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Vancouver Aquarium files civil claim suing city and park board over cetacean ban
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium is suing the city and park board over the 2017 cetacean ban for breach of contract and claiming it lost millions of dollars in revenue. In May 2017 the Vancouve...
May 19, 2019
2,000 cherry trees destroyed at ex-49er's California orchard
BRENTWOOD, Calif. - Former San Francisco 49ers centre Jeremy Newberry says vandals have destroyed nearly half of the 4,000 cherry trees recently planted at his Northern California orchard. Newberry te...
May 19, 2019
2,000 cherry trees destroyed at ex-49er's California orchard
BRENTWOOD, Calif. - Former San Francisco 49ers centre Jeremy Newberry says vandals have destroyed nearly half of the 4,000 cherry trees recently planted at his Northern California orchard. Newberry te...
May 19, 2019
WATCH: Memorial Cup fans can't get enough of Max's massive hit
Some hockey fans are calling it the 'hit of the year.'Prince Albert Raider's defenceman Max Martin set the internet on fire when he launched Halifax Mooseheads' Keith Getson into the boards during the...
May 19, 2019 Prince Albert Raiders’ Max Martin sent Halifax Mooseheads’ Keith Getson flying into the boards after a major collision behind the Halifax net in the first period of the opening game in the Memorial Cup. (Sportsnet)
Canadian pilot Patrick Forseth killed in Honduras plane crash: sister
TRUJILLO, Honduras - A British Columbia woman says her pilot brother was killed in a plane crash in Honduras on Saturday. In a phone interview with The Canadian Press on Sunday, Jenna Forseth confirme...
May 19, 2019
Canadian citizen killed in Honduras plane crash, Global Affairs confirms
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Global Affairs Canada confirms that a Canadian citizen has been killed in a plane crash in Honduras. A spokesperson for the department says the crash happened in the Roata...
May 19, 2019
Mark Norman affair needs public inquiry, Scheer says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must launch a public inquiry into the case of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Friday. Speaking on Parliament Hil...
May 19, 2019
Killer of missing Alberta seniors loses appeal of manslaughter convictions
EDMONTON - An appeal from the killer of two Edmonton-area seniors has been dismissed. Travis Vader asked the Alberta Court of Appeal for a new trial or for his manslaughter ch...
May 19, 2019
Sisters of Ste-Anne hold unique garage sale before giving up Montreal convent
MONTREAL - The Montreal-area Sisters of Ste-Anne are hosting a unique garage sale this weekend as the religious organization prepares to leave its 110-year-old convent. Sister Celine Dupuis says the m...
May 19, 2019
Canada's Rebecca Marino beats Yuki Naito to win ITF Kurume title
KURUME, Japan - Canada's Rebecca Marino defeated Japanese qualifier Yuki Naito 6-4, 7-6 (0) on Sunday to win the ITF Kurume title on the World Tennis Tour. The fourth seed from Vancouver nee...
May 19, 2019