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Canadian Mfiondu Kabengele leads Florida State to win over Vermont
It did not take long for a Canadian to make a major impact on the first full day of March Madness. Florida State forward Mfiondu Kabengele of Burlington, Ont., posted a double-double (21 points, 10 re...
Mar 21, 2019
Cambridge University rescinds offer of fellowship for Jordan Peterson
A controversial Toronto psychology professor is lambasting a prestigious British university after it opted to rescind a visiting fellowship on the basis of his work. Jordan Peterson published a blog p...
Mar 21, 2019
Donny and Marie Osmond announce end of Las Vegas residency
LAS VEGAS - Donny and Marie Osmond say they will end their Las Vegas show later this year, concluding an 11-year run on the Strip. The brother-sister duo made the announcement during an appearance on ...
Mar 21, 2019
Curling's longstanding 10-versus-eight debate continues to simmer
At the 1999 World Curling Federation's annual general meeting in Saint John, N.B., then-president Gunther Hummelt begged member federations to vote in eight-end games. Curling had just returned t...
Mar 21, 2019
A timeline of events in the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC- Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony to the House of Commons justice committee: Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays corruption and frau...
Mar 21, 2019
Kenney promises vote on equalization in 2021 if no pipeline progress
CALGARY - The leader of Alberta's United Conservatives is promising a referendum on equalization if there's no major progress on market-opening pipelines. Jason Kenney says if he becomes premier&...
Mar 21, 2019
Ex-President Michel Temer arrested in Brazil for corruption
RIO DE JANEIRO - Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was arrested on Thursday on corruption charges, a dramatic development in a sprawling graft probe that has roiled Latin America's largest natio...
Mar 21, 2019
Liberals add $4.5B for Indigenous services as reconciliation effort continues
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government plans to spend $4.5 billion over the next five years to try to narrow the socio-economic gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people - part of a plan to ke...
Mar 21, 2019
Deficits in big-spending pre-election budget tee up ballot-box choice
OTTAWA - The final budget of the Trudeau government's mandate will scatter billions in fresh spending - on everything from pharmacare to retraining workers to first-time home buyers - as the Liberals ...
Mar 21, 2019
Highlights of Quebec's 2019-20 budget
QUEBEC - Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the Coalition Avenir Quebec government's first budget on Thursday. Here are some highlights: - Balanced books for the fifth straight year in Quebec, with a...
Mar 21, 2019