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Quebec teachers, religious groups denounce government's secularism bill
MONTREAL - The Quebec government's secularism legislation threatens to stall promising careers, embolden intolerant segments of society and turn religious minorities into second-class citize...
Mar 30, 2019
Life sentence issued for murder of Muslim teen in Virginia
FAIRFAX, Va. - A man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for raping and killing a Muslim teenager in Virginia as she walked back to a mosque with friends for pre-dawn religious services. The life...
Mar 30, 2019
Federal legalization of hemp creates quandary for US police
PORTLAND, Ore. - Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that many s...
Mar 30, 2019
Top bureaucrat wrote 60-page memo to Trudeau about Mark Norman case, lawyer says
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer says she wants to see a secret 60-page memo the federal government's top bureaucrat penned to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about her client's case. Lawyer M...
Mar 30, 2019
Friday's Scoreboard
WHLEdmonton 5, Medicine Hat 4 (Edmonton leads series 3-2)Vancouver 3, Seattle 2 (Vancouver leads series 3-2)SJHLThird Round Playoff Series - Best of Seven Battlefords 6, Yorkton 2 (Battlefords lead se...
Mar 30, 2019
Ferrari dominates as Leclerc takes 1st pole at Bahrain GP
SAKHIR, Bahrain - Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc confirmed he is a driver to be reckoned with by taking his first career pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. The 21-year-old from Monac...
Mar 30, 2019
Strong second period propels Mustangs to game 1 win
The Melfort Mustangs held serve on home ice in the first games of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) semi-finals.On Friday, March 29, the Mustangs got down early, but fought back to get a 6-...
Mar 30, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Justice Department defends blacking out clerk's memo to Trudeau about Norman
OTTAWA - The federal government is defending its refusal to disclose the contents of a 60-page memo the country's top bureaucrat sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. I...
Mar 30, 2019
Anatomy of a goal: TFC's Alejandro Pozuelo pulls the strings in 26-second beauty
Toronto FC's first goal against New York City FC took a header, eight passes and a clinical finish. And Spanish debutante Alejandro Pozuelo was at the heart of it. It started in the 29th minute Friday...
Mar 30, 2019
Cities around the world turn off lights to mark Earth Hour
HONG KONG - Cities around the world were marking Earth Hour on Saturday night by turning off the lights in a call for global action on climate change. In Hong Kong, major buildings along Victoria Harb...
Mar 30, 2019