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Korean unity at Vatican? Not so fast, but pope cheers anyway
VATICAN CITY - South Korean taekwondo athletes have performed for Pope Francis, after a planned show of Korean unity at the Vatican fell apart when the North pulled out at the last minute. Pope Franci...
May 30, 2018
Federal officials take to sky in a different kind of East Coast whale hunt
MONCTON, N.B. - Every day at airports across Atlantic Canada, five government aircraft have begun to take to the sky, hunting for endangered North American right whales in a huge swath of ocean.&...
May 30, 2018
RCMP warn leaving pets in hot cars is a crime
Mounties from the local detachment hope residents don’t leave their pets in their vehicles this year as temperatures start to rise over 30 Celsius. "A hot car is no place for a dog or any ...
May 30, 2018
RCMP warn leaving pets in hot cars is a crime
Mounties from the local detachment hope residents don’t leave their pets in their vehicles this year as temperatures start to rise over 30 Celsius. "A hot car is no place for a dog or any ...
May 30, 2018
Canadian Peter Polansky drops first-round match at French Open in four sets
PARIS - The Canadian contingent in the men’s singles draw at the French Open is down to one. Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont., dropped a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 decision to Pierre-Hughes Herber...
May 30, 2018
POLL: What do you think about the federal government buying the Trans Mountain pipeline?
May 30, 2018
POLL: What do you think about the federal government buying the Trans Mountain pipeline?
May 30, 2018
Departing Competition Bureau Commissioner calls for closer look at digital industries
Competition Bureau Commissioner John Pecman has taken on bread price-fixing, the real estate data monopoly, and deceptive ticket practices over his fives years as chief watch...
May 30, 2018
La Scala's 2018-19 season features Verdi, Woody Allen
MILAN - The storied La Scala opera house will open the 2018-19 season with a new production of Verdi’s “L’Attila,” continuing the tradition of Italian opera, while introducing ...
May 30, 2018
US economic growth revised down to 2.2 per cent rate in Q1
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a weaker 2.2 per cent annual rate in the first three months of the year, as consumers and businesses slowed their spending. But given the economy’s recent p...
May 30, 2018