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Canadian Marc-Andres Barriault falls in UFC debut against Andrew Sanchez
OTTAWA - The main event at UFC Fight Night Ottawa didn't disappoint Saturday at the Canadian Tire Centre. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Al Iaquinta traded bombs, by both hand and foot, for five full rou...
May 05, 2019
Film on Colten Boushie case wins $10,000 prize at Hot Docs festival
TORONTO - A film about the killing of a young Indigenous man in Saskatchewan has won a top prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Tasha Hubbard's "npawistamsowin: We Will St...
May 05, 2019
NL fire chief hopes to replace rusted, aging pickup used as fire truck
LITTLE BAY , N.L. - A Newfoundland volunteer fire department is asking for provincial funds to replace the rusted, ramshackle pickup truck it's used as a fire truck for decades. Little Bay and Area Fi...
May 05, 2019
Major housing development planned on Indigenous land in heart of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Walking along the base of the Burrard Street Bridge that crosses Vancouver's False Creek toward the downtown core, Khelsilem gestures across a gravel lot poised to become one of the larges...
May 05, 2019
An explainer on the Ontario government's move to review highway speed limits
TORONTO - Ontario's government plans to launch a review of speed limits on provincial highways, with the transportation minister musing that some of those roads can safely handle traffic at ...
May 05, 2019
Winger Liam Kay ready to return after lengthy injury absence from Wolfpack
TORONTO - The Wolfpack's mid-season return to Canada also marks a new beginning for winger Liam Kay. The transatlantic rugby league team's first training session in Toronto last week was the first of ...
May 05, 2019
Quebec judge declares parts of vaping legislation invalid after challenge
MONTREAL - Quebec is within its rights to legislate on vaping, but a provision banning demonstrations of vaping products inside shops or specialized clinics goes too far, a Quebec ...
May 05, 2019
Maximum Security owner weighs options after disqualification
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Maximum Security co-owner Gary West criticized race stewards' disqualification of his horse's Kentucky Derby victory as "egregious" and said he was pondering his next step, including...
May 05, 2019
Amid backlash, Nova Scotia tells schools athletics authority to reinstate rugby
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has told the province's schools athletics authority to reinstate high school rugby, after it was abruptly cancelled across the province without warning over s...
May 05, 2019
Amid backlash, Nova Scotia tells schools athletics authority to reinstate rugby
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has told the province's schools athletics authority to reinstate high school rugby, after it was abruptly cancelled across the province without warning over s...
May 05, 2019