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No Dustin? No problem. RBC Canadian Open unfazed by Johnson's withdrawal
TORONTO - Dustin Johnson was once the face of the RBC Canadian Open but years after he won the men's national golf championship his sudden withdrawal from the PGA Tour event isn't having a significant...
Jun 02, 2022
Animal rights group asks Calgary Stampede parade marshal Kevin Costner to step aside
CALGARY - An animal rights group says it has sent a letter to Kevin Costner urging him to step away from the Calgary Stampede. The Hollywood actor was named parade marshal for this year's event. Peopl...
Jun 02, 2022
Biden to speak on mass shootings, urge Congress to act
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will speak Thursday night on the recent spate of mass shootings and his plans to press Congress "to pass commonsense laws to combat the epidemic of gun violence t...
Jun 02, 2022
Institutions, police unprepared for convoy protest: chief who resigned amid criticism
Ottawa's former police chief, who resigned amid heavy criticism of the force's handling of the "Freedom Convoy" protest in February, says Canada's institutions and police services were unprepared for ...
Jun 02, 2022
Third Edmonton man charged for drug trafficking into Maskwacis area
A 33-year-old Edmonton man is facing multiple charges after RCMP followed up several search warrants in the Maskwacis area on May 17 and 18, with another a week later.READ MORE: Edmonton men charged a...
Jun 02, 2022
Quebec ombudsman finds 'shortcomings' in care at Montreal Children's Hospital
MONTREAL - Quebec's ombudsman is issuing a series of recommendations to the Montreal Children's Hospital over deficient care. The investigation by the office of ombudsman Marc-Andr Dowd revealed numer...
Jun 02, 2022
Prime minister to visit Siksika First Nation in Alberta for signing ceremony
SIKSIKA, Alta. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit a First Nation east of Calgary today for a signing ceremony. Trudeau and Marc Miller, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, are to spend mu...
Jun 02, 2022
Police: Tulsa suspect targeted surgeon he blamed for pain
Authorities say the man who opened fire at a Tulsa medical office had purchased an AR-style rifle hours before fatally shooting four people. Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin says the gunman had rec...
Jun 02, 2022
Quebec police probe organized crime-linked killing in Montreal-area restaurant
LAVAL, Que. - Quebec police are investigating after a man with reported links to organized crime was shot in front of numerous people Wednesday evening inside a restaurant in the Montreal area. Provin...
Jun 02, 2022
Peace Tower, other landmarks in Ottawa to be lit purple for Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Ottawa landmarks, including the Peace Tower, the Senate and the Prime Minister's Office on Wellington Street, will be illuminated in purple this evening to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. A beacon ...
Jun 02, 2022