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Top judge says judiciary must decide what training judges need
OTTAWA - Canada's top judge says the judiciary must be free to decide what training and education judges need to do their jobs well. Richard Wagner, chief justice of the Supreme Court, ...
Feb 21, 2020
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime heading to semifinals at Open 13 tourney
MARSEILLE, France - Felix Auger-Aliassime is the last Canadian standing at the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament after preventing the country from going winless in three quarterfinal matches Fri...
Feb 21, 2020
Removal of temporary bridge to result in another Hwy. 4 closure near Tofino, Ucluelet
PORT ALBERNI - Travellers on Hwy. 4 between Tofino/Ucluelet and Port Alberni must deal with another closure this weekend.Construction crews plan to shut down the road beginning 11 a.m. on Saturday, Fe...
Feb 21, 2020 A rock slide forced a lengthy closure of Hwy. 4 east of Tofoni/Ucluelet in late January, cutting off supply lines for the two western Vancouver Island communities. (Ministry of Transportation)
Picketing, pigeons, politics: Scenes from the Nevada caucus
LAS VEGAS - Candidates have hustled past smoky bars and slot machines to ask for votes in the back of the house of flashy casinos. They've made their pitches over plates of tamales, tacos and soul foo...
Feb 21, 2020
B.C.'s soda drink tax will help kids lose weight, improve health, says doctor
VICTORIA - Children's health in British Columbia will benefit from the provincial government's decision to tax sugary soda drinks, says the chairman of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. Dr. Tom W...
Feb 21, 2020
B.C.'s soda drink tax will help kids lose weight, improve health, says doctor
VICTORIA - Children's health in British Columbia will benefit from the provincial government's decision to tax sugary soda drinks, says the chairman of the Childhood Obesity Foundation. Dr. Tom W...
Feb 21, 2020
'It's unacceptable': Maple Leafs look in the mirror after ugly effort
TORONTO - Mitch Marner can see something's been missing. The star winger and his talent-loaded Toronto Maple Leafs teammates possess the ability - speed, hands, vision - to take do...
Feb 21, 2020
Wells Fargo to pay $3B to resolve probes into fake accounts
LOS ANGELES - Wells Fargo agreed Friday to pay $3 billion to settle criminal and civil investigations into a long-running practice whereby company employees opened millions of unauthorized bank accoun...
Feb 21, 2020
Two dead, others seriously injured in massive pileup south of Montreal: police
MONTREAL - Two people are confirmed dead in a crash that involved about 200 vehicles on Highway 15 in La Prairie south of Montreal, provincial police say. The confirmation came from the Sret du Qubec,...
Feb 21, 2020
Warrington staves off Toronto rally to hand the Wolfpack a fourth straight loss
WARRINGTON, England - The Warrington Wolves needed two late penalties and a try Friday to stave off the Toronto Wolfpack for a hard-earned 32-22 win in Super League play. Toronto (0-4-0) deserve...
Feb 21, 2020