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'Our grand finale:' Alberta couple celebrates third set of fraternal twins
RED DEER, Alta. - After three sets of fraternal twins, Pam and Taylor Armstrong are closing in on reality-TV territory but trying for a fourth set isn't in the cards for the couple from central A...
May 13, 2019
Supreme Court of Canada to hear cases in Winnipeg during September visit
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada plans to visit Winnipeg in September to hear two appeals and meet with Manitobans - the first time the court will sit outside of Ottawa. The high court says g...
May 13, 2019
Raptors need to move on from Kawhi Leonard's series-winning shot as Bucks await
TORONTO - Two and a half hours. That's how long Danny Green gave the Toronto Raptors to bask in the greatest moment in franchise history. There was still a buzz around Toronto and all over social medi...
May 13, 2019
On eve of festival, Cannes defends its record on women
CANNES, France - A year after 82 women protested en masse on the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival on Monday defended its record on female filmmakers and for the first time divulged data on its sel...
May 13, 2019
Alberta premier says provincial carbon tax will die May 30
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says the province's carbon tax will no longer exist as of May 30. Jason Kenney says a bill to eliminate the Alberta levy is to be introduced next week when the l...
May 13, 2019
Environment lobby says senators letting Big Oil 'run amok' on assessment bill
OTTAWA - Environment advocates say Canadian senators are bowing to pressure from the energy industry to gut the government's environmental-assessment legislation. More than 130 amendments are on ...
May 13, 2019
Investigation of QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency debacle turns up $28 million in assets
HALIFAX - The accounting firm trying to recover more than $200 million owed to users of the now-defunct QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency platform has turned up only $28 million in assets - vir...
May 13, 2019
Raptors star Kawhi Leonard joins exclusive Toronto playoff success club
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater on Sunday night is widely regarded as the greatest moment in Toronto Raptors history. But where does the shot that gave the Raptors a win over the visiting Phil...
May 13, 2019
Forward Olsi Krasniqi leaves Toronto Wolfpack to rejoin London Broncos
TORONTO - Forward Olsi Krasniqi has left the Toronto Wolfpack to rejoin the London Broncos. Krasniqi signed with the Wolfpack after their inaugural 2017 season in League 1, the third tier of English r...
May 13, 2019
Will Smith calls 'Aladdin' remake highlight of his career
AMMAN, Jordan - Hollywood star Will Smith says that Disney's live-action remake of "Aladdin" was "one of, if not the best experience" of his accomplished 30-year career. Speaking to reporters in Amman...
May 13, 2019