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Health officials investigating Imperial Tobacco ad campaign on vaping
MONTREAL - Health Canada and its provincial counterpart in Quebec are investigating a widely disseminated Imperial Tobacco advertisement on vaping to see whether it violates advertising laws...
Feb 08, 2020
Family says controversial professor Jordan Peterson recovering from addiction
Jordan Peterson`s daughter says the controversial Toronto author and professor is recovering from an addiction to benzodiazepine in Russia. Mikhaila Peterson says in an online video statement tha...
Feb 08, 2020
Olympic berth on the line for Canadian women as they face Costa Rica in California
CARSON, Calif. - Coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller is throwing out the form chart as eighth-ranked Canada takes on No. 37 Costa Rica in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship...
Feb 08, 2020
Ins and outs of travel insurance amid novel coronavirus outbreak
VANCOUVER - Travellers nervous about globe-trotting during the novel coronavirus outbreak may be eligible to receive a refund for cancelling their travels, say insurance experts, but it depends o...
Feb 08, 2020
Quebec school board renounces federal funding for its Bill 21 court challenge
MONTREAL - A Montreal school board on Thursday said it would renounce the money it was slated to receive from the federal government for a court challenge against Quebec's seculari...
Feb 08, 2020
Hamilton head coach Orlondo Steinauer unveils 2020 Ticats coaching staff
HAMILTON - Orlondo Steinauer will have plenty of familair faces on the sidelines with him this season. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coach unveiled his 2020 coaching staff Thursday and it includes nine...
Feb 08, 2020
Slowdown ordered after second train carrying oil derails near Saskatchewan town
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The federal government on Thursday ordered lower speed limits for all trains carrying large amounts of dangerous goods, hours after a fiery derailment in rural Saskatchewan...
Feb 08, 2020
Quebec legislature adopts education bill in contentious early-morning vote
QUEBEC - The Coalition Avenir Quebec has successfully forced through its education reform following an early-morning vote on a bill that abolishes school boards and immediately kicks ma...
Feb 08, 2020
Top Ontario health official says coronavirus surveillance is widening
TORONTO - Monitoring for the novel coronavirus in Canada will now shift into a new phase, focusing on people returning from areas of China that haven't been quarantined, top provincial and federal med...
Feb 08, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack comeback falls short in 24-16 Super League loss to Salford
SALFORD, England - Dan Sarginson and Niall Evalds scored late tries as Salford Red Devils survived a Toronto rally Saturday to down the Wolfpack 24-16 in Betfred Super League play. Toronto, which saw ...
Feb 08, 2020
