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RCMP find vehicle of missing army reservist with alleged links to hate group
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Mounties say they have located a vehicle belonging to an army reservist relieved of his duties over allegations that he belongs to a neo-Nazi group. RCMP have said Patrik Mathews w...
Sep 03, 2019
NTSB: Tesla on Autopilot when it hit California firetruck
DETROIT - A government report says the driver of a Tesla that slammed into a firetruck near Los Angeles last year was using the car's Autopilot system when a vehicle in front of him suddenly changed l...
Sep 03, 2019
Hy-Boulais: Andreescu just getting smarter through U.S. Open journey
Patricia Hy-Boulais knows better than most how teenage tennis phenom Bianca Andreescu is feeling after punching her ticket through to the quarterfinals of this year's U.S. Open. After all, Hy-Boulais ...
Sep 03, 2019
NDP hopes in New Brunswick dim further with resignations to the Greens
The NDP'S stature in New Brunswick ahead of the October federal election has taken a hit following a wave of defections to the Greens. Fourteen candidates who ran for the New Brunswick NDP in the...
Sep 03, 2019
Montreal Gay Village's famous rainbow balls taken down and offered for sale
MONTREAL - A well-known piece of public art that hangs over Montreal's Gay Village is being dismantled and sold off in pieces to the public. Known as "18 Shades of Gay," the installation is made up of...
Sep 03, 2019
Former UFC champion Cris (Cyborg) Justino signs with Bellator promotion
LOS ANGELES - Former UFC featherweight champion Cris (Cyborg) Justino has signed with the Bellator promotion. Bellator announced the move Tuesday to acquire one of the most accomplished fighters in wo...
Sep 03, 2019
Judge strikes down Quebec law forbidding home cultivation of cannabis
MONTREAL - A court has invalidated the provisions of Quebec's cannabis law prohibiting home cultivation of the drug. Quebec Superior Court Justice Manon Lavoie ruled Tuesday that Quebec's le...
Sep 03, 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps deal midfielder Norman to start up Inter Miami CF
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are parting ways with homegrown midfielder David Norman Jr. The club announced Tuesday that the 21 year old has been traded to Major League Soccer expansi...
Sep 03, 2019
Federal Court of Appeal to rule Wednesday on letting pipeline appeals proceed
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says it will reveal Wednesday whether a new set of legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed. The federal government has twice ...
Sep 03, 2019
Timbermen, Clippers join forces to save Senior B lacrosse in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The Senior B Timbermen lacrosse team have been thrown a lifeline and will hopefully have a more solid future in Nanaimo. Staff from the Nanaimo Clippers Junior A hockey team will take over T...
Sep 03, 2019 The Nanaimo Senior B Lacrosse Timbermen will share marketing and business resources with the Junior A Hockey Clippers in a new partnership (WCSLA)