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Evidence complete at Gilbert Rozon rape trial, judge to hear closing arguments Nov. 6
Former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon was cross-examined today at his rape trial and denied ever assaulting the complainant. The 65-year-old founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festival tol...
Oct 15, 2020
'Discovery by little Nathan:' 12-year-old makes fossil find in southern Alberta
Aspiring paleontologist Nathan Hrushkin speaks with pride about his "killer resume." The Grade 7 student from Calgary discovered a rare dinosaur skeleton earlier this year at Horseshoe Canyon in the B...
Oct 15, 2020
Chinese envoy warns Canada against granting asylum to Hong Kong protesters
OTTAWA - The Chinese ambassador to Canada is warning the Trudeau government not to grant asylum to Hong Kong residents fleeing a widely criticized national security law imposed by Beijing. Ambassador ...
Oct 15, 2020
Broadway reaches for normalcy with Tony Award nominations
NEW YORK - Broadway's coronavirus-shortened season is getting an awards process that reflects this tumultuous year - incomplete, seemingly unfair and filled with loss. Nominations for Tony Awards will...
Oct 15, 2020
Roman Polanski honours Poles who saved him from the Holocaust
WARSAW, Poland - Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski returned to Poland, the country of his youth, and paid tribute on Thursday to a Polish couple who took him in and protected him when he was a ch...
Oct 15, 2020
Canadian Cory Johnston challenging for Bassmaster Elite angler-of-the-year honours
Consistency is really paying off for Canadian Cory Johnston. The Cavan, Ont., resident has qualified for the final day of competition in four of the last five Bassmaster Elite tournaments, including a...
Oct 15, 2020
'Bad Hombres' film uses baseball to show the game of borders
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - People have always crossed borders to play baseball, and the sport routinely reaches across borders to fans. But rarely do players have to cross a border almost every day to partici...
Oct 15, 2020
Quebec reports 969 new cases of COVID-19 as death toll linked to virus rises by 28
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 969 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours. Health authorities said today another 22 deaths newly linked to the ...
Oct 15, 2020
Canada's Chenard calls an end to storied career as international soccer referee
Veteran Canadian official Carol Anne Chenard has retired from International soccer after some 15 years as a FIFA international referee. The 43-year-old from Summerside, P.E.I., was slated to work the ...
Oct 15, 2020
Red Deer and central Alberta expecting wintery wallop on Friday
Red Deer and other parts of central Alberta are now under a snowfall warning.The special weather statement issued by Environment Canada early Thursday morning was updated to a snowfall warning at 3:30...
Oct 15, 2020