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'Great day:' Alberta introduces bill to make no-go zones around abortion clinics
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced legislation to keep protesters at least 50 metres away from abortion clinics, and to make it illegal for demonstrators to video, record audio or take pictures of peop...
Apr 5, 2018
Man sues cops, transit authority after being pinned to pavement, alleges racial profiling
TORONTO - A young black man and his mother have launched a lawsuit against Toronto police and the city’s transit authority, alleging he was a victim of racial profiling when officers and fare in...
Apr 5, 2018
US approves $1.3 billion sale of artillery to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration signed off Thursday on selling more than $1.3 billion in artillery to Saudi Arabia, giving a vote of confidence to the Saudi military as young Crown Prince Mohamm...
Apr 5, 2018
Pressure on Quebec to do away with time limits for filing sex-assault complaints
QUEBEC - Pressure is mounting on Quebec to do away with time limits on people being able to file complaints of sexual assault and conjugal violence in the province. Under Quebec’s Civil Code, vi...
Apr 5, 2018
McGregor involved in backstage melee ahead of UFC 223
UFC star Conor McGregor has turned himself into police in the wake of a backstage melee he instigated that has forced the removal of three fights off UFC’s biggest card of the year. Video footag...
Apr 5, 2018
Minnesota's Pawlenty seeks return to governor's mansion
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Thursday he will run for his old job, ending months of speculation about a return to politics following his short-lived 2012 presidential...
Apr 5, 2018
Canada's Gushue loses to U.S., looks for playoff peak in men's world curling
LAS VEGAS - A spot in the playoffs secured at the men’s world curling championship, Canada’s Brad Gushue says his team has work to do to peak for them. The defending champions were 8-2 beh...
Apr 5, 2018
Garcia's Masters defence all but over after carding a 13 on 15th hole
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Defending champion Sergio Garcia has made history - not the good kind - in the opening round of the Masters. Garcia carded a 13 on the par-5 15th after hitting four shots into the water...
Apr 5, 2018
Commons committee recommends better settlement services for vulnerable refugees
OTTAWA - Yazidi refugees brought to Canada after surviving rape and torture in Iraq are facing barriers accessing mental health and other settlement services in their own language, a House of Commons ...
Apr 5, 2018
Canadian commitment to Mali coincides with review of UN mission
OTTAWA - Canada’s decision to send military helicopters to Mali has coincided with a major UN review of the peacekeeping mission there to determine whether it is on the right track or needs to c...
Apr 5, 2018