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East Coast awards pull Indigenous artist nominee amid questions about Metis ties
HALIFAX - A Metis chief is calling for the reversal of the East Coast Music Association’s decision to pull a Nova Scotia nominee from consideration for an Indigenous artist award amid questions ...
Mar 13, 2018
N.L. promises new public health act aiming to lower obesity rates, medical costs
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador aims to shape up physically and fiscally with a throne speech that opposition critics swiftly dismissed as a “stay-the-course” political ...
Mar 13, 2018
Guy Turcotte's lawyer challenging parole eligibility ruling for convicted murderer
MONTREAL - A lawyer for an ex-cardiologist who murdered his two children argued in court Tuesday his client should not have to serve 17 years in prison before becoming eligible to apply for parole. Gu...
Mar 13, 2018
Fraud, theft charges stayed against former NHL player agent after his death
WINNIPEG - Criminal charges that include fraud have been stayed against a former National Hockey League player agent who has died. An obituary in the Winnipeg Free Press says 54-year-old Stacey Don Mc...
Mar 13, 2018
Former MLB all-star Alomar swings for fence on Edmonton ballpark's behalf
EDMONTON - A baseball legend who helped the Toronto Blue Jays capture back-to-back World Series titles in the early 1990s is stepping up to the plate to try to keep Edmonton’s river valley ballp...
Mar 13, 2018
'Mind-blowing': Survey finds most vegans, vegetarians in Canada are under 35
HALIFAX - Younger Canadians are far more likely to be vegetarians or vegans than older generations, according to a survey that a researcher says is among the first of its kind. The poll, conducted for...
Mar 13, 2018
Anti-Indigenous racism normalized in northeastern Ontario city: rights commissioner
TORONTO - Racism against Indigenous people in the northeastern Ontario city of Timmins appears to be both pervasive and normalized, the province’s chief human rights commissioner said this week....
Mar 13, 2018
Belgian deputy PM says a Trudeau meeting with royals would have been nice
OTTAWA - High-ranking Belgian officials played down a perceived snub of the Belgian king and queen by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the royal couple carried on day two of their week-long state visi...
Mar 13, 2018
Vipers slip in game four, North Final tied 2-2 with Airdrie
It's one the Red Deer Vipers can't forget soon enough as they dropped a 7-4 road decision to the Airdrie Thunder, tying the HJHL North Final at two games apiece. Jack MacCready opened the scoring for ...
Mar 13, 2018
Lebanon shuts down Beirut club over 'pornographic dances'
BEIRUT - Lebanese authorities have shut down a Beirut nightclub after footage emerged of an erotic performance by half-naked dancers. A statement from the municipality Tuesday said the club was sealed...
Mar 13, 2018