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Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore says competition is fierce with tennis star fiancee
TORONTO - Put a star soccer striker and world-ranked tennis player together and what have you got? One competitive couple, when it comes to Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore and world No. 8 Sloane Steph...
May 16, 2019
Thurber track star seeking spot on National Teams
A local track star is one-step closer to securing a spot on both the U20 and U23 National Teams after beating the Athletics Canada qualifying standard during a sprint race in Calgary last weekend.Jere...
May 16, 2019 Jeremiah Lauzon, 18, is a Grade 12 track athlete from Lindsay Thurber High School in Red Deer aiming to garner a spot on the U20 and U23 National Teams.
NATO researchers consult federal government on foreign election meddling
OTTAWA - A leading NATO researcher says Canadian voters have a duty to think critically about the news they consume as foreign-interference threats loom over the coming federal election. Jan...
May 16, 2019
B.C. legislature clerk in spending scandal retires after wrongdoing found
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top legislative official has retired after a report by a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada found he improperly claimed benefits...
May 16, 2019
UFO researcher Stanton Friedman dies after half-century effort to prove alien life
FREDERICTON - Stanton T. Friedman, nuclear physicist, lecturer and world-renowned devotee of extraterrestrial existence, has died at the age of 84. The famed UFO researcher died Monday at To...
May 16, 2019
Liberals push Tories to show climate-policy hand with climate-change motion
OTTAWA - In a battle to see who can prove they care more about the environment, both the Liberals and the federal New Democrats are pushing motions this week to declare climate change a national ...
May 16, 2019
A look at how the Raptors match up with the Bucks in their Eastern Conference showdown
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play in the NBA Eastern Conference final for just the second time in team history when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday to kick off a best-of-se...
May 16, 2019
'Dignity and wisdom': Chief justice praises Gascon after final high-court case
OTTAWA - Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon received a standing ovation today after hearing his final case on the high court. Gascon graciously thanked his family and colleagues, saying it is an imm...
May 16, 2019
Brooke Henderson looks to contend for more titles during busy period
DUNROBIN, Ont. - While Brooke Henderson is enjoying some time off at home, she's ready for a busy stretch. The Canadian golf star, who put on a clinic for youngsters at the Kevin Haime Kids to the Cou...
May 16, 2019
Freeland to meet Lighthizer, Grassley in Washington to push for tariff removal
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland played down expectations as she prepared to meet in Washington with Trump trade czar Robert Lighthizer in a renewed push to get punitive s...
May 16, 2019