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Trudeau urges largest countries in the world to support UN biodiversity plan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on countries with the largest land mass to do more to protect the biodiversity of their land and water. Trudeau made that call today at a special sess...
Sep 28, 2020
Bubble won't be back for full 2020-21 NHL season
EDMONTON - The 64 days spent in the NHL playoff bubble feel like six months to Barclay Goodrow."It's tough," the Tampa Bay Lightning forward said. "It's been a grind."It's a grind he and players won't...
Sep 28, 2020
Watch for Wildlife
Have you spotted wildlife and not been sure whether to be scared or excited?Movement by wildlife, including moose, increases in the fall during their rutting season. Remember, urban areas are built al...
Sep 28, 2020
Families sue Ontario sperm bank, allege they were misled on donor background
Seven Canadian families are suing an Ontario sperm bank, alleging they were misled about their donor's background, including a potentially debilitating genetic condition. The families - who've la...
Sep 28, 2020
Milan fashion gives small opening to Black Lives Matter
MILAN - When asked why there aren't more people of colour in the Italian fashion industry, officials have cited a lack of candidates in homogeneous Italy. Five African-born designers in Italy want to ...
Sep 28, 2020
Jury finds white nationalist guilty of rape threat
A federal jury on Monday found a self-proclaimed white nationalist who rose to prominence during a deadly 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, guilty of threatening to rape the wife of a man who w...
Sep 28, 2020
Bubble won't be back for full 2020-21 NHL season
EDMONTON - The 64 days spent in the NHL playoff bubble feel like six months to Barclay Goodrow. "It's tough," the Tampa Bay Lightning forward said. "It's been a grind." It's a grind he and players won...
Sep 28, 2020
Gap in early death rates between rich and poor growing: research
Poor Canadians stand a greater chance of dying early than the well off and that gap has been growing for decades, says a detailed new analysis.The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Assoc...
Sep 28, 2020
Jamaican Nicholas Hamilton joins Scotland's Dundee on loan from York 9 FC
TORONTO - Jamaican winger/forward Nicholas Hamilton has joined Scotland's Dundee on loan from York 9 FC. Hamilton joined the CPL side in February but missed out on the recent Island Games because...
Sep 28, 2020
Veterans Affairs could clear application backlog in a year if it hired hundreds: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says Veterans Affairs Canada can clear its backlog of disability benefit applications in a year if it hires nearly 400 more people. The number of pending appli...
Sep 28, 2020