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Tory leader says won't touch Quebec secularism law, supports Bill 101 expansion
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Quebec's secularism law and the independence of its legislature should be respected. The Tory leader made the comments today, following a meeting with ...
Sep 14, 2020
Cable of Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C., cut again, causing major damage
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The operators of a popular tourist gondola near Squamish, B.C., say the cable of the ride has been severed for the second time. Squamish RCMP say the damage to the Sea to Sk...
Sep 14, 2020
NHL general managers preparing for new economic realities brought on by COVID-19
TORONTO - NHL general managers left their annual March meetings in Florida filled with optimism. The salary cap was projected to hit at least US$84 million in 2020-21 - a bump of $2.5 m...
Sep 14, 2020
Wolfpack players receive 'hardship' payments from rugby league authorities
Toronto Wolfpack players, who have not been paid since June 10, have received a second "hardship payment" from English rugby league authorities. Spokesmen for Super League and the Rugby Football ...
Sep 14, 2020
2018 Florida gubernatorial nominee says he is bisexual
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Andrew Gillum, Florida's Democratic nominee for governor in 2018, told a television interviewer he is bisexual, responding to rumours swirling since March when he was found int...
Sep 14, 2020
Minister working with local leaders to restore the 'Alberta Advantage'
Since 2019, I have been proudly serving as the MLA for Grande Prairie. Now, thanks to the trust and confidence of Premier Jason Kenney, I also have the honour of serving as the Minister of Municipal A...
Sep 14, 2020
Paris Hilton says she 'feels free' after YouTube documentary
NEW YORK - There's a scene in a new documentary about Paris Hilton, where the so-called socialite is speaking with former classmates from a Utah boarding school. They joke about how on her reality ser...
Sep 14, 2020
ACM Awards brings live performances back to TV amid pandemic
NASHVILLE - At the Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday, there won't be fake fans, canned applause or pre-taped acceptance speeches. After a five-month delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, t...
Sep 14, 2020
Brad Paisley, wife fights hunger with 1 million meal pledge
LOS ANGELES - After opening a free grocery store earlier this year, country music star Brad Paisley and his wife are expanding their efforts to fight hunger in America. Paisley and his wife, actress K...
Sep 14, 2020
Toews needs to take tax hikes off the table
Here's one thing Premier Jason Kenney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can agree on: hiking taxes would be a bad idea."I cannot imagine a dumber thing to do in the midst of a time of economic fragili...
Sep 14, 2020