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PM says time to talk about lifting ban on paying sperm, egg donors
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians need to have a conversation about whether to allow women and men to be paid to donate eggs or sperm for fertility treatments. While many strong op...
Apr 4, 2018
Nova Scotia judge denies man's request for paternity test on boy
HALIFAX - A Halifax judge has denied a man’s request for a paternity test on a young teen, saying the process may be too distressing for the boy who has health issues and has grown up thinking a...
Apr 4, 2018
California water polo coach charged with molesting 7 girls
LOS ANGELES - A coach who ran a club affiliated with USA Water Polo has been charged with the sexual abuse of seven underage female players during one-on-one coaching sessions, prosecutors said Wednes...
Apr 4, 2018
Data of 620,000 Canadians improperly shared with consulting firm: Facebook
OTTAWA - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg made a public apology Wednesday for his company’s handling of users’ personal information - including more than 620,000 Canadians - as the social ...
Apr 4, 2018
Mounties honour Red Deer man for helping find hundreds of stolen vehicles
City Mounties are saying "Thank You" to a Red Deer man for helping them recover more than 400 stolen vehicles over the past two years. Police say the citizen, only identified as "DM" to protect his an...
Apr 4, 2018
US seizes pot-growing houses tied to China-based criminals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Hundreds of federal and local law enforcement agents have seized roughly 100 Northern California houses purchased with money wired to the United States by a Chinese-based crime or...
Apr 4, 2018
World trading order facing biggest threats since Second World War: Freeland
OTTAWA - With the winds of a potential China-U.S. trade war gaining strength, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the global trading order that Canada helped create faces its greatest thre...
Apr 4, 2018
Canadian Nathan Shepherd keeping busy schedule leading up to NFL draft
It’s becoming the longest and most labour-intensive job interview of Nathan Shepherd’s young life. Since completing the 2017 season at Fort Hays State University, the Canadian defensive li...
Apr 4, 2018
Retired unionist files complaint about Chretien meeting with Nova Scotia premier
HALIFAX - A retired union spokesman has been told Nova Scotia’s Lobbyists Registration Act doesn’t include ways to actually deal with complaints, after he filed one about a meeting last mo...
Apr 4, 2018
Liberals roll out social housing funding to keep 55,000 units in system
OTTAWA - Social housing providers reliant on federal funding will receive some short-term financial help starting this week to eventually keep 55,000 units available for low-income families. The gover...
Apr 4, 2018