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QuickQuotes: Some of Anthony Bourdain's thoughts on Canada, Quebec and Montreal
Celebrity chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain, who was found dead in France on Friday at the age of 61, filmed a number of episodes of his various shows in Canada over the past several years...
Jun 08, 2018

larongeNOW wins award for community service
larongeNOW has been awarded for the valuable service the website and its reporters provide to the local community. The website, which launched in January of this year as part of the Jim Pattison ...
Jun 08, 2018

JPII students presented with awards
The accomplishments of students at John Paul II Collegiate were recognized at their Undergrad Awards Night Monday. Students were presented with a range of awards, including Highest Academic Average an...
Jun 08, 2018

JPII students presented with awards
The accomplishments of students at John Paul II Collegiate were recognized at their Undergrad Awards Night Monday. Students were presented with a range of awards, including Highest Academic Average an...
Jun 08, 2018

larongeNOW wins award for community service
larongeNOW has been awarded for the valuable service the website and its reporters provide to the local community. The website, which launched in January of this year as part of the Jim Pattison ...
Jun 08, 2018

Trump signals support for legislation easing US ban on pot
LOS ANGELES - President Donald Trump says he’s inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana. Asked Friday about a proposal that would reshape the nation&...
Jun 08, 2018
What does losing official party status mean? The Canadian Press explains
TORONTO - The resounding defeat of Ontario’s Liberals in this week’s provincial election saw the party that previously held a majority slip below the number of seats required for official ...
Jun 08, 2018
UBC must pay fired author Steven Galloway $167,000 for privacy violation
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia must pay novelist Steven Galloway $167,000 in damages for making statements that violated his privacy rights and harmed his reputation when it suspe...
Jun 08, 2018

'Something positive:' Victims of ski coach urging Ottawa to make sport safer
CALGARY - Two victims of disgraced national ski coach Bertrand Charest joined former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy on Friday to demand immediate action from the federal government to combat abuse in...
Jun 08, 2018
Canadian para-swimmer Newkirk sets world record in S7 women's 50m backstroke
BERLIN - Shelby Newkirk of Saskatoon broke the world record in the S7 women’s 50-metre backstroke Friday at the sixth and final stop on the Para-swimming World Series circuit. Newkirk won silver...
Jun 08, 2018