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Appeal for calm as tensions mount in Oka over land transfer to Kanesatake
MONTREAL - There were appeals for calm Thursday amid steadily mounting tension in Oka, Que., over a private developer's plan to return land to the Mohawks of Kanesatake. Hundreds packed a church ...
Jul 20, 2019
Sally Field, 'Sesame Street' to receive Kennedy Center award
WASHINGTON - Actress Sally Field and the long-running children's TV show "Sesame Street" are in the latest class of Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Others chosen to receive the award for lifetime ac...
Jul 20, 2019
Local boy Ashtone Morgan still making his mark in ninth season with Toronto FC
TORONTO - A rare goal by Ashtone Morgan helped Toronto FC secure the win over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night. While scoring is not Morgan's forte, Toronto's longest-serving player stil...
Jul 20, 2019
Southwest cancellations will rise due to grounded Boeing jet
DALLAS - Southwest Airlines is again pushing back the date it expects to be able to fly the grounded Boeing 737 Max jet, meaning more flight cancellations. Southwest said Thursday that it is taking th...
Jul 20, 2019
Documents shed light on seniors poverty figures used by federal Liberals
OTTAWA - Internal government documents say that many of the 57,000 seniors the Liberals say they have helped lift out of poverty only moved above the poverty line when the government changed the measu...
Jul 20, 2019
Tentative agreement averts strike by Quebec provincial park employees
MONTREAL - A full-blown strike by employees at Quebec provincial parks that was set to begin today has been averted after the two sides reached an agreement in principle. About 300 workers were a...
Jul 20, 2019
Police lay charges against man accused of forging signature of Oilers superstar
EDMONTON - Police have laid charges against a man accused of forging the signature of Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid on what are believed to be authentic team jerseys, then selling them to score ...
Jul 20, 2019
Air Force will end search for missing Quebec businessman and his son
MONTREAL - The Royal Canadian Air Force says it will spend one final day searching for a missing Quebec businessman and his son before handing the case over to the provincial police. Stephan...
Jul 20, 2019
Woman who got postcard sent in 1993 tracks down sender
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois woman who recently got a 1993 postcard in her mailbox has tracked down the man who sent it to his children more than two decades ago. Kim Draper's story about the myste...
Jul 20, 2019
Fence blocking Signal Hill's famous vista dismantled after outcry
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A widely scorned fence blocking one of Canada's most spectacular vistas - the view of St. John's, N.L., from the Signal Hill historic site - was almost entirely dismantled Thursday ...
Jul 20, 2019