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Ex-Alouettes player, Bishop's and McGill coach Coulter dead at 90
MONTREAL - Bruce Coulter, who won a Grey Cup with the Montreal Alouettes in 1949 and went on to coach at the university level at McGill and Bishop’s, has died. He was 90. McGill announced his&nb...
Jun 06, 2018
Two of seven MPs who quit the Bloc Quebecois returning to the party
OTTAWA - Two of the seven MPs who quit the Bloc Quebecois three months ago over Martine Ouellet’s leadership are rejoining the party with her departure imminent. Michel Boudrias and Simon Marcil...
Jun 06, 2018
Montreal's F1 race brings yearly sexual exploitation fears
Montreal’s F1 race has earned the reputation of turning the city into a hotbed for sexual exploitation and human trafficking, but some argue it’s a myth ...
Jun 06, 2018
First lady returns to public eye after 'little rough patch'
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump has reappeared. The first lady showed herself in public Wednesday for the first time in nearly a month, seated alongside her husband, President Donald Trump, for a briefing ...
Jun 06, 2018
POLL: Are you concerned about trade tariffs between Canada and the USA?
Jun 06, 2018
POLL: Are you concerned about trade tariffs between Canada and the USA?
Jun 06, 2018
China's Huawei says it hasn't collected Facebook user data
BEIJING - Chinese phone maker Huawei said Wednesday it has never collected or stored Facebook user data, after the social media giant acknowledged it shared such data with Huawei and other manufacture...
Jun 06, 2018
Secret Obama-era permit let Iran convert funds to dollars
WASHINGTON - After striking an elusive nuclear deal with Iran, the Obama administration found itself in a quandary in early 2016: Iran had been promised access to its long-frozen overseas reserves, in...
Jun 06, 2018
GOP's Cox faces tough slog in race for California governor
LOS ANGELES - Republican John Cox thinks high taxes, a high cost of living and a growing housing crisis give him an opening to take on Democrat Gavin Newsom in the fight to be California’s next ...
Jun 06, 2018
Kim's charm offensive may benefit his army if sanctions ease
TOKYO - While raising hopes for denuclearization and a peace treaty to finally end the Korean War, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s newly found focus on diplomacy comes with an ironic flipside:...
Jun 06, 2018