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Canada's Shapovalov making big strides and looking for more on ATP World Tour
Rewind to 12 months ago when Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was barely in the top 200 and playing lower-level Futures and Challenger tennis tournaments. What a difference a year makes. Shapovalov has...
May 23, 2018
Freeland plays down Trump assertion Canada being 'difficult, spoiled' on NAFTA
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada and Mexico are “spoiled” and difficult to deal with in NAFTA negotiations. But Canadian officials are playing down the typically bombastic ...
May 23, 2018
LOCATED: Keanna Will, 14, of Red Deer
RED DEER- RCMP say 14 year old Keanna Will has been located and police thank the public for their assistance.
May 23, 2018
Acclaimed Nigerian author speaks at Harvard Class Day
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has addressed Harvard University’s graduates at the school’s annual pre-commencement Class Day festivities. She was se...
May 23, 2018
Canadian star R.J. Barrett, Duke to play three exhibition games north of border
TORONTO - Canadian basketball phenom R.J. Barrett will make his college debut at home this summer. Barrett and the Duke Blue Devils will play a three-game exhibition series against USports teams in To...
May 23, 2018
Canada blocks Aecon takeover by Chinese state-owned firm over national security
OTTAWA - The federal government has blocked the proposed $1.5-billion takeover of Aecon Group Inc. by a Chinese state-owned company for reasons of national security. After markets closed Wednesday, Ec...
May 23, 2018
Teacher's win in Kentucky points to November potential
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Teachers across the country have left their classrooms this spring to protest at state capitols, closing schools to win pay raises and better funding in mostly Republican-controlled s...
May 23, 2018
Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio exudes confidence en route to MLS milestone
TORONTO - One game away from his 150th for Toronto FC in MLS regular-season play, Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio continues to bloom on the soccer pitch. “It’s a blessing, honestly,...
May 23, 2018
Run, hide or fight: Vancouver police release video on what to do in an attack
VANCOUVER - An eight-minute video simulating a shooting at an office has been produced by Vancouver police to help prepare people if an active shooter were on the loose. The city’s police chief ...
May 23, 2018
This just wasn't cricket: anarchists use chirping insects in pressure tactic
MONTREAL - Some might say it just wasn’t cricket. A group of anarchists hoped to use the chirping insects to express their opposition to a new Montreal-area immigration detention centre. They ar...
May 23, 2018