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Mavericks sign Canadian guard A.J. Lawson to standard NBA contract
DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks have converted the contract of Canadian guard A.J. Lawson from a two-way to a standard NBA deal. The move makes Lawson, from Brampton, Ont., eligible to play for Dallas in the post-season. Lawson has played 28 games with the Mavericks this season, averaging 3.8 points while shooting 47.1 per cent ... Read More »
Survey finds 25% of Canadians think discrimination is a problem in sports
One-quarter of respondents polled last year felt that racism and discrimination were problems in community sports in the country, according to a survey published Monday by Statistics Canada. Eighteen per cent of respondents said they have experienced or witnessed racism or discrimination in sport over the last five years, with race or skin colour the ... Read More »
Conservative columnist Andrew Lawton to release first biography of Pierre Poilievre
TORONTO – Conservative commentator Andrew Lawton is set to release a biography of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, while political journalist Paul Wells has written a book about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s time in power. “Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life” is being billed as the first biography of the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ... Read More »
Alberta outlines five-year, $125M plan to protect communities from drought, floods
CALGARY – The Alberta government is promising $125 million over five years to protect communities against flood and drought. The money was included in last week’s provincial budget. The cash is to be used for projects like berms, flood walls and retention ponds. Alberta’s environment minister says municipalities, improvement districts, special areas, Métis Settlements and ... Read More »
Northwest Territories’ Jamie Koe beats defending champ Gushue 7-5 in Brier
REGINA – Northwest Territories’ Jamie Koe upset defending champion Brad Gushue 7-5 at the Canadian men’s curling championship. Koe, who has skipped a territories team to the playoffs once in 16 previous Brier appearances, improved to 3-1 and dropped Gushue to 2-2 in Pool B. Gushue is attempting to win a third straight national title ... Read More »
Commons committee nixes Conservative push for hearings on lab security lapses
OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee has declined to vote on a Conservative request to delve into the activities of two scientists who were fired from a high-security lab over their dealings with China. Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong asked the House committee on information, privacy and ethics to call various witnesses, including ... Read More »
Abortion is enshrined as a constitutional right in France after lawmakers approve an amendment
PARIS (AP) – French lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill that will enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in France’s constitution, a historic move designed to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights seen in the United States in recent years. In an exceptional joint session of parliament convened at the Palace ... Read More »
Maine questions Canadian study of Agent Orange use at New Brunswick military base
FREDERICTON – Maine’s state legislature says it has found flaws in a Canadian study on the use of the herbicide Agent Orange in the 1960s on a southern New Brunswick military base. A report released in January by a legislature commission says the potential links between health problems and the use of Agent Orange at ... Read More »
Conservatives push for Commons committee hearings on microbiology lab security lapses
OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives want a House of Commons committee to delve into the activities of two scientists who were fired from a high-security lab over their dealings with China. Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong is asking the ethics committee to call various witnesses, including representatives of the Public Health Agency of Canada. ... Read More »
Quebec to offer ‘X’ gender option for health cards, driver’s licences
MONTREAL – Quebecers who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to opt for an ‘X’ gender marker on their health cards and driver’s licences. Both Quebec’s automobile insurance board and its public health insurance board say they’ve been informed of the government’s decision to add a third gender option to ... Read More »
French lawmakers approve a bill that makes abortion a constitutional right
PARIS (AP) – French lawmakers approved a bill that will enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution during a historic joint session of parliament in at the Palace of Versailles on Monday. The bill was approved in an overwhelming 780-72 vote, and nearly the entire joint session stood in a long ... Read More »
