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A list of the new members named by Rideau Hall to the Order of Canada
OTTAWA - The Order of Canada is getting 99 new members in 2018. Here’s a list: Companions of the Order Roberta Bondar, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., astronaut, educator. Beverley McLachlin, Ottawa, lo...
Jun 29, 2018
Order of Canada recipients include outspoken critics of Trudeau government
OTTAWA - He was ripped from his family as a child and placed in a residential school. He survived abuse at the school and later went on to become a lifelong advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peopl...
Jun 29, 2018
Ugly goal conceded last week in Yankee Stadium looks bad on Toronto FC
Toronto FC’s up-and-down MLS season hit a low in last week’s 2-1 loss at New York City FC. The 68th-minute winning goal by Norwegian striker Jo Inge Berget was an ugly snapshot of what has...
Jun 29, 2018
Tariffs Q&A: Nine things to know about Canada's retaliatory tariffs
The Canadian government has responded to the Trump administration’s decision to apply tariffs on steel and aluminum by imposing retaliatory tariffs effective Sunday on $16.6 billion worth of Ame...
Jun 29, 2018
Ottawa unveils $9M fund to help black youth overcome 'unique challenges'
The Trudeau government unveiled a $9-million fund Friday that it says aims to help black youth fully and equally participate in Canadian society. The money was unveiled at news conferences in Montreal...
Jun 29, 2018
Ontario man charged with threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
WINDSOR, Ont. - A 60-year-old Ontario man has been charged with uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Windsor police say an incident occurred on Tuesday and they later charged Royce ...
Jun 29, 2018
Vancouver officer apologizes for kissing girl, woman at sentencing hearing
SURREY, B.C. - A former Vancouver police detective publicly apologized for kissing and betraying the trust of a teenage girl and a 21-year-old woman at his sentencing hearing on Friday. James Fisher t...
Jun 29, 2018
Impact look to stretch winning run to three against red-hot Kansas City
MONTREAL - It was one thing for the Montreal Impact to win a pair of games against an Orlando City side in disarray, but it will be quite another to extend their streak against red-hot Sporting Kansas...
Jun 29, 2018
Two people face drug trafficking charges in Rocky Mountain House
Two people face drug trafficking charges following a cocaine bust last month in Rocky Mountain House. Cocaine was seized from a residence on May 31 after police conducted a search warrant following a ...
Jun 29, 2018
Canadian Brooke Henderson shares top spot at KPMG Women's PGA Championship
KILDEER, Ill. - Canadian Brooke Henderson shared the clubhouse lead after her second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Friday. The 20-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., carded a 1-und...
Jun 29, 2018