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Women's hockey stars lead walkout in bid for a stronger professional league
Unsatisfied with their options, over 200 women say they will not play in a North American hockey league until they get the league they want. Players from both the Canadian Women's Hockey League, ...
May 04, 2019
Water to stay high but second round of floods not expected: Goodale
OTTAWA - Water levels are expected to peak by week's end in flood zones around the nation's capital, federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Thursday as he toured neighbourhoods in east Otta...
May 04, 2019
Friday's Scoreboard
WHL WHL Championship Series - Best of Seven Vancouver 5, Prince Albert 4 (Vancouver leads series 1-0)National Lacrosse League Colorado 11, Saskatchewan 10 (OT) (Colorado wins series)NHL PlayoffsCaroli...
May 04, 2019
Judge awards $20-million damages against website that pirated obituaries
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A $20-million ruling against a website accused of pirating obituaries and photos of dead people in order to profit from grieving families will deter other sites from ...
May 04, 2019
Secluded Baltimore mayor resigns amid scandal
Baltimore's mayor resigned under pressure Thursday amid a flurry of investigations into whether she arranged bulk sales of her self-published children's books to disguise hundreds of thousands of doll...
May 04, 2019
Quebec government orders public coroner's inquest into 7-year-old's death
QUEBEC - It's "revolting" that authorities failed to prevent the death a seven-year-old girl who had a long history with the province's youth protection system, Premier Franco...
May 04, 2019
Knockin' on Abe's door: Japanese PM shows off quirky Canadian souvenir
LAKE KAWAGUCHI, Japan - A Quebec wood carver was delighted Thursday to learn Japan's prime minister was proudly showing off one of his creations - a door-knocker featuring a wood carving of a beaver t...
May 04, 2019
Knockin' on Abe's door: Japanese PM shows off quirky Canadian souvenir
LAKE KAWAGUCHI, Japan - A Quebec wood carver was delighted Thursday to learn Japan's prime minister was proudly showing off one of his creations - a door-knocker featuring a wood carving of a beaver t...
May 04, 2019
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is freed on bail
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine was freed on bail Thursday after spending three nights in a maximum-security prison. The lawmaker, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssen...
May 04, 2019
Ahead of Trudeau meeting, Kenney calls environment bill a threat to unity
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and new Alberta Premier Jason Kenney put on polite faces for the cameras at the start of their first official meeting in Ottawa Thursday, but the cordi...
May 04, 2019