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Trudeau's former top adviser to help advise companies on climate change risks
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former top adviser, Gerald Butts, is taking on a new role with a New York-based global consulting firm, helping it to build a new practice advising clients on ...
May 07, 2019
Convicted sex offender El Bakkar arrested for allegedly breaching probation
NANAIMO - A much-maligned downtown Nanaimo restaurant owner jailed for having sex with an underage girl is facing a new allegation.Talal El Bakkar was charged with breaching his probation by missing h...
May 07, 2019 Talal El Bakkar seen outside provincial court in Nanaimo during his November 2018 sentencing hearing. CHEK News
Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid listed as probable starter for Game 5
TORONTO - Philadelphia 76ers centre Joel Embiid, dealing with an upper respiratory infection, is listed as a probable starter for Tuesday's playoff game with the Toronto Raptors. The seven-footer...
May 07, 2019
Canadiens prospect Nick Suzuki starring in memorable OHL playoff run
GUELPH, Ont. - Nick Suzuki doesn't say much. He often stays on the periphery, choosing to listen before deciding if the time's right to make his thoughts known. The Guelph Storm centre and Montreal Ca...
May 07, 2019
Raptors' Pascal Siakam starts vs. Philly after being listed as doubtful
PHILADELPHIA - A day after he was listed as doubtful with a calf injury, Pascal Siakam started for the Toronto Raptors versus Philadelphia on Sunday. The 25-year-old forward didn't prac...
May 07, 2019
At least 40 dead in Russian plane's fiery emergency landing
MOSCOW - A Russian airliner burst into flames while making an emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport Sunday evening, and at least 40 people died, officials said. The Sukhoi SSJ100 operated...
May 07, 2019
Work with U.S. and resist China, Scheer says in laying out foreign-policy plans
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is set to deliver what is being billed as a major foreign-policy speech Tuesday afternoon, calling for Canada to join an American ballistic-missile shield ...
May 07, 2019
Disney slates Fox films, 'Avatar' pushed another year
NEW YORK - The long wait for more "Avatar" films will go on a little longer. The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday laid out its plans for upcoming 20th Century Fox films. James Cameron's long-delayed "Avatar...
May 07, 2019
Trial of man charged with child porn over sex doll hears closing arguments
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The lawyer for a St. John's man facing child pornography charges over a sex doll took aim Monday at a Crown expert witness, saying his research was biased. Fifty-four...
May 07, 2019
Canadians remember Second World War's long, dark Battle of the Atlantic
OTTAWA - Canadians across the country marked one of the longest, darkest and most pivotal chapters of this country's involvement in the Second World War on Sunday: The Battle of the Atlantic. Lasting ...
May 07, 2019