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Astronomers glimpse cosmic dawn, when the stars switched on
WASHINGTON - After the Big Bang, it was cold and black. And then there was light. Now, for the first time, astronomers have glimpsed that dawn of the universe 13.6 billion years ago when the earliest ...
Feb 28, 2018
Retired Montreal subway cars finding second lives as public spaces
MONTREAL - After more than 50 years on the rails, some of Montreal’s retired subway cars will find new vocations this summer as galleries, restaurants and pop-up fashion shops, two local entrepr...
Feb 28, 2018
Quebec man who ordered killings gets exemplary 35-year sentence
MONTREAL - A Quebec man convicted of ordering two murders and two attempted murders was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Wednesday - the minimum length of time he must serve before becoming eligible...
Feb 28, 2018
Teacher barricades himself in class, fires gun; no one hurt
ATLANTA - A social studies teacher barricaded himself inside a classroom at a Georgia high school on Wednesday and fired a handgun, sending students running outside or hunkering down in darkened gym l...
Feb 28, 2018
B.C. college of midwives takes court action to ban use of term 'death midwife'
VANCOUVER - Two British Columbia women who call themselves death midwives are facing legal action for using a term that the province’s regulator of midwives says applies exclusively to health pr...
Feb 28, 2018
Alberta's top court upholds injunction against drug testing of Suncor workers
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld an injunction that stops random drug and alcohol testing at Suncor Energy sites in the northeastern part of province. In a two-to-one decision, the co...
Feb 28, 2018
Advocates encouraged by government plan to reopen prison farms
Advocates for Canada’s prison farm system said they felt wind in their sails on Wednesday after learning the federal government was about to start reviving the program they’ve been fightin...
Feb 28, 2018
MLS Cup champion Toronto FC signs fullback Justin Morrow to extension
Toronto FC has locked up a important part of its defence, signing fullback Justin Morrow to a multi-year extension. The 30-year-old, currently in his fifth season with Toronto, was named to Major Leag...
Feb 28, 2018
Premature death rate in Ontario has dropped, but not in every region: study
TORONTO - More people in Ontario are living past the age of 75, a new public health study has found, but the gains in longevity are seen mostly around the Greater Toronto Area. The Ontario Atlas of Ad...
Feb 28, 2018
'The Room,' which inspired Oscar nom 'Disaster Artist,' a boon for indie theatres
TORONTO - It’s considered one of the worst movies of all time, yet whenever “The Room” screens at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, it packs in a crowd - not to mention footballs and spo...
Feb 28, 2018