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Ontario police bust international drug ring, seize 55 kilos of cocaine
Police in Ontario say they've busted an international cocaine smuggling operation with links to Mexico and the United States after a large drug seizure at the border. The investigation dubbe...
Apr 03, 2019
Speaker issues update of dress code at B.C. legislature; sleeveless clothing OK
VICTORIA - Women who work in British Columbia's legislature are now allowed to wear sleeveless dresses, shirts and blouses, after a preliminary review prompted alterations to the building's decades-ol...
Apr 03, 2019
Hurricanes fall in Game 7 after curling conflict forces them into smaller arena
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Call it road-ice advantage. The Calgary Hitmen are preparing for the second round of the WHL playoffs after posting a 4-2 win in Game 7 against the Lethbridge Hurric...
Apr 03, 2019
Trudeau acknowledges SNC dispute, but some young would-be MPs turn backs on PM
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is acknowledging the internal strife roiling his Liberal government, telling a group of young women that politics is often about reconciling opposite perspectives and differenc...
Apr 03, 2019
Manitoba joins two other provinces challenging federal carbon tax in court
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government is challenging the federal government's carbon tax in court. Saskatchewan and Ontario have already launched court action. Manitoba Premier Bri...
Apr 03, 2019
Tisdale to host Telus Cup West Regionals on the weekend
After a year of preparation, the Town of Tisdale is going to host the Telus Cup Western Regionals this week.The Tisdale Trojans will play midget league champions from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and North...
Apr 03, 2019 Trojans defenceman Jeremy Hancock (far left) pats his exhausted teammate Jayden Wiens (second left) on the back after he helped defend a late push from Beardys to give the Trojans a game one win (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Cryptocurrency platform QuadrigaCX should be placed in bankruptcy: monitor
HALIFAX - The court-ordered monitor picking over the remains of the shuttered QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency platform says the insolvent operation should be placed in bankruptcy. Ernst and Young says ...
Apr 03, 2019
Defence lawyer suggests Joshua Boyle's wife lied about an alleged assault
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Joshua Boyle is suggesting his wife made up a story that he struck her in the face at their Ottawa apartment in the months after the couple were freed fr...
Apr 03, 2019
Mexican American group MEChA eyes name change amid furor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - MEChA, a Mexican American student group founded 50 years ago at the end of the turbulent 1960s, is considering a name change, highlighting the divisions between older civil rights ...
Apr 03, 2019
Group of doctors calls for stronger gun control laws across country
TORONTO - A group representing doctors and other health-care workers pushing for stronger gun laws was holding rallies across the country on Wednesday, calling for a national ban on private ownership ...
Apr 03, 2019