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Cryptocurrency exchange gets court orders amid hunt for elusive assets
HALIFAX - Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange was granted protection from its creditors Tuesday as it deals with the fallout from its founder's death and the virtual company's inability to g...
Feb 07, 2019
Alleged spree killer back in Fredericton court after psychiatric assessment
FREDERICTON - A Fredericton man accused of murdering four people in an August shooting spree is set to return to court Friday following a 60-day psychiatric assessment. The assessment was ordered...
Feb 07, 2019
Rebecca Quinn signs with Paris FC, the latest Canadian to opt for a European team
TORONTO - Defensive midfielder Rebecca Quinn has signed with Paris FC, becoming the latest Canadian international to opt to play in Europe. Paris FC (6-6-3) currently stands fifth in the 12-team Frenc...
Feb 07, 2019
Sherbrooke to consider holding Francophonie Games after New Brunswick pulls plug
SHERBROOKE, , Que. - After losing out to New Brunswick in the race to hold the 2021 Francophonie Games and then seeing the winner withdraw last week, Sherbrooke, Que. is contemplating a pinc...
Feb 07, 2019
Smollett told police attackers knew he was on 'Empire'
CHICAGO - "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett told police that two men seemed to know who he was before they beat him, shouted racial and homophobic slurs, and looped a rope around his neck during an early...
Feb 07, 2019
Sherbrooke to consider holding Francophonie Games after New Brunswick pulls plug
SHERBROOKE, , Que. - After losing out to New Brunswick in the race to hold the 2021 Francophonie Games and then seeing the winner withdraw last week, Sherbrooke, Que. is contemplating a pinc...
Feb 07, 2019
Court hears Dennis Oland asked for cash advances before father's killing
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Dennis Oland was deeply in debt on the day his multimillionaire father, Richard, was beaten to death, a Saint John court has been told. Oland, 50, had maxed out most of his personal...
Feb 07, 2019
Single tax form in Quebec a no-go for federal Liberals, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threw cold water on any idea his government would give in to the demand for a single tax form in Quebec. Quebec Premier Francois Legault wants Ottawa to agree to...
Feb 07, 2019
Ottawa Redblacks re-sign defensive back Jonathan Rose
The Ottawa Redblacks have signed American defensive back Jonathan Rose to a one-year extension. Rose led the CFL with five interceptions last year, along with four forced fumbles. He also had intercep...
Feb 07, 2019
Dalhousie profs ask university to confirm blackface violates code of conduct
HALIFAX - Dalhousie University's leadership is facing mounting pressure to take a clear stance on blackface, with a group of law professors asking the school's top academic adminis...
Feb 07, 2019