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Manitoba awareness campaign aims to stop sexual harassment of civil servants
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is undertaking a governmentwide awareness campaign to ensure employees aren't facing sexual harassment at work. The campaign includes six posters that explain t...
Mar 26, 2019

Tavares has come as advertised, and then some, in special 1st season with Leafs
TORONTO - Morgan Rielly had a good idea of what the Toronto Maple Leafs were getting in John Tavares the player. What impresses him even more - if that's possible considering the s...
Mar 26, 2019

Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or co-ordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no concl...
Mar 26, 2019

Bellator champion Rory MacDonald walking a different path these days
TORONTO - Rory (Red King) MacDonald was broken physically and mentally after his 2015 loss to then-UFC champion (Ruthless) Robbie Lawler at UFC 189. "My life was kind of going in a downward direction ...
Mar 26, 2019

China blocks canola shipments from Viterra, saying pests found among the grain
China has blocked imports of canola seed from a second major Canadian exporter. China's General Administration of Customs announced Tuesday on its website that its officials have detected se...
Mar 26, 2019 (file photo/Canadian Press)

Pricey Titanic wreck tours hope to bring new life to a century-old story
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Adventure tourists with money in the bank have a new bucket list travel item: a spot on a submarine diving 3,800 metres down to the rusting remains of one history's most i...
Mar 26, 2019

Independent probe sought in heavy-handed ticketing attempt by Montreal subway inspectors
MONTREAL - A civil rights group is adding its voice to calls for an independent inquiry into the heavy-handed ticketing attempt by inspectors of a Montreal subway user who failed to pay his fare. Juli...
Mar 26, 2019

P.E.I. election speculation mounts as Liberals plan 'special announcement'
CHARLOTTETOWN - P.E.I.'s governing Liberals are planning a "special announcement" tonight, amid mounting speculation of a spring election on the Island. The party issued an advisory this afternoo...
Mar 26, 2019

Hickel scores twice as Calgary tops Montreal 5-2 to win Clarkson Cup
TORONTO - The Calgary Inferno earned a measure of revenge Sunday in the latest chapter of their rivalry with Les Canadiennes de Montreal. Zoe Hickel had two goals as the Inferno defeated Les Cana...
Mar 26, 2019

Tree pruning ban coming into force soon
People with elm trees on their property have a limited time to prune them.Starting April 1 and running until Aug. 31, a province-wide ban on pruning elm trees will come into force. The ban is intended...
Mar 26, 2019 Starting April 1 pruning elm trees in Saskatchewan will not be allowed (File Photo/paNOW Staff)