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Indigenous leaders condemn use of force by police to clear blockade in Ontario
TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, Ont. - A police operation that saw officers descend on a rail blockade on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in central Ontario and arrest several protesters Monday seemed t...
Feb 26, 2020
Toronto blockade cleared and a slow-blooming spring; In The News for Feb. 26
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 26 ... What...
Feb 26, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Decision to scrap huge oil sands mine is no cause for tears
KAMLOOPS - WEEP NOT for the Teck Resources Frontier oil sands mine. Reasons for cancellation of the $20-billion project near Fort McMurray and not far from Wood Buffalo National Park are as plentiful ...
Feb 26, 2020 Image Credit: The Canadian Press
Arts dean at Regina university sorry poet vilified over lecture controversy
REGINA - Emails show the University of Regina's dean of arts told George Elliott Clarke that he was sorry the acclaimed poet had been vilified over his relationship with the killer of an Ind...
Feb 26, 2020
Rail line cleared, 3 arrests made after protest in Toronto's west end: police
Toronto police say they have made three arrests after a protest emerged Tuesday evening in the city's west end as part of ongoing demonstrations in support of a British Columbia First Nation. Pol...
Feb 26, 2020
Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Fernandez into 2nd round at Mexican Open
ACAPULCO, Mexico - Canadian teenagers Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez are both through to the second round of the Mexican Open. Auger-Aliassime of Montreal downed Austr...
Feb 26, 2020
Ayres enjoys new fame after earning win as emergency goalie
RALEIGH, N.C. - David Ayres is still adjusting to new-found stardom after winning a game as the emergency goaltender for the Carolina Hurricanes. The 42-year-old Zamboni driver and kidney-transplant r...
Feb 26, 2020
Blue Jays' Nate Pearson strikes out side in first spring start
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Top Toronto prospect Nate Pearson struck out the side in his one-inning pre-season debut as the Blue Jays lost 4-1 to the New York Yankees in split-squad action Monday. Pearson struck ...
Feb 26, 2020
Toffoli scores overtime winner to lead Canucks over Canadiens 4-3
MONTREAL - Tyler Toffoli hasn't stopped scoring since joining his new teammates in Vancouver. Toffoli scored 1:35 into overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens o...
Feb 26, 2020
Taveres' two goals lift Maple Leafs to win over Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. - One game after losing to a 42-year-old emergency goaltender on home ice, the Toronto Maple Leafs found redemption on the road with a 4-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesda...
Feb 26, 2020
