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Legault government trying to adopt secularism bill ahead of summer break
MONTREAL - The Coalition Avenir Quebec government is running out of time and into a battle over what constitutes a religious symbol as it pushes to adopt the secularism bill promised in...
Jun 14, 2019
Liberals push end of Mali peacekeeping mission to August
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces' peacekeeping mission in Mali is going to last a little longer than previously planned - but not as long as the United Nations hoped. Canada's operations in the African na...
Jun 14, 2019
Fans eager to secure Toronto Raptors gear to commemorate historic win
TORONTO - Fans basking in the glory of the Toronto Raptors' historic NBA championship win are lining up to get their hands on team merchandise. People waited to get into several stores ...
Jun 14, 2019
In Tel Aviv, Neil Patrick Harris says he's no gay icon
TEL AVIV, Israel - This year's official international ambassador to Tel Aviv's Gay Pride Parade says he has no interest in being a gay icon. TV star Neil Patrick Harris arrived in Israel Wednesday alo...
Jun 14, 2019
Quebec Premier apologizes to agronomist who blew whistle on pesticide study
Quebec Premier Francois Legault today apologized to a whistleblower who was fired after going public with concerns about the pesticide industry's influence on public research. Legault s...
Jun 14, 2019
Senate Arctic committee calls recommendations in report a 'wake-up call'
OTTAWA - We the North? Canada's Senate is skeptical. The marketing slogan for Toronto's NBA team may be everywhere these days. But for Sen. Dennis Patterson, who helped write a new report on the Arcti...
Jun 14, 2019
'We're deeply sorry:' Husky fined $3.8M for leak into North Saskatchewan River
LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. - Husky Energy was fined $3.8 million Wednesday for a pipeline oil leak that fouled a major river, harmed fish and wildlife and tainted the ...
Jun 14, 2019
MPs face summer recall for new NAFTA approval if no U.S. progress next week
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is prepared to recall Parliament this summer to ratify the new North American trade agreement, The Canadian Press has learned. As much as the government wants to move "...
Jun 14, 2019
Expert panel recommends single-payer, universal pharmacare plan
OTTAWA - Canada's governments have to work together to transform, rather than tinker with, a patchwork of prescription-drug plans to create a public plan for every Canadian, says the ch...
Jun 14, 2019
At White House, Kardashian promotes prisoner reentry effort
WASHINGTON - Reality star-turned-criminal justice reform advocate Kim Kardashian West returned to the White House on Thursday to help President Donald Trump promote efforts to help those leaving priso...
Jun 14, 2019