the Trump International Hotel and perform other personal chores for him, including house-huntin...
Jun 4, 2018
Justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled for a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in a limited decision that leaves for another day the larger issue of whether a b...
Jun 4, 2018