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Refugee who lost fingers to frostbite pleads with MPs not to pass new asylum law
OTTAWA - A man from Ghana who lost all his fingers to frostbite after crossing irregularly into Manitoba - and whose story focused attention on the border - is pleading with MPs not to pass ...
May 09, 2019
Disney slates Fox films, 'Avatar' pushed another year
NEW YORK - Now armed with the upcoming releases of 20th Century Fox, the Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday set forth a shock-and-awe release schedule spanning the next eight years, including the yet-again-po...
May 09, 2019
Matters of politics, race accompany Red Sox to White House
WASHINGTON - For decades, championship teams have visited the White House in a moment of ritual and tradition. Athletic excellence is celebrated, lame jokes are told and the president is given yet ano...
May 09, 2019
Council approves street sign and plaque for the Sutherlands
Rocky Mountain House town council is renaming 54 Street as Sutherland Drive in honour of Fred and Margaret Sutherland. To commemorate the special couple and mark the significance of the Sutherland nam...
May 09, 2019
St. Joseph grads raise money for Family Services of Central Alberta
The St. Joseph High School grad class of 2019 has raised $9,000 through its annual grad service project.This year, funds will support Family Services of Central Alberta, specifically programming aroun...
May 09, 2019 (Supplied)
Kashechewan First Nation gets agreement from feds, Ontario to relocate
OTTAWA - A northern Ontario First Nation has an agreement with the federal and provincial government that lays out a plan to move the reserve annually threatened by flood waters. Kashechewan...
May 09, 2019
Canadian defender Kadeisha Buchanan to miss Toronto friendly with Mexico
TORONTO - Canada will be without defensive linchpin Kadeisha Buchanan for its May 18 friendly with Mexico at Toronto's BMO Field. The 23-year-old centre back from Brampton, Ont., who has won 87 c...
May 09, 2019
Canada men's rugby team to face Irish powerhouse Leinster in Hamilton in August
TORONTO - Canada will play Irish powerhouse Leinster in a Rugby World Cup warmup match Aug. 24 at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field. The game will be part of Leinster's pre-season preparations. ...
May 09, 2019
US seizes North Korean cargo ship for violating sanctions
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has seized a North Korean cargo ship used to supply coal to the isolated nation in violation of international sanctions, law enforcement officials said Thursday. ...
May 09, 2019
U.S., European diplomats support Canada in Chinese court in death-penalty appeal
OTTAWA - Canadian diplomats were joined in a Chinese courtroom today by American, British, French and German colleagues to watch the appeal of a Canadian who has been sentenced to ...
May 09, 2019