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CALGARY — Minor hockey parents in Calgary will soon have to take a refresher every four years of an online course designed to limit bad behaviour at the rink.

TORONTO — The silence of the Toronto Blue Jays' clubhouse after another loss Thursday was interrupted by the occasional deep exhale or the sound of clothes being jammed into suitcases.

OTTAWA — Some key elements of the federal legislation introduced last week to legalize recreational marijuana: —Individuals under 18 would not face criminal prosecution for possession of up to five grams of cannabis but the provinces and territories

OTTAWA — Some numbers about the Canadian and U.S. dairy industries: — Canada has about 12,000 dairy farms with about 950,000 cows. — About 80 per cent of Canadian production is in Ontario and Quebec. — The U.S.

CALGARY — WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX:WJA) will launch a new discount carrier later this year in a bid to offer travellers a no-frills, low-cost option, the company said on Thursday.

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TORONTO — A growing Muslim community in Canada has led to swelling sales of halal food, which has some grocers, manufacturers and eateries seeking ways to profit from the boom. "It's a huge business. It's an $80-billion business around the world.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Perhaps no one was more cautiously thrilled than Tom Marshall to hear Thursday that Canada's top court will review the long disputed Churchill Falls hydro deal — a case that could reap big money for a cash-strapped province.

A man who sued his former employer for defamation over a negative job reference has lost his case after an Ontario court found the evaluation was truthful.

WINNIPEG — Scientists in Winnipeg appear to have developed a new weapon in the battle against antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers at St.