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AP Investigation: Fish billed as local isn't always local
MONTAUK, N.Y. - Even after winter storms left East Coast harbours thick with ice, some of the country’s top chefs and trendy restaurants were offering sushi-grade tuna supposedly pulled in fresh...
Jun 13, 2018
Canadian politicians welcome opportunity to host World Cup games
TORONTO - The chance to co-host the 2026 World Cup is an opportunity to put Canada on the world stage, politicians said Wednesday after soccer’s international governing body voted in favour of a...
Jun 13, 2018
Student plus near-perfect attendance equals free truck at Manitoba high school
DAUPHIN, Man. - Students at a Manitoba high school have a major incentive to show up for class - they could start their summer driving a truck. Kids with 90 per cent attendance at Dauphin Regional Com...
Jun 13, 2018
Michael Cohen hunts for new lawyers in FBI probe
NEW YORK - Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, is searching for a new legal team to represent him in an FBI investigation of his business dealings. A person familiar with th...
Jun 13, 2018
Raonic moves on but Shapovalov falls to qualifier at Stuttgart Open
STUTTGART, Germany - Milos Raonic made a winning return to the court while Denis Shapovalov was upset by a qualifier Wednesday at the Stuttgart Open. Raonic, the seventh seed from Thornhill, Ont., fir...
Jun 13, 2018
Unlike the women in 2015, men get to play on real grass at 2026 World Cup
TORONTO - News that the 2026 men’s World Cup will be played entirely on grass means an apology is in order to top female soccer players. That’s according to the U.S. lawyer who represented...
Jun 13, 2018
Watchdog: Sarin, chlorine likely used in Syria in March 2017
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The global chemical weapons watchdog says the nerve agent sarin and toxic chemical chlorine were “very likely” used as weapons in two attacks in central Syria in l...
Jun 13, 2018
North American 2026 World Cup hosting bid won votes around the globe
So much for U.S.-North Korean detente. The Koreans voted for Morocco rather than the winning joint bid of the U.S., Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup. South Korea cancelled out the North Ko...
Jun 13, 2018
Complexities treating opioid addicted B.C. youth prompt new guidelines
VANCOUVER - New guidelines aimed at improving treatment for opioid-addicted young people have been released by the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, which says a lack of youth-focused treatmen...
Jun 13, 2018
Toronto mayor says chance to co-host World Cup a 'good investment'
TORONTO - The mayor of one of the Canadian cities expected to co-host the 2026 World Cup says the opportunity to take part in the event represents a good investment. Toronto Mayor John Tory says Canad...
Jun 13, 2018