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War bride portraits capture 'strength, frailty' of women who left home for love
For Bev Tosh, it began as a labour of love: creating a portrait of her mother as a 1940s war bride on the occasion of her 80th birthday, a likeness rendered in oil from a decades-old photo. But that s...
Nov 08, 2018
Red Kelly one of many symbols of Maple Leafs' long connection to military
TORONTO - Red Kelly did his part to support Canadian forces overseas during the Second World War by working on the family farm when he wasn’t playing hockey. Just 12 years old when hostilities b...
Nov 08, 2018
Five questions with Canadian women's hockey team GM Gina Kingsbury
SASKATOON - Five questions with two-time Olympic gold medallist Gina Kingsbury, who took over as Hockey Canada’s director of women’s national teams this year from Melody Davidson. Davidson...
Nov 08, 2018
Retired Hab Steve Begin graduates high school 22 years after dropping out
MONTREAL - Former NHL left-winger Steve Begin made nearly $7 million during his career and started an engineering company after retiring from the game, but he always felt he was missing something. It ...
Nov 08, 2018
Protesters target home of Fox News' Tucker Carlson
WASHINGTON - Police say they are investigating a protest and vandalism at the home of Fox News host Tucker Carlson as a possible hate crime. It’s the latest example of protesters targeting the p...
Nov 08, 2018
'All options' soon possible to end Canada Post dispute, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving indications that his patience is running out for Canada Post to reach a contract settlement with its unionized employees as rotating strikes continue. ...
Nov 08, 2018
Incoming New Brunswick premier says he will treat taxpayers like customers
FREDERICTON - Blaine Higgs, who will take the oath of office Friday to become the 34th premier of New Brunswick, says his government will act more like a service organization - and treat taxpayers lik...
Nov 08, 2018
Canadian team finishes third in new event at world trampoline championships
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Canada captured bronze in the inaugural team event on Thursday at the world trampoline championships. The Canadian squad featured two-time Olympic champion Rosie MacLennan of ...
Nov 08, 2018
Mentally ill man found not criminally responsible in Alberta work camp killings
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A judge has found a man not criminally responsible for the stabbing deaths of two people at a northern Alberta work camp. Daniel Goodridge, 31, had pleaded not guilty due to a ...
Nov 08, 2018
Ottawa on track to invest less on new military kit than promised for second year
OTTAWA - For the second year in a row, the federal government is expected to spend billions of dollars less on new military equipment than promised because of a combination of good and bad news: cost ...
Nov 08, 2018