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Critics latch onto perceived snub, costume changes, as Trudeau tours India
OTTAWA - A clash of political ideals may be behind a perceived snub of Justin Trudeau that was making international headlines as the prime minister passed the mid-point of his week-long trip to India,...
Feb 21, 2018
Activists decry Quebec welfare travel restrictions that force recipients to stay put
MONTREAL - Social activists are denouncing a Quebec government practice that cuts off welfare payments if recipients leave the province for a week or more. The so-called 7/15 rule was introduced in 20...
Feb 21, 2018
Second inmate dies at Drumheller Institution in span of three days
An inmate at Drumheller Insitution is dead, officials say. Brandon Lee Mirva, 25, passed away on Tuesday while in custody. Mirva was serving a sentence of two years for possession of a scheduled subst...
Feb 21, 2018
Nova Scotia eatery's enormous six-pound donair eluding extreme eaters
It’s six pounds of roasted meat, tomatoes, onions and sweet garlic sauce atop a pizza-sized pita - and so far no one has been able to eat it all. Alexandra’s Pizza in Sydney, N.S., has bee...
Feb 21, 2018
Kill and make no further use of Trudeau-India-Sikhs-Backgrounder from Wed., Feb. 21
OTTAWA - EDITORS: Kill and make no further use of Trudeau-India-Sikhs-Background, moved at 14:03 ET on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The story provides an incomplete picture of the Sikh community in Canada and ...
Feb 21, 2018
Quebec loosens Prohibition-era liquor laws; makes it easier to get alcohol permits
MONTREAL - Quebec restaurants that do not have a bar licence such as Montreal’s Ye Olde Orchard must sell a bowl of pasta or other small plates to patrons who just want to grab a pint of beer. I...
Feb 21, 2018
Court challenge coming by B.C. Wine Institute against Alberta wine ban
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia’s wine merchants say an Alberta ban on their product is having a crushing impact on the grape business and they plan to go to court to try to stop it. The B.C. W...
Feb 21, 2018
Yuck: Bank staff sick of hawk scarfing pigeons at their door
DEWITT, N.Y. - The feeding habits of a Cooper’s hawk may fascinate birdwatchers, but employees of a New York bank are fed up with the feathery remnants of slaughtered pigeons. A hawk has been ki...
Feb 21, 2018
Feds hoping to expand take up of working income tax benefit as program grows
OTTAWA - A federal budget aimed at Canada’s middle class will also have a focus on the second part of the Liberals’ political target audience: those who wish to join it. An expansion to th...
Feb 21, 2018
Montreal Canadiens deal defenceman Jakub Jerabek to Washington Capitals
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens traded defenceman Jakub Jerabek to the Washington Capitals for a 2019 fifth-round draft pick Wednesday. Jerabek, a 26-year-old native of the Czech Republic, had a goa...
Feb 21, 2018