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Prosecutors say synagogue gunman boasted of hate for Jews
SAN DIEGO - A gunman who killed a woman and wounded three during services at a Southern California synagogue later told a 911 dispatcher he had done it because "the Jewish people are destroying the wh...
May 11, 2019
Turkish opposition journalist hospitalized following attack
ANKARA, Turkey - A journalist critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government and its nationalist allies has been hospitalized after being attacked outside his home. The Yenicag newspaper says...
May 11, 2019
Leafs D Dermott to have shoulder surgery, will be out at least six months
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs say defenceman Travis Dermott will undergo shoulder surgery on Friday and is expected to be out of action a minimum of six months. The prognosis means Dermott will mi...
May 11, 2019
Pediatric society calls for access to free contraceptives for everyone under 25
OTTAWA - The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending that everyone under 25 should get confidential access to free birth control. In a position statement released Thursday, the society says a...
May 11, 2019
'Nerds' come together after vandals trash Nova Scotia role-playing camp
SYDNEY, N.S. - Police are investigating after a group of vandals trashed a Cape Breton business where people gather in the woods to enjoy live action role-playing dressed...
May 11, 2019
James Cameron salutes 'Endgame' for sinking 'Titanic' record
LOS ANGELES - Filmmaker James Cameron has no bad blood with the Avengers, even though "Endgame" has eclipsed "Titanic's" worldwide record and bumped the 1997 blockbuster to third place. Cameron tweete...
May 11, 2019
Refugee who lost fingers to frostbite pleads with MPs not to pass new asylum law
OTTAWA - A refugee from Ghana who lost all his fingers to frostbite crossing irregularly into Canada made an impassioned plea to MPs on Thursday to scrap proposed new asylum-seeker rules the Liberals ...
May 11, 2019
Ramsay: CFL, CFLPA not where they need to be in collective bargaining talks
TORONTO - The CFL faces a partial strike at the start of training camp, then a full-blown work stoppage shortly afterwards. Brian Ramsay, the executive director of the CFL Players' Association, s...
May 11, 2019
Canada to play in all three finals at Curling World Cup Grand Final
BEIJING - Canadian teams will play for all three championships at the Curling World Cup Grand Final. Kevin Koe, in the men's competition, Jennifer Jones, in the women's, and Laura Walker and Kirk...
May 11, 2019
Leafs say injured Tavares to return to off-season training program in one month
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs say centre John Tavares is expected to return to his full off-season training program in a month after suffering an oblique injury. The team announced the news Saturd...
May 11, 2019