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B.C. Lottery Corp. grants winner of $30-million jackpot rare anonymity
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Someone in British Columbia who had the exceedingly rare luck of winning the lottery has also been granted the rare privilege of anonymity due to what the lottery...
May 31, 2018
Justin Trudeau attends Liberal Party fundraiser at Nova Scotia winery
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - It didn’t take Prime Minister Justin Trudeau long to get a chuckle from a crowd of Liberal partisans in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley Thursday, following an intense...
May 31, 2018
Blue Jays looking forward to picking 12th overall in upcoming MLB draft
TORONTO - Amateur scouting director Steve Sanders wouldn’t tip his hand Thursday on the type of player the Toronto Blue Jays might be looking for with the 12th overall pick i...
May 31, 2018
Imperial Tobacco gets into vaping business, but still leading cigarette seller
TORONTO - Using World No Tobacco Day as a backdrop, Imperial Tobacco officially unveiled a vaping product to the Canadian market Thursday, saying the company is moving to help transitio...
May 31, 2018
QuickQuotes: Industry reacts to U.S. tariffs and Canadian retaliation
The U.S. is making good on its threat to impose tariffs on Canadian-made steel and aluminum, prompting Canada is imposing dollar-for-dollar tariff “countermeasures” on up to $16.6 billion ...
May 31, 2018
'It's heartbreaking:' Malnourished, tiny bear cub found near mother's dead body
TOFINO, B.C. - John Forde stood silently near the body of a dead female black bear as two little eyes stared back at him from a nearby bush. The bear cub was about the size of a Jack Ru...
May 31, 2018
Six months added to sentence of Toronto officer convicted in Yatim shooting
TORONTO - A Toronto police officer convicted in the fatal shooting of a troubled teen on an empty streetcar has had six months added to his prison sentence after pleading guilty to perjury, his lawyer...
May 31, 2018
Senate defeats Conservative bid to impose blanket ban on homegrown marijuana
OTTAWA - The Senate has rejected an attempt to prohibit Canadians from growing a small number of marijuana plants at home once recreational cannabis is legalized. Conservative Sen. Vern White pro...
May 31, 2018
CFL players weigh in on the new footballs introduced for 2018 season
Some CFL players noticed subtle changes in the feel of the football at training camps this year. Others were oblivious and were surprised when informed the league has introduc...
May 31, 2018
Young Canadian side beats Turkey at prestigious Toulon soccer tournament
VITROLLES, France - Noah Verhoeven’s 80th-minute goal gave Canada a 1-0 victory over Turkey on Thursday at the Festival International Espoirs in France. Canada, making its debut a...
May 31, 2018