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Bank of Canada to seek nominations for who should be on the new $5 bill
VANCOUVER - Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says the central bank is working on plans for a new $5 bill. Speaking in Vancouver, Poloz says the bank will soon be launching public consultations ab...
Jan 09, 2020
Another setback for Daleman, who was diagnosed with pneumonia ahead of nationals
TORONTO - Gabrielle Daleman has lived through seemingly a lifetime of health issues since helping Canada win gold in the team event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. Now, less than a we...
Jan 09, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps take Hamilton's Ryan Raposo fourth overall in MLS draft
The Vancouver Whitecaps stayed north of the border in Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, taking Hamilton's Ryan Raposo fourth overall. The 20-year-old is a skilful winger who played No. 10 last season wi...
Jan 09, 2020
Red Deer Justice Film Festival returns this month
Returning for its 12th year, the Red Deer Justice Film Festival promises an exciting line-up, certain to captivate audiences with its powerful and timely topics. Founded on the importance of communal ...
Jan 09, 2020
Peterborough Petes trade for Akil Thomas just days after world junior heroics
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - The Canadian junior team's golden goal scorer is the centre piece of a major deal just prior to the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline. The Peterborough Petes have acquired cent...
Jan 09, 2020
Producers, directors guild nominations winnow Oscar field
NEW YORK - An unusually busy day in a truncated awards season for Hollywood left five films - Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood," Sam Mendes' "1917," Martin Scorsese's "The Irishm...
Jan 09, 2020
US: Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department said Tuesday, reversing its earlier position that he ...
Jan 09, 2020
Moroccan rights group warns over free speech after arrests
RABAT, Morocco - Leading Moroccan human rights activists warned Thursday of an assault on freedom of expression in the country following the arrest over recent months of 15 journalists, bloggers, rapp...
Jan 09, 2020
US officials: ‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was "highly likely" that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board.The crash came...
Jan 09, 2020 Mourners place candles and photographs outside the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, Alberta, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, during a vigil for those killed after a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed, killing at least 63 Canadians, just minutes after taking off from Iran's capital. (Codie McLachlan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Hereditary chiefs say they will protect territory in pipeline dispute
SMITHERS, B.C. - On the first anniversary of the RCMP's enforcement of an injunction against opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, First Nation hereditary chiefs ...
Jan 09, 2020