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Environment minister misses deadline on parks management: wilderness group
OTTAWA - National parks advocates are frustrated that Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is nine months late responding to concerns over how the parks are managed. “We’re still waiting...
May 2, 2018
Rights group: 11,232 displaced in Mexico by violence
MEXICO CITY - A Mexican rights group says 11,232 people were forced to flee their homes due to drug gang violence in 2017. The Mexican Commission for the Defence and Promotion of Human Rights says res...
May 2, 2018
Refugee chocolatier names new bar after the Mi'kmaq word for peace
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - A Canadian chocolate company founded by Syrian refugees has produced its first chocolate bar - and given it an Indigenous name. Peace by Chocolate of Antigonish, N.S., revealed Wedn...
May 2, 2018
Former high-level Montreal politician, construction magnate acquitted of fraud
MONTREAL - A high-ranking former Montreal politician as well as a construction industry magnate were among several people acquitted Wednesday in a fraud and conspiracy case involving a municipal land ...
May 2, 2018
'Diamonds in the rough' recruited for Olympic sport via Training Ground
Gavin Broadhead was training hard, but he didn’t know what for. The former centre with the Western Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers turned to crossfit and weightlifting after hockey bef...
May 2, 2018
Brad Wall says he'll remain in Saskatchewan despite job with Alberta law firm
REGINA - Former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall says he will be spending most of his time in his hometown despite taking a new job with a Calgary law firm. On Tuesday, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt anno...
May 2, 2018
'Law and Order' actress Diane Neal seeks House seat
KINGSTON, N.Y. - Former “Law and Order” actress Diane Neal is seeking a new gig as representative of a sprawling congressional district in upstate New York. The 42-year-old Neal portrayed ...
May 2, 2018
Canadian rugby women hope to bounce back from disappointing showing in Japan
TORONTO - Canada has been drawn with Australia, Spain and Ireland for the HSBC Canada Women’s Sevens in Langford, B.C., on May 12-13. Defending champion New Zealand is in Pool A with Fiji, 2016 ...
May 2, 2018
Suncor CEO says he's 'encouraged' new pipelines will be built after PM's visit
CALGARY - The CEO of oilsands giant Suncor Energy Inc. says he’s confident new oil pipelines will be built after hosting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at its newly opened Fort Hills oilsands min...
May 2, 2018
Black men arrested at Starbucks settle with the company
PHILADELPHIA - Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the world’s biggest coffee-shop chain Wednesday for an undisclosed sum and an...
May 2, 2018