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New Toronto FC deal makes Osorio one of the world's highest-paid Canadian players
TORONTO - Jonathan Osorio, enjoying a career year, has elected to stay with Toronto FC rather than test the waters outside Major League Soccer. The 26-year-old midfielder from Brampton, Ont., signed a...
Aug 30, 2018
Toronto man charged after alleged road rage incident, man clings to car hood
TORONTO - Ontario Provincial Police say a Toronto man is facing charges after an alleged road rage incident involving another man seen clinging to the hood of the vehicle. Police say the incident happ...
Aug 30, 2018
18 killed as Ethiopian military helicopter crashes
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopian state media are reporting that a military helicopter has crashed and killed all 18 people on board, including two children. Police official Aschalew Alemu tells the E...
Aug 30, 2018
Canada's economy surges in second quarter on higher exports: StatCan
OTTAWA - A surge in exports of energy, aircraft and pharmaceutical products helped propel Canada’s economy higher in the second quarter of this year, Statistics Canada said Thursday. The economy...
Aug 30, 2018
Lethbridge supervised consumption site opens doors for inside look
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As the opioid crisis continues to take the lives of people all over the country, the province of Alberta is focusing its efforts on safe consumption sites. The Medicine Hat Coalition ...
Aug 30, 2018
South Alberta Light Horse making a push for 30 new reservists
MEDICINE HAT- The South Alberta Light Horse is on the hunt for those who have a desire to serve their community and country. Part of a national push to increase reserve numbers, the Alberta-based unit...
Aug 30, 2018
Authorities: Mother says she shot toddler daughter to death
OXFORD, Ga. - Authorities say a Georgia woman has admitted to fatally shooting her 2-year-old daughter. News outlets report 31-year-old Jennifer Michelle Bellah has been arrested on charges including ...
Aug 30, 2018
U.K. theatre veteran Emma Stenning named Soulpepper executive director
TORONTO - This isn’t the first time incoming Soulpepper Theatre Company executive director Emma Stenning has faced the fallout of a sexual-misconduct scandal that rocked the arts world. The U.K....
Aug 30, 2018
Mark Smith wins UCP nomination in Drayton Valley-Devon
UCP MLA Mark Smith has won his bid to represent the Drayton Valley-Devon constituency in the next provincial election following two days of voting by party memebers. United Conservative Leader Jason K...
Aug 30, 2018
Fraternities in Canada take steps to address issues of consent, sexual violence
TORONTO - In light of the #MeToo movement, some fraternities in Canada say they want to provide training to their members on matters of consent and sexual violence. In the past year, thousands of surv...
Aug 30, 2018