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Ex-radio host Keillor hopes sex harassment charges will fade
PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Former radio host Garrison Keillor said he hopes the sexual allegations against him are fading and believes Minnesota Public Radio made a grave mistake when it cut ties with him. Kei...
Mar 02, 2018

Morneau 'agnostic' on pharmacare study findings, other than increasing access
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau insists he’s only concerned with improving Canadians’ access to prescription drugs as he faces accusations of being in a “perceived conflict of...
Mar 02, 2018

Opposition blames Trudeau's India trip for spike in chickpea tariffs
OTTAWA - The official Opposition is pointing to India’s decision to raise tariffs on chickpeas as the latest evidence that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent trip to that country ended...
Mar 02, 2018

French stars say 'Time's Up,' seek equality at film awards
PARIS - The French film world may be having its #MeToo moment. One after another, stars showed up at the industry’s top awards show Friday wearing a white ribbon in a protest against sexual misc...
Mar 02, 2018

Lockdown at Hunting Hills High School following social media threat, one in custody
A threat made via social media led to a lockdown Friday morning at Hunting Hills High School. Red Deer RCMP say the school was placed in lockdown as a precautionary safety measure. They note no weapon...
Mar 02, 2018

Impact defender Diallo out five-to-six months with torn Achilles tendon
Montreal Impact defender Zakaria Diallo has a torn Achilles tendon and will be out five-to-six months. Coach Remi Garde confirmed the injury Friday and said Diallo will need surgery. Diallo was injure...
Mar 02, 2018

Alberta man found guilty of killing family appealing conviction, sentence
CALGARY - An Alberta man found guilty in the murders of his parents and sister is appealing his conviction and sentence. The Alberta Court of Appeal in Calgary has confirmed that Jason Klaus has filed...
Mar 02, 2018

African Nova Scotians worried about representation as school boards eliminated
HALIFAX - African Nova Scotians and other minority communities will have input as the province remodels schools administration under sweeping reforms, the education minister says. Zach Churchill said ...
Mar 02, 2018

U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs will cause 'collateral damage': Canadian producers
OTTAWA - Canada’s metal producers are urging the government to push back against an American plan to slap steep tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, saying they are being unfairly targeted in ...
Mar 02, 2018

New $10 bill honouring Viola Desmond to be unveiled in Halifax next week
HALIFAX - Canadians will get their first peek at the new $10 bill featuring civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond at an event in Halifax next week. The bank note will be unveiled Thursday at the Halifax ...
Mar 02, 2018