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Canadian golfer Graham DeLaet set to undergo back surgery
Canadian pro golfer Graham DeLaet says he’ll miss another 6-12 months following back surgery. DeLaet said on Twitter that he will undergo microdiscectomy surgery, the same procedure he had on a ...
Jul 24, 2018

Family hopes to protect chair they believe has piece of Halifax Explosion anchor
HALIFAX - It is chunky, heavy and looks like something out of a “Game of Thrones” set. But, a Halifax-area woman says the concrete-and-metal chair that has sat on her family’s waterf...
Jul 24, 2018
Man charged in Toronto gay village death seeks bail
TORONTO - A man accused of killing a young woman in Toronto’s gay village last year is seeking bail at a two-day hearing that began Tuesday. Kalen Schlatter is charged with first-degree murder i...
Jul 24, 2018
With focus on Mexico, apprehensions grow at the U.S. - Canada border
DERBY LINE, Vt. - While the Trump administration fortifies the southern border, there’s growing concern over the number of foreigners entering the country illegally across the porous northern bo...
Jul 24, 2018
Court rejects Quebec's bid to ban citizens' access to private online gaming sites
MONTREAL - Quebec’s attempt to ban its citizens’ access to online gaming websites unauthorized by the state-run gambling corporation is unconstitutional because it infringes upon federal j...
Jul 24, 2018

Airdrie RCMP investigate fatal two vehicle crash
AIRDRIE- On July 23, at approximately 2:52 p.m., RCMP responded to a two vehicle crash Highway 567 near Airdrie involving a motorcycle and an SUV. EMS pronounced the driver of the motorcycle dead at t...
Jul 24, 2018

'I would love a cheque': MacLeod wants $200 million from feds on border issue
OTTAWA - Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s minister responsible for immigration, says the province is asking the federal government for $200 million to cover the cost of asylum seekers from the United Sta...
Jul 24, 2018

Congo confirms end of latest deadly Ebola outbreak
KINSHASA, Congo - Congo’s latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is over, the health ministry announced Tuesday, after a speedy response to limit its spread in remote rural areas and a city o...
Jul 24, 2018

Canada draws the Netherlands for next Fed Cup tie
MONTREAL - Canada will travel to the Netherlands for a Fed Cup World Group II first-round tie in February. The winner of the tie, Feb. 9-10, will qualify for the World Group playoffs in April. The win...
Jul 24, 2018
Saudi Arabian woman faces 2 years prison for hugging singer
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A young Saudi Arabian woman has been charged in the western city of Taif with breaking the country’s anti-harassment laws for jumping on stage and hugging a popular singer...
Jul 24, 2018