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Investigation of QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency debacle turns up just $28 million
HALIFAX - After three months of investigating, the accounting firm trying to recover more than $200 million in cash and cryptocurrency owed to users of the now-defunct QuadrigaCX trading platform...
May 15, 2019
Will Smith calls 'Aladdin' remake highlight of his career
AMMAN, Jordan - Hollywood star Will Smith says that Disney's live-action remake of "Aladdin" was "one of, if not the best experience" of his accomplished 30-year career. Speaking to reporters in Amman...
May 15, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign '19 draft picks Drew Desjarlais and Malik Richards
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bomber signed offensive lineman offensive lineman Drew Desjarlais and receiver Malik Richards - both 2019 draft selections - on Wednesday. Winnipeg selected...
May 15, 2019
McClintic court application to review prison transfer discontinued in Alberta
EDMONTON - Lawyers for a woman convicted of killing eight-year-old Tori Stafford say they have withdrawn an application for a review of their client's move from a healing lodge bac...
May 15, 2019
Ben Chin, Morneau's chief of staff, to join PMO on Friday as senior adviser
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau's former chief of staff Ben Chin will start a new job as a senior adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week. Before joining Morneau's office i...
May 15, 2019
Overdose deaths up in Interior Health Authority, down provincially
There's been a significant decrease so far this year in the number of people dying from overdose in British Columbia. New numbers from the BC Coroners Service show there were 104 suspected overdose de...
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Raptors star Kawhi Leonard joins exclusive Toronto playoff success club
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater on Sunday night is widely regarded as the greatest moment in Toronto Raptors history. But where does the shot that gave the Raptors a win over the visiting Phil...
May 15, 2019
Quebec to have say in naming of next SCOC judge from Quebec after deal with feds
QUEBEC - The federal and Quebec governments have reached what the province is calling a historic deal that ensures it will play an active role in the process of selecting the next Supreme Court o...
May 15, 2019
Alex Trebek in Ottawa to open Royal Canadian Geographical Society's new HQ
OTTAWA - Canadian "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek recently completed what he hopes will be his last chemotherapy treatment, he told the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Monday afternoon as he helped o...
May 15, 2019
Still getting used to PGA Tour win, Corey Conners prepared for PGA Championship
TORONTO - There's no doubt that Corey Conners's life has changed since winning the Valero Texas Open nearly six weeks ago. Monday qualifiers and doubts about where he'll play next have given...
May 15, 2019
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