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Nova Scotia law firm seeks artwork submissions for site of Viola Desmond’s protest
In 1946, Viola Desmond was arrested and removed from the theatre after sitting in the whites-only section of the Roseland Theatre.
Report: Mexican man assumed American identity for 37 years
Acadia University investigation of professor intensifies campus free-speech debate
Acadia University professor Rick Mehta is shown in a handout photo.
'Black Panther' is box-office king for third straight week
This image released by Disney shows Chadwick Boseman in a scene from Marvel Studios' "Black Panther." “Black Panther” is king of the U.S. box office for the third straight weekend. Studio estimates Sunday, March 4, 2018, say the Marvel movie brought in $65 million in the U.S. this weekend, easily outpacing new releases “Red Sparrow” and “Death Wish.” (Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios-Disney via AP)
Alberta rolls Northwest Territories for 9-2 win in eight ends in Draw 4 of Brier
Alberta skip Brendan Bottcher delivers a rock as they play Northwest Territories at the Tim Hortons Brier curling championship at the Brandt Centre in Regina on Sunday, March 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Convicted mayor encouraging supporters to write judge
Bombardier workers vote in favour of Airbus reciprocity agreement
Bombardier Aerospace employees leave a special meeting where the reviewed the partnership between the Quebec aircraft manufacturer and Airbus for the C Series in Montreal on March 4, 2018.
The Latest: Friend: Son of slain parents a 'good kid'
Authorities gather on the campus of Central Michigan University during a search for a suspect, in Mount Pleasant, Mich., Friday, March 2, 2018. School officials say police are responding to a report of shots fired at a residence hall at the university. (Lisa Yanick Litwiller /The Morning Sun via AP)
Rio's new public security chief tackles rising crime
Chelsea, Arsenal set to miss out in EPL's top-4 race
Manchester City's Bernardo Silva, left, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, March 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Judge in Oklahoma church camp case has accepted other pleas
Poland: Abortion rights focus of annual women's rights march
Masked mob of 'ungovernables' in Hamilton, Ont. cause $100,000 in damages
Liberals pour more money into tax filing program for homeless, newcomers
Finance Minister Bill Morneau participates in a TV interview after tabling the budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. The Liberals are pouring more money into a tax filing program for the homeless and newcomers to Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The Latest: Slovak PM rejects govt changes over slaying
The cross over the grave before the funeral of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak in Stiavnik, Slovakia, on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Kuciak an investigative journalist shot dead in Slovakia last week was working on a story about the activities of Italian mafia in his country and their links to people close to Prime Minister Robert Fico. (AP Photo/Bundas Engler)
B.C. dementia village plans highlight need for diverse care options
Unlike long-term care facilities or large assisted living complexes, the Langley, B.C.'s dementia village will consist of six residences with only 12 units in each.
New development finance institution will target poorest countries, says chief
Paul Lamontagne, new managing director of FinDev Canada poses for a portrait in Montreal on Friday, February 23, 2018. The head of the government's new development finance institution says he's determined to make it a player in the world's poorest countries where it can do the most good. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Ben & Jerry's co-founder: I knew I was disturbing the peace
FILE - In a Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 file photo, Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, shows off his shirt during a rally for campaign finance overhaul at the Statehouse, in Concord, N.H. Cohen was one of three activists arrested for disorderly conduct Saturday, March 3, 2018, after blasting jet noise from a mobile public address system at fighter plane protest in Burlington, Vermont. He said the goal was to simulate what it might be like for Vermont residents living under the flight path of Vermont National Guard F-35 fighters in 2019. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
UBC resident drives off road in Vancouver's second fatal crash this year
Algae again threatening Florida's Indian River Lagoon
Rangers defeat Oilers as Alexander Georgiev earns first NHL win
New York Rangers' Cody McLeod (8) and Edmonton Oilers' Ethan Bear (74) battle for the puck during first period NHL action in Edmonton on March 3, 2018.
Trump’s tariff gambit to face first political test in heart of steel country
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Police ID Alabama man who killed himself near White House
Algae again threatening Florida's Indian River Lagoon
Thousands protest possible change of Macedonia's name
People chant "Macedonia" during a protest against the change of the country's constitutional name, in downtown Skopje, Macedonia, Sunday, March 4, 2018. Several thousand protesters have gathered Sunday at Macedonia's main square in capital Skopje, demanding government to call off ongoing talks with neighboring Greece over a decades long name dispute. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Law firm seeks artworks to be displayed at site of Viola Desmond's protest
Saudi's powerful crown prince visits Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his arrival to Cairo, Egypt, for a visit meant to deepen the alliance between two of the region's powerhouses, Sunday, March 4, 2018. Soon after the prince touched down in Cairo Sunday, el-Sissi's office said "regional issues" and Egypt's fight against Islamic militants were discussed by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump. (Mohammed Samaha/MENA via AP)
'Trump slump' in gun sales continues despite control debate
Wes Morosky, owner of Duke's Sport Shop. right, helps Ron Detka as he shops for a rifle on Friday, March 2, 2018, at his store in New Castle. Morosky said business has gone up recently, but that's thanks to the annual infusion of tax refund checks. Sales of firearms slowed dramatically after the election of President Donald Trump in 2016 allayed fears of a Democratic crackdown on gun owners. That trend continues, even with talk of gun control in Congress following the massacre of 17 people at a Florida high school last month. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Annie Lennox to stay on as global ambassador for Oxfam
Roger Bannister, first runner to break four-minute mile barrier, dies at 88
Sir Roger Bannister poses with the original stopwatchthat was used when recording the first sub four-minute mile on May 6, 2004 at Pembroke College in Oxford, England.
AP News Guide: DACA deadline arrives with diminished urgency
President Donald Trump listens as Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks during a meeting with members of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
N.S. university's probe of controversial professor intensifies free-speech debate
A small-town university in Atlantic Canada has been thrust into the epicentre of a national debate about free speech on campus, amid new allegations a controversial professor has made "racist and transphobic comments" in class. Acadia University professor Rick Mehta is shown in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Rick Mehta MANDATORY CREDIT
Fiorentina captain Astori found dead aged 31 before match
Democrats' seek to help wealthy in response to tax changes
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2018, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks before signing the first executive order of his administration in Trenton, N.J. Democratic officials in some high-tax states are pushing legislation that would retain a federal tax break for state and local taxes, a deduction that was capped in the recent GOP tax overhaul. Murphy’s office describes the push for a work-around to the new cap on local taxes as a matter of fairness, especially if many of the federal tax breaks expire as scheduled in 2027. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Prosecutors push judge to let other Cosby accusers testify
Putin: Russia will 'never' extradite citizens accused by US
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during a massive rally in his support as a presidential candidate at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 3, 2018. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Canadian speedskater Dubreuil finishes 12th at World Sprint Championship
Canada's Laurent Dubreuil competes in the 1,000-metre speed skating final at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Friday, February 23, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Dubreuil was second in the men's 500-metre race Sunday at the ISU World Sprint Championship for a 12th-place overall finish at the weekend event. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Canada's Brittany Phelan wins silver medal in skicross World Cup
Brittany Phelan of Canada competes in the women's ski cross quarterfinal at the Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. Phelan finished second in a skicross World Cup race Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
On guns, companies are getting out ahead of the politicians
A sign at the REI flagship store is shown Friday, March 2, 2018, in Seattle. The outdoor retailer says it's halting future orders of some popular brands, including CamelBak water carriers, Giro helmets and Camp Chef stoves, whose parent company also makes ammunition and assault-style rifles. The Seattle-based company has been facing mounting pressure from some customers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Michigan man cleared of murder now fights for compensation
Canadian Kingsbury takes silver medal in dual moguls at World Cup
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury celebrates after winning the men's moguls at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Kingsbury took silver in a dual moguls competition Sunday, maintaining his spot atop the FIS World Cup standings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Indianapolis children's museum opening $24.5M outdoor park
Bombardier workers vote in favour of reciprocity agreement with Airbus
Bombardier Aerospace employees leave a special meeting where the reviewed the partnership between the Quebec aircraft manufacturer and Airbus for the C Series in Montreal, Sunday, March 4, 2018. Bombardier Aerospace workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a reciprocity agreement to govern labour relations under a future C Series partnership with Airbus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
White House gets pressure from within U.S. to spare Canada from steel tariffs
National Trade Council adviser Peter Navarro, right, and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, center, await President Donald Trump's signing three executive orders, in the Oval Office at the White House, Jan. 23, 2017. Navarro, making the rounds of weekly talk shows, says that excluding one country will create a slippery slope -- he says tariffs would go up on the remaining countries, and everyone else would demand the same treatment as Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Evan Vucci
Allegations about 40 gay priests in Italy sent to Vatican
Wie clinches LPGA Singapore event for first win since 2014
Michelle Wie holed a 36-foot putt from off the green on the final hole to win the Women's World Championship by one stroke on Sunday while Canada's Brooke Henderson tied for second. Michelle Wie putts on the 18th hole during the third round of the CME Group Tour Championship golf tournament at Tiburon Golf Club, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 in Naples, Fla. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Naples Daily News, Luke Franke
A look at women’s progress in Canada and around the world​
A demonstrator takes part in a march on International Women's Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 8, 2017.
Group of masked, black-clad people roams Hamilton, damaging stores, cars
band of masked vandals describing themselves as "ungovernables" roamed through a stretch of an Ontario city hurling rocks at small businesses and causing up to $100,000 in damage, local police said Sunday. A broken window is seen at Donut Monster, in Hamilton, Ont., on Saturday, March 3, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Reuben Vanderkwaak, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Fiscal restraint will continue as Manitoba works toward balanced budget: premier
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister speaks at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says the provincial budget later this month will include income tax cuts and lower ambulance fees, as his Progressive Conservative government works to fulfill two key election promises while also trying to reduce the deficit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Stock market volatility may awaken investors to scrutinize account fees
Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, March 2, 2018. A return to volatility on global stock markets in early February may be the catalyst needed to warn investors about the impact of fees on returns -- a feat that regulators haven't accomplished so far. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Richard Drew
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with steel and aluminum executives in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, March 1, 2018, in Washington. Trump's announcement that he will impose stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum has upended political alliances on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
In Texas GOP primary, it's who can love Trump the most
In this Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, photo, guests attend a Republican congressional candidate forum, in New Braunfels, Texas. Texas holds the nation’s first 2018 primary elections Tuesday, March 6, 2018, and the campaign is providing a vivid exhibition of the Trump effect in GOP politics. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Google expansion plans helping to turn NYC into tech hub
FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2017, file photo, people walk by the the Google office building on Ninth Avenue in New York. Google has been quietly expanding its footprint in the city and is reportedly close to reaching a $2.4 billion deal to add the landmark Chelsea Market building in the Meatpacking District to its already substantial New York campus. It's the latest example of a big-name tech firm expanding in New York City, which has, for years, been trying to stake a claim as Silicon Valley East. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Man raising funds to rebuild closed Ohio amusement park
UK leader expresses concern on trade war in call with Trump
After Parkland, even idle school threats get tough response
Eliminating gun stocks from your portfolio
FILE- In this Dec. 19, 2006, file photo, a casting of a model 1911 handgun falls off the cooling conveyor into a bin on the production line at the Smith & Wesson factory in Springfield, Mass. Investors who never directly purchased shares of gun makers or sellers may unknowingly hold them in their 401(k) accounts, pension funds or other investments. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
The Latest: Trump defends plan to impose tariffs
Delays caused by freight train derailment near Kingston, Ont., have subsided
A CN worker walks by an overturned freight train car just east of Kingston, Ont. on Saturday, March 3, 2018. All train traffic on the line has been halted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Fatherland no more? Equality boss wants German anthem change
Egypt president's opponent organizes rally, no one shows up
As Xi Jinping clears path for lengthy leadership, China prepares for dominant global role
In this Saturday, March 3, 2018, photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, arrives with Premier Li Keqiang, left, for the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. Xi is poised to make a historic power grab as China's legislators gather from Monday and prepare to approve changes that will let him rule indefinitely and undo decades of efforts to prevent a return to crushing dictatorship.
4 killed, 24 injured in Poland apartment building collapse
UK leader tries to ease concerns of banks in Brexit talks
Case alleging racial bias in hair tests goes to trial
Child sex abuse in Turkey sparks debate on best prevention
FILE - In this file photo dated Feb. 11, 2018, angry people try to stone the house of a man suspected of raping a 4-year-old girl, in Adana, southern Turkey, narrowly escaping the neighbourhood lynching attempt. The incident sparked a public outcry and calls for the government to increase the punishment of child sexual abuse offenders to include life sentences and chemical castration.(DHA-Depo Photos via AP, File)
Slovak leader urges govt changes amid crisis over reporter
Ex-Burkina Faso soldier may have been in extremist attacks
Alabama's 'Bloody Sunday' racial violence of 1965 remembered
White House: No exemptions from steel, aluminum tariffs
During Trump hotel strife, a 'Trump Mojito' but no water
FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2018 file photo, a Panamanian police car passes in front the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama City. The hotel remains open for business against a backdrop of service interruptions, bad press and a fight over Trump’s management contract that ended in fisticuffs and repeated police calls last week. “This isn’t what you expect from a luxury hotel,” one guest was heard fuming when told Thursday, March 1, that access to running water would not be restored for hours. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)
Spanish unionist rally mocks Catalan separatist movement
Pro Spanish demonstrators protest in the center of Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, March 4, 2018. Thousands of Spaniards are joining a rally in Barcelona called by a grassroots group that uses humor to mock against Catalonia's separatist push. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
In Syria's Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living
This photo released Feb. 21, 2018 by by the Syrian anti-government activist group Damascus Media Center, shows a Syrian woman baking bread in a shelter as she seeks protection for her family from airstrikes and shelling by Syrian government forces, in Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. Thousands of Syrians huddle in basements and underground shelters across eastern Ghouta, outside Damascus, hiding from the horror raining down from Syrian army jets that almost never leave the skies. (Syrian Damascus Media Center via AP)
US, Afghan leaders agree on peace push, Taliban don't
Public TV worth paying for: Swiss voters nix bid to end fees
Laura Zimmermann, Operation Libero, National Councillor Marianne Streiff-Feller, National Councillor Matthias Aebischer, member of the Councillor of States Filippo Lombardi, Joachim Eder, member of the Councillor of States and National Councillor Edith Graf-Litscher, from left, react after the first projections concering the No Billag initiative, on Sunday, April 4. March 2018 in Bern. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)
Helicopter crashes in Afghan capital, 5 foreigners wounded
Dementia village coming to B.C. highlights need for diverse care options
An artist's rendition of a community in Langley, B.C. called The Village is shown in a handout. It's designed to care for dementia patients while also giving them a sense of normalcy and freedom. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Sara Fernandez, The Village *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Hydro One sends crews to U.S. to help restore power after brutal nor'easter
Police: Car-ramming attack in northern Israel injures 3
Roger Bannister, first to run sub 4-minute mile, dies at 88
FILE - In this May 6, 1954 file photo, Britain's Roger Bannister hits the tape to break the four-minute mile in Oxford, England. A statement released Sunday March 4, 2018, on behalf of Bannister's family said Sir Roger Bannister died peacefully in Oxford on March 3, aged 88. (AP Photo/File)
'Get Out' wins for best film, director at Spirit Awards
A more junior co-worker in the same role is earning more than me. What can I do?
Why does the pump safety valve activate when I’m filling my minivan’s gas tank?
Serbia's ruling populists sweep election in capital Belgrade
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic prepares his ballot for the local elections with his daughter Milica at a polling station in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, March 4, 2018. Serbia's liberal opposition sees Sunday's municipal assembly election as a chance to weaken Vucic. It has accused the ruling center-right Serbian Progressive Party of intimidating opposition supporters, registering phony voters and slinging mud at political rivals in media outlets the party controls. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
The Latest: France's Macron happy with Merkel back in charge
A volunteer works at a machine which automatically opens envelopes with the ballots of SPD members, at the party's headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, March 3, 2018. The Social Democrats prepared Saturday to count the ballots that its members cast on a proposed coalition government agreement with chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Police hunt for suspect after girl is sexually assaulted in Mississauga
Syrian troops advance in rebel-held region near capital
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Xi term-limits controversy looms at China political meeting
People walk past a propaganda billboard showing Chinese President Xi Jinping along a street in Beijing, Friday, March 2, 2018. The annual meetings of China's top legislative bodies are set to begin on Saturday, during which the two-term limit on China's presidency is expected to be removed. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Egypt detains pro-government TV host over police segment
Merkel in line for a fourth term after months of uncertainty
Germany's Social Democrats' temporary party leader and Hamburg's mayor Olaf Scholz, left, the faction leader in the Bundestag Andrea Nahles, right and Secretary General Lars Klingbeil, second from right, talk to volunteers at a machine which automatically opens envelopes with votes of the SPD member cast, at the party's headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, March 3, 2018. The Social Democrats prepared Saturday to count the ballots that its members cast on a proposed coalition government agreement with chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
'Shape of Water' Oscars wins called a 'watershed moment' for Canadian film
This image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Sally Hawkins, left, and Doug Jones in a scene from the film "The Shape of Water," which is nominated for an Oscar for best picture. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kerry Hayes/Fox Searchlight Pictures via AP, File
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
The Latest: Brexiteer Farage notes anti-EU showing in Italy
China to recruit civilian astronauts, boost crewed missions
FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2003, file photo, school children wave Chinese and Hong Kong flags as they welcome China's first astronaut Yang Liwei, center, to Hong Kong's Government House for an official reception hosted by Hong Kong's Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, shortly after arriving for a five-day visit to the territory. China says it plans to begin recruiting civilian astronauts for its military-backed space program and increase the number of crewed missions to around two a year. Yang told reporters Saturday, March 3, 2018, new astronauts will include maintenance engineers and payload specialists as well as pilots. (AP Photo/Anat Givon, File)
Canadian Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury wins two silvers at World Cup
Canadian Mikael Kingsbury celebrates as he crosses the finish in at the moguls finals at the Phoenix Snow Park at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Kingsbury completed his first World Cup event since the Pyeongchang Winter Games by adding his second silver medal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Mushers focus on trail ahead as Alaska's Iditarod kicks off
Iditarod musher Allen Moore waves to the crowd during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska. Moore has just won the Yukon Quest, a dog sled race from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory to Fairbanks, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)
Saturday's Games
Alexander Georgiev earns first NHL win, Rangers beat Oilers 3-2
New York Rangers' Ryan Spooner (23) is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Cam Talbot (33) during third period NHL action in Edmonton on Saturday, March 3, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Election projections point to euroskeptic shift in Italy
WHL Roundup: Raiders beat Hurricanes 4-1 to extend win streak to six
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