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Globally important fossil discovered in Prince Edward Island footprints
CAVENDISH, P.E.I. - Fossilized footprints discovered on Prince Edward Island last year have been matched with a prehistoric predator, giving the site newfound global significance. Federal and provinci...
Feb 21, 2019
Boy isolated 400 days: Manitoba urged to end long solitary confinement for youth
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s children’s advocate is urging the province to stop lengthy solitary confinement of youth in custody after a review that found one boy was isolated for 400 straight da...
Feb 21, 2019
RDC volleyball stars earn ACAC recognition
Two Red Deer College Kings and two Red Deer College Queens volleyball players have earned special attention, along with a coach were recognized at the 2019 ACAC Men's Volleyball Award Presentations on...
Feb 21, 2019
New Zealand fly half Sam Malcolm leads the Toronto Arrows in MLR play
The Toronto Arrows have packed their Major League Rugby lineup with Canadian talent in their inaugural season. But the Arrows look to 23-year-old New Zealander Sam Malcolm to quarterback their attack ...
Feb 21, 2019
CN still tallying amount of oil spilled in Manitoba train derailment
ST. LAZARE, Man. - CN is still tallying up the amount of oil spilled in a train derailment on a ranch in western Manitoba. “We are still determining volume estimates at this time,” company...
Feb 21, 2019
Felix Auger-Aliassime takes big step with run to quarterfinals in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO - Felix Auger-Aliassime has entered uncharted territory after an uneven start to 2019. The 18-year-old Canadian tennis player has reached his first ATP Tour 500 quarterfinal this week a...
Feb 21, 2019
U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum could be gone in weeks, ambassador says
WASHINGTON - A long-awaited end to Canada’s steel-and-aluminum tariff nightmare could be just weeks away, says Ottawa’s ambassador to the United States - but David MacNaughton is playing c...
Feb 21, 2019
Ex-Lion gets preliminary approval for medical pot dispensary
LANSING, Mich. - Former Detroit Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson has received preliminary approval of his license application for a medical marijuana dispensary in suburban Detroit. Michigan’s...
Feb 21, 2019
NDP loses two more incumbents as Quebec MPs say they won't run for re-election
OTTAWA - Two Quebec MPs added their names to a growing list of NDP caucus members who will not be seeking re-election later this year. In separate statements Thursday, Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet and Anne...
Feb 21, 2019
Sell regulated heroin to drug users to reduce overdose deaths: B.C. group
VANCOUVER - The BC Centre on Substance Use is proposing a policy to sell legally regulated heroin as part of an urgent response to reduce opioid overdose deaths from a toxic drug supply that is profit...
Feb 21, 2019