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Smith says sovereignty act, RCMP replacement and pension plan not in UCP campaign
CALGARY, AB - United Conservative Party (UCP) Leader Danielle Smith says she won't be campaigning on some of her party's more contentious ideas - sovereignty legislation, a provincial police force and...
May 05, 2023
Senator says RCMP must release evidence of alleged Chinese police stations in Canada
MONTREAL - A Canadian senator is denouncing the stigmatization of two Montreal-area community organizations that have been accused by the RCMP of hosting secret Chinese government police stations. Ind...
May 05, 2023
Hundreds of pounds of pasta dumped near New Jersey stream
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. (AP) - Authorities in a central New Jersey town say they are no longer noodling over the mystery of how hundreds of pounds of pasta were dumped near a stream. Old Bridge Mayor Owen He...
May 05, 2023
Supreme Court blocks Richard Glossip’s execution in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday blocked Oklahoma from executing death row inmate Richard Glossip after the state's attorney general agreed Glossip's life should be spared. Glossip had be...
May 05, 2023
Scrutiny of CRA push to collect on overpaid COVID benefits welcome: minister's office
OTTAWA - Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier's office says it welcomes a federal watchdog's decision to monitor the Canada Revenue Agency's approach to collecting on overpayments of COVID-19 benefits...
May 05, 2023
Laval's Arnaud Desjardins to attend Bombers camp via CFL internship program
TORONTO - Quarterback Arnaud Desjardins ended last season celebrating a Vanier Cup championship with the Laval Rouge et Or. He will start the '23 campaign at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' training camp. ...
May 05, 2023
Leafs forward Knies has concussion, unlikely to return in second-round series
Toronto forward Matthew Knies has been ruled out of the Maple Leafs' next two playoff games with a concussion and is unlikely to return during their second-round series, head coach Sheldon Keefe said ...
May 05, 2023
Veteran coaches Bruce Arena, Bob Bradley face off Saturday as Revs visit Toronto
TORONTO - Bob Bradley and Bruce Arena face off as coaching rivals for the seventh time Saturday, the latest chapter in a relationship that stretches back some 40 years. Both are focused on the present...
May 05, 2023
'It's surreal': Canadian to play King Charles's former cello in coronation concert
LONDON - When Marion Portelance plays in King Charles's coronation concert on Sunday, she'll be playing a cello with a special connection to the monarch. The student from the Royal College of Music, w...
May 05, 2023
Hockey coaches not afraid to show some emotion on the bench this post-season
TORONTO - The stoic, high-intensity style of hockey coaches who barely blink on the bench after a big goal may be changing somewhat in this NHL post-season. And Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe appears...
May 05, 2023