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The Straw Hat Riot Of 1922: The Harsh Version Of No White After Labor Day
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Straw Hat Riot Men in the early 20th century who wore straw hats after September 15 were commonly ridiculed. Their hats were snatched off their heads and c...
Sep 10, 2018
Trial begins for man accused in death of Calgary woman Dawns Baptiste in 2015
CALGARY - A jury in a Calgary murder trial heard Monday how a mother of four on her way to a friend’s house was beaten, stomped, sexually assaulted and then struck on the head with a rock. Curti...
Sep 10, 2018
Freeland to head back to Washington for high-level NAFTA negotiations
OTTAWA - Canada and the United States will restart high-level talks Tuesday on the North American Free Trade Agreement as Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland returns to Washington in hope of ma...
Sep 10, 2018
What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision
The Ontario government’s unprecedented use of the notwithstanding clause in order to proceed with plans to cut the size of Toronto’s city council has raised some questions about this rarel...
Sep 10, 2018
The Lending Cupboard cuts ribbon on new home
A celebration 12 years in the making was held Monday at the new home of The Lending Cupboard. The organization, which lends out medical equipment, moved this summer from their home downtown up to the ...
Sep 10, 2018
Canadian crews win heats at world rowing championships
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria - Two Canadian crews won heats on the second day of the world rowing championships. Andrea Proske of Victoria and Gabrielle Smith of Unionville, Ont., won their heat in the womenR...
Sep 10, 2018
Witness: 18 dead after explosion at gas depot in Nigeria
WARRI, Nigeria - A gas depot exploded in central Nigeria, killing 18 people and leaving some burned beyond recognition, a witness said Monday. More than 40 other people had burns after the blast in La...
Sep 10, 2018
CPL looks for eighth franchise for 2019 but says it will still launch with seven
TORONTO - The commissioner of the Canadian Premier League says the new pro soccer circuit is prepared to launch with seven teams, but will search for an eighth. Ottawa had been expected to fill out th...
Sep 10, 2018
'A huge fighter:' Manitoba trucker burned by tar dies in US hospital after crash
Bradley Jackson was hauling a load of hot tar from Winnipeg into North Dakota when his rig went off the road and slid into a ditch, rupturing the tanker and sending the burning liquid into the cab of ...
Sep 10, 2018
Debate over Unifor video that names, shames N.L. replacement workers
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A union video that identifies replacement workers who crossed the picket line during an ongoing lockout in Gander, N.L., has prompted a debate over the ethics of naming and sh...
Sep 10, 2018