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Canada defeats Ireland to finish 5th in women's rugby sevens in B.C.
LANGFORD, B.C. - Canada ended its weekend on a high note Sunday, defeating Ireland 29-12 for a fifth-place finish at the HSBC World Women’s Rugby Sevens Series at Westhills Stadium. The Canadian...
May 13, 2018
Andrew Scheer says he spoke to Tory MP Falk about abortion comment
SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Sunday that he had spoken with MP Ted Falk, who made a controversial comment about abortion in the House of Commons, but did not confirm ...
May 13, 2018
B.C. residents and emergency crews prepare for more flooding this week
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - Residents and emergency crews are bracing for another surge of floodwaters, after surveying damage in some of the worst-hit parts of British Columbia during a reprieve over the wee...
May 13, 2018
Crews survey, repair flood damage in B.C. Boundary area before next surge
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - Emergency crews are mapping damage and repairing failed dykes across the Boundary region of British Columbia during a break from surging waters that are expected to return this wee...
May 13, 2018
N.S. sexual assault acquittal highlights challenges in the legal system
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The recent acquittal of a young Nova Scotia man accused of sexual assault highlights the complicated nature of judging sexual crimes, an expert says. The alleged victim, who was 15...
May 13, 2018
Ontario Liberals, NDP say it's too early to talk about forming a coalition
TORONTO - At campaign events on Sunday, both Ontario’s Liberal premier and the leader of the New Democratic Party refused to commit to the possibility of joining forces to form a coalition gover...
May 13, 2018
Questions about G7's future force Canada's sherpa to face '6 plus 1' scenario
OTTAWA - Less than a month before Donald Trump sets foot on Canadian soil for the G7, Justin Trudeau’s chief summit organizer is being forced to defend the viability of the G7 itself. Trump̵...
May 13, 2018
Feds stepping up inspections of foreign worker job sites following audit
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government, chastised last year in an auditor’s report that found a lack of oversight of Canada’s controversial temporary foreign workers program, is stepping ...
May 13, 2018
Cannes: 'Ida' director plunges deeper into Polish history
CANNES, France - While the rest of the world, and the Academy Awards, were celebrating Pawel Pawlikowski’s film “Ida” as one of the best films of 2013, the quiet, black-and-white fil...
May 13, 2018
NBC speeding up trend of revived comedy series
NEW YORK - NBC is turbo-charging the trend of reviving cancelled comedies with its pickup of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” The network quickly swooped in after Fox dumped it last week, adding it t...
May 13, 2018