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B.C. father charged with murdering daughters says suicide note was old
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man who is accused of killing his two young daughters has told a jury that a suicide note police found at the scene was a month old. Andrew Berry has pleaded n...
Aug 22, 2019
Canadian Brooke Henderson goes low in opening round of CP Women's Open
AURORA, Ont. - Canada's Brooke Henderson is quite comfortable in the role of defending champion. She showed why during a strong opening round Thursday morning at Magna Golf Club. H...
Aug 22, 2019
Quebec's largest school board to respect province's secularism bill
QUEBEC - Job postings at Quebec's largest school board have begun including the requirement that new teachers not wear religious symbols or face coverings on the job, in accordance...
Aug 22, 2019
AAA Stars add former NHLer, Jones to coaching staff
The Saskatchewan Midget Hockey League's (SMHL) Battlefords AAA Stars have hired former NHLer Blair Jones as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2019-20 season. Jones started his career in the SMHL, pl...
Aug 22, 2019 Blair Jones played over 130 games in the NHL, with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames. He hopes the experience will benefit the next generation of players from behind the bench, assisting Stars' head coach Brett Parker. (Twitter/BattlefordsAAAStars)
Alberta oil curtailment rules extended to late 2020 as pipeline delays persist
CALGARY - A program that allows the Alberta government to impose production caps on oil companies is being extended by a year as delays in building new market-opening pipelines persist. "I am the very...
Aug 22, 2019
Miley Cyrus takes to Twitter to deny cheating rumours
NEW YORK - Miley Cyrus denied rumours Thursday that she cheated on her soon-to-be ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth. In stream-of-consciousness mode, the pop star concluded : "You can say I am a twerking, po...
Aug 22, 2019
Leaders, moderators confirmed for 2019 English, French debates
OTTAWA - Five party leaders have confirmed they will participate in two major televised election debates in October, the media group producing the events announced Tuesday. The Canadian Debate P...
Aug 22, 2019
Head coach Stefan Ptaszek on his second go-around with McMaster Marauders
Stefan Ptaszek has a tough act to follow. His own. The 48-year-old Burlington, Ont., native is back for his second stint as the head football coach at McMaster University. He served as the M...
Aug 22, 2019
Patriots safety Chung indicted on cocaine possession charge
LACONIA, N.H. - New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has been indicted in New Hampshire on a charge of cocaine possession, according to court paperwork released Thursday. A Belknap County grand j...
Aug 22, 2019
Trudeau says falling news revenues and tech giants will be discussed at G7 summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the issue of declining news revenues amid domination by tech giants will be discussed at the G7 leaders' summit in France later this week. The subject resurfaced whe...
Aug 22, 2019