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Sentencing hearing for man who killed Manitoba woman in botched robbery
WINNIPEG - The best friend of a Manitoba Indigenous woman killed during a botched robbery looked at a man found guilty in the death and asked how a life could be worth only $45. In January, a jur...
Apr 17, 2019
Maple Leafs, Bruins reflect on 'shocking' playoff exit for Lightning
TORONTO - Bruce Cassidy didn't see it coming. And quite frankly, neither did many others. A day after the Tampa Bay Lightning - the Presidents' Trophy winners, a team that tied the NHL record for wins...
Apr 17, 2019
Ottawa says it will sell back Mirabel land expropriated for airport in 1969
MIRABEL, Que. - The Canadian government made a "big mistake" in 1969 when it expropriated thousands of hectares of land north of Montreal to build the ill-fated Mirabel airport project, Transport Mini...
Apr 17, 2019
Legault congratulates Kenney but says Quebec won't accept a new oil pipeline
QUEBEC - Premier Francois Legault is congratulating Jason Kenney on his electoral victory in Alberta while reminding the incoming premier that Quebec's position on oil pi...
Apr 17, 2019
Closing illegal pot shops an uphill battle until demand is met, say authorities
TORONTO - In the weeks before cannabis became legal across Canada, Toronto's once booming network of weed retailers all but disappeared. Nearly 80 pot shops advertising themselves as dispensaries had ...
Apr 17, 2019
Mississippi flag minus rebel X on license plate
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi residents who want a state flag without the Confederate battle emblem now can display one on their license plate. Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill Tuesday authorizing the st...
Apr 17, 2019
Ballet teacher breaking class barriers with dance in Peru
LIMA, Peru - In a Peruvian neighbourhood where families consider running water a luxury, young girls are learning the delicate art of ballet dancing. In the classroom at a public school near the South...
Apr 17, 2019
Flooding fears persist in Quebec town after worst deluge in 48 years
BEAUCEVILLE, Que. - A Quebec town that this week suffered its worst flooding in nearly 50 years is fearing more damage as rain is forecast in the coming days. Officials in Beauceville, about...
Apr 17, 2019
Time releases its 100 most influential people issue
NEW YORK - Taylor Swift, TV journalist Gayle King and soccer star Mohamed Salah are among the six famous faces featured on the covers of Time's annual "100 Most Influential People in the World" issue....
Apr 17, 2019
Mustangs stymied in third as North Stars take game 3
They say you're not in trouble in the playoffs until you lose at home. Both teams have now done that in the Canalta Cup Final in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL).In game three of the best-...
Apr 17, 2019 (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)