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Work with U.S. and resist China, Scheer says in laying out foreign-policy plans
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is set to deliver what is being billed as a major foreign-policy speech Tuesday afternoon, calling for Canada to join an American ballistic-missile shield ...
May 07, 2019
Disney slates Fox films, 'Avatar' pushed another year
NEW YORK - The long wait for more "Avatar" films will go on a little longer. The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday laid out its plans for upcoming 20th Century Fox films. James Cameron's long-delayed "Avatar...
May 07, 2019
Trial of man charged with child porn over sex doll hears closing arguments
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The lawyer for a St. John's man facing child pornography charges over a sex doll took aim Monday at a Crown expert witness, saying his research was biased. Fifty-four...
May 07, 2019
Olds College Fashion Institute Spring Show launches product line debut
Calgary's fashion scene descended upon the town of Olds over the weekend for the Olds College Fashion Institute's Annual Spring Show Sunday night. Hosted in partnership with Mercedes-Benz Downtown Cal...
May 07, 2019
Red Deer's CASASC spearheads launch of new province-wide sexual assault support services
Red Deer's Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre (CASASC) has spearheaded what has now become a province-wide support system for victims of sexual violence.Alberta's One Line for Sexual Violen...
May 07, 2019
Canadians remember Second World War's long, dark Battle of the Atlantic
OTTAWA - Canadians across the country marked one of the longest, darkest and most pivotal chapters of this country's involvement in the Second World War on Sunday: The Battle of the Atlantic. Lasting ...
May 07, 2019
Edmonton Oilers name Ken Holland as general manager and president of hockey ops
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have officially named Ken Holland as their new general manager and president of hockey operations. The Oilers introduced Holland at a press conference Tuesday at Rogers ...
May 07, 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 07, 2019
Defenceman Teemu Kivihalme signs with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Teemu Kivihalme to a one-year, entry-level contract. The 23-year-old had nine goals and 21 assists in 60 games with Karpat of the Finnish ...
May 07, 2019
Man charged with second-degree murder in deaths of Calgary woman, toddler
CALGARY - A man suspected of killing a Calgary woman and her toddler daughter has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Robert Andrew Leeming, 34, appeared via video before a just...
May 07, 2019