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Crown urges 12 years for two men over violent sexual assault in Toronto bar
TORONTO - A bar owner and his manager convicted of a violent, videotaped gang sex assault of a barely conscious woman deserve 12 years in prison, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. In arguing f...
Jan 31, 2020
Hateful messages flood Quebec premier's Facebook page after he supports Muslims
ST-SAUVEUR, Que. - Quebec cabinet ministers are speaking out about a deluge of hateful comments posted to the premier's Facebook page after he published a message in support o...
Jan 31, 2020
Canadian oil producers prepared for temporary price slump as virus spreads
OTTAWA - Canada's energy industry is not overly alarmed as the new coronavirus coming out of China is taking a bite out of world oil prices. Oil prices began dropping in mid-January when the first con...
Jan 31, 2020
Quebec seal hunter flown to hospital after attack by seal off Nova Scotia
A Quebec seal hunter had to be airlifted to hospital this week after being attacked and seriously injured by a grey seal in Nova Scotia. Denis Eloquin, captain of a sealing ship out of Iles-de-la-Made...
Jan 31, 2020
Despair, resolve among climate activists over USMCA's environmental shortfalls
WASHINGTON - Climate activists in the United States call it an abject failure, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is insisting the new North American trade agreement is a good deal for t...
Jan 31, 2020
Endangered southern resident orca, a senior male, feared dead by researchers
VANCOUVER - An endangered southern resident killer whale is missing and feared dead in the Pacific Northwest, the Center for Whale Research says. The death would leave the population of the&...
Jan 31, 2020
Putin pardons Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned an Israeli woman who had been jailed on drug charges, the Kremlin said Wednesday. A presidential decree ordering Naama Issachar's release on "hum...
Jan 31, 2020
'One of the big names of Senate history,' Quebec's Joyal leaves Red Chamber
OTTAWA - In 2014, Justin Trudeau booted senators out of the Liberal caucus as part of his bid to transform Canada's Senate into a more independent, less partisan chamber of sober second thought. Yet o...
Jan 31, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack enter Super League with small squad but big ambitions
The Toronto Wolfpack step up in class Sunday when they make their Betfred Super League debut against Castleford Tigers with star signing Sonny Bill Williams expected to see action. "We're really looki...
Jan 31, 2020
Russian bombers buzzed Canadian airspace: Norad
OTTAWA - Two long-range Russian bombers buzzed Canadian airspace this morning, only days after a senior military officer warned that North America's early warning system is outdated. The North America...
Jan 31, 2020
