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'If we stand back and do nothing, we get the Trudeau tax:' Manitoba premier
WINNIPEG - Caught between a federal government demanding a rising carbon tax and some Progressive Conservative supporters opposed to any such levy, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister offered a compromis...
Mar 07, 2020
Canadian Coles-Lyster part of UCI's investigation on sexual assault allegations
In the weeks and months after Maggie Coles-Lyster alleges she was sexually assaulted, the Canadian cyclist buried herself in her sport. The 21-year-old from Maple Ridge, B.C., was just 18 when she joi...
Mar 07, 2020
R. Kelly pleads not guilty; feds say new charges planned
CHICAGO - R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes child pornography charges and allegations involving a new accuser, while prosecutors sai...
Mar 07, 2020
Warren ends presidential campaign, centring race on 2 men
WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Warren ended her once-promising presidential campaign on Thursday after failing to finish higher than third place in any of the 18 states that have voted so far. While the Massa...
Mar 07, 2020
Canada funds development of COVID-19 'lab-in-a-box'
OTTAWA - Canadian researchers are developing a "lab-in-a-box" that could make it cheaper and faster to diagnose cases of the novel coronavirus, particularly in remote areas of the world. The project r...
Mar 07, 2020
First lady pushes back against critics of her tennis tweet
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an online backlash. "I encourage everyone who cho...
Mar 07, 2020
Canadian cricket team misses out on Malaysia tournament due to virus outbreak
TORONTO - The Canadian men's cricket team, due to leave Friday for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League A in Malaysia, learned Thursday that the tournament has been postponed due to the ne...
Mar 07, 2020
Three new coronavirus cases in Ontario, pushing provincewide total to 23
TORONTO - Officials in Ontario are reporting a new case of the novel coronavirus that they say is linked to a cruise ship that left San Francisco in early February. Peel Public Health says t...
Mar 07, 2020
A record low on average 30-year fixed mortgage: 3.29%
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates have sunk to a record low, giving many homeowners an opening to refinance their loans to free up money to spend or save. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage hit ...
Mar 07, 2020
Supreme Court will not hear Trans Mountain pipeline expansion appeal cases
OTTAWA - The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project has cleared another legal hurdle. The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear five challenges from environment and Indigen...
Mar 07, 2020