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Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, March 7 ——— MANITOBA MP ENTERS NDP LEADERSHIP RACE: Although Niki Ashton is the only woman seeking the NDP's top job, she says her candidacy involves much more than just her gender.

TORONTO — Say Creole and most people think of New Orleans, with its complex mixture of indigenous, Spanish, French and Caribbean cultures. But a B.C. professor says Canadian cuisine can also be called Creole.

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TORONTO — When development began on "The Pipeline Project" more than three years ago, the creative team wondered whether their production would be outdated by the time it hit the stage.

ESSEX COUNTY, Ont. — Police and a school board in southwestern Ontario are investigating after students accessed confidential staff computer files at a school.

OTTAWA — The federal government is reviewing the operations and design of the social security tribunal, the subject of long-standing complaints about interminable delays and red tape since it was launched four years ago.

VANCOUVER — A 15-per-cent tax on foreign homebuyers in Metro Vancouver is unconstitutional and unfairly discriminates against people from Asia, a proposed class-action lawsuit against the British Columbia government argues.

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservatives called Tuesday for a moratorium on school closures in the province and a review of the guidelines that determine them.

MONTREAL — The RCMP officer killed in the line of duty in Quebec this week was remembered Tuesday as a "gentle giant" who was fulfilling a lifelong dream by working for the federal force. Const.

Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney is unfazed by a rare penalty miss by Sebastian Giovinco. For Vanney, the Atomic Ant has the arsenal and the will to succeed at the penalty spot.