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Trudeau thanks Canadians for standing up for each other as counter-tariffs begin
OTTAWA - As Canadians celebrated the country’s birthday on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on the road highlighting the stand he has taken against the U.S. government’s decision ...
Jul 1, 2018
Stretch of Canadian boreal forest deemed a UNESCO world heritage site
MANAMA, Bahrain - A stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary has won international recognition for its pristine environment and connection with Indigenous culture. Pimachiowin Aki ...
Jul 1, 2018
Missing Innisfail man found deceased, case not suspicious
Alberta RCMP say a man who went missing from the Innisfail area in late June has been found deceased. They say the death of 33-year-old Thomas Molander is not being investigated as suspicious. Police ...
Jul 1, 2018
Source: Backup guard Fred VanVleet agrees to two-year deal with Raptors
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet has always bet on himself. Because for awhile, it seemed like nobody else would. But VanVleet earned the Raptors’ undying support as the hard-working motor that powered T...
Jul 1, 2018
'Terrifying:' N.B. woman recounts close encounter with great white shark
A New Brunswick couple says they got away unscathed after they were followed by a great white shark while canoeing during an otherwise-tranquil June day. Pat Barker and her husband, both avid canoers,...
Jul 1, 2018
Former Wimbledon champ Pat Cash likes what he sees in Canadian Denis Shapovalov
LONDON - Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash picks Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov as one to watch at this year’s tournament. In a Sunday Times column under the headline titled “Where is...
Jul 1, 2018
Serena Williams says it's unfair she's drug-tested more
LONDON - Serena Williams says it isn’t fair that she has been drug-tested more than other American tennis players this year. “Just test everyone equally,” the seven-time Wimbledon ch...
Jul 1, 2018
Report: Tour organizers don't want Froome on starting line
PARIS - Le Monde newspaper says Tour de France organizers have forbidden four-time champion Chris Froome from taking part in this year’s race. According to the newspaper, Amaury Sport Organisati...
Jul 1, 2018
University of Victoria offers online glimpse into the life of Johnny Cash
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria has a new online exhibit of Johnny Cash memorabilia donated by the family of his longtime Canadian manager who pursued a history degree at the university after gu...
Jul 1, 2018
Alberta's energy regulator ignoring own rules on tailings ponds: critics
EDMONTON - Alvaro Pinto wants Alberta’s energy regulator to follow its own oilsands rules. The director of sustainability for the Fort McKay First Nation - a community surrounded by oilsands dev...
Jul 1, 2018