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Montreal mayor says secularism bill targets minorities and violates freedoms
QUEBEC - The mayor of Quebec's largest city says the provincial government's secularism bill is causing tension in society. Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante told a legislature committee today that the ci...
May 14, 2019
Wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency in central B.C.
FRASER LAKE, B.C. - Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey was driving back from a soccer tournament out of town when she saw the skyline transformed by a wildfire creeping up a mountain on the edge of ...
May 14, 2019
Leafs sign team president Brendan Shanahan to six-year extension through 2024-25
TORONTO - Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan has signed a six-year contract extension through 2024-25, the club announced Tuesday. Since the Toronto native took on the role with the team ...
May 14, 2019
Wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency in central B.C.
FRASER LAKE, B.C. - Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey was driving back from a soccer tournament out of town when she saw the skyline transformed by a wildfire creeping up a mountain on the edge of ...
May 14, 2019
Tori Stafford kidnapper wants court to declare her prison transfer unlawful
EDMONTON - A woman serving a life sentence for the murder of eight-year-old Tori Stafford says her move from a healing lodge back to a prison was unfair. Lawyers for Terri-Lynn McClintic recently file...
May 14, 2019
Texas officer shoots and kills woman after stun-gun struggle
BAYTOWN, Texas - A Texas police officer shot and killed a woman who police say grabbed his Taser and used it on him, moments after she seemed to say "I'm pregnant" in an altercation captured on video....
May 14, 2019
Guelph Storm down Ottawa 67's to win OHL title and advance to the Memorial Cup
GUELPH, Ont. - Isaac Ratcliffe and the Guelph Storm have been through so much over the last six weeks that a 2-0 deficit after 20 minutes wasn't about to faze them. That resiliency is a big reaso...
May 14, 2019
Ebersol gets Hall of Fame award for radio, TV contributions
CANTON, Ohio - Dick Ebersol has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, which is presented annually by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The award recognizes "long...
May 14, 2019
Tilray revenue soars nearly 200%, net loss grows in first quarter
NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc. says its revenue rose nearly 200 per cent in its most recent quarter, but its net loss also grew. The Nanaimo, B.C.-based company, which keeps its books in U. S. dollars, s...
May 14, 2019
NewsAlert: Clement Gascon, high court justice who went missing, had panic attack
OTTAWA - Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon says he suffered a panic attack last week before he briefly went missing Wednesday night. Gascon, who has already announced plans to r...
May 14, 2019