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MP urges RCMP to investigate allegations of forced, coerced sterilizations
OTTAWA - NDP health critic Don Davies is calling for the RCMP to immediately launch an investigation into all allegations of forced and coerced sterilizations in Canada. In a letter to RCMP Commission...
Feb 21, 2019
Suzanne Birt, Casey Scheidegger lead the way in Pool B at Scotties
SYDNEY, N.S. - Kerry Galusha used to take close losses in stride when she came up short against top teams at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Things are different this year. Galusha feels her t...
Feb 21, 2019
Pipelines, UN, immigration feature as protest convoy reaches Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A convoy of Canadians fed up with the Liberal government rolled into Ottawa Tuesday with demands as varied as their vehicles. The United We Roll convoy began in Red Deer, Alta., on Valentine'...
Feb 21, 2019
Some disabled veterans to receive less financial support under Liberal plan: PBO
OTTAWA - While most disabled veterans will see a small boost in financial support when the Trudeau government implements a new pension system in April, a new analysis shows some of the most severely i...
Feb 21, 2019
Fendi honours Lagerfeld and fashion's 'longest love story'
MILAN - Fendi paid understated tribute Thursday to Karl Lagerfeld, who died this week and was the Rome-based fashion house's creative director for 54 years. The fashion house said in notes for its Mil...
Feb 21, 2019
Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis, report says
WASHINGTON - Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials, according to a new cong...
Feb 21, 2019
Syracuse coach Boeheim strikes, kills pedestrian on highway
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man walking on an interstate late Wednesday night as he tried to avoid hitting the man's disabled vehicle, police say. ...
Feb 21, 2019
Syracuse coach Boeheim strikes, kills pedestrian on highway
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man walking on an interstate late Wednesday night as he tried to avoid hitting the man's disabled vehicle, police say. ...
Feb 21, 2019
US home sales tumbled 1.2 per cent in January
WASHINGTON - U.S. home sales fell 1.2 per cent in January to their worst pace in more than three years, as persistent affordability problems have put a harsh chill in the real estate market. The Natio...
Feb 21, 2019
Canadian MMA star Georges St-Pierre announces his retirement
MONTREAL - Canada's Georges St-Pierre is retiring from mixed martial arts. The 37-year-old from St-Isidore, Que., made the announcement on Thursday at the Bell Centre. St-Pierre, a two-division champi...
Feb 21, 2019