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Nazem Kadri has come a long way since Leafs' last trip to the playoffs

Nazem Kadri has come a long way since Leafs' last trip to the playoffs

TORONTO — Nazem Kadri thought his first career playoff goal had sealed a berth in the second round for the Maple Leafs. Instead it was the prologue for years of upheaval in Toronto.
Alleged lack of protection for caribou prompts lawsuit against McKenna

Alleged lack of protection for caribou prompts lawsuit against McKenna

OTTAWA — A wildlife advocacy group is taking Environment Minister Catherine McKenna to court for allegedly failing to tell Canadians how the country's woodland caribou are being protected.

Trudeau says there are pressures on real estate that need to be alleviated

TORONTO — There are pressures on the real estate market that need to be alleviated, but Ottawa must exercise caution because any measures it implements have a national effect, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
Landmark O'Keeffe exhibition in Toronto, 85 years after artist visited Canada

Landmark O'Keeffe exhibition in Toronto, 85 years after artist visited Canada

TORONTO — Eighty-five years after Georgia O'Keeffe visited Canada, a major exhibition of her work has come to the Art Gallery of Ontario.

OSC alleges former Home Capital CEOs, current CFO, broke securities law

TORONTO — Staff with Ontario's securities regulator alleged on Wednesday that two former CEOs and the current CFO of Home Capital Group Inc. broke the law in their handling of a scandal involving falsified loan applications.
Tucker says Raptors can "take it up a couple of notches" for playoff games in Milwaukee

Tucker says Raptors can "take it up a couple of notches" for playoff games in Milwaukee

TORONTO — After a tense start to their first-round playoff series with a spirited Milwaukee Bucks squad, P.J. Tucker knows the Toronto Raptors can play at another level.

Nova Scotia received 67 requests for assisted deaths; 31 granted so far

HALIFAX — Of the 67 people in Nova Scotia who have sought a medically assisted death since federal legislation was passed last June, more than half did not get what they wanted.
Canadian company working on topical cream containing medical marijuana

Canadian company working on topical cream containing medical marijuana

TORONTO — Canadian medical marijuana patients could soon find themselves ditching the pipe, bong or vaporizer for a topical cream or an oral spray that contains the active ingredients of cannabis, according to the CEO of biotechnology company Delivra

GST on carbon taxes in Alberta, B.C. worth millions in federal revenue

OTTAWA — The federal government stands to raise as much as $280 million in revenue off provincial carbon taxes in Alberta and B.C. in the next two years despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue neutral for Ottawa.

Accused N.L. thief offers police an iron-clad alibi: He was in jail at the time

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An alleged purse thief had the perfect alibi: He was securely locked up in the local jail. Now, a St. John's, N.L., woman is facing mischief charges for accusing the man of robbing her.
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