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What we know about the victims of the deadly Toronto van attack
TORONTO - Ten people were killed after a van mounted a sidewalk along a busy street in north Toronto on Monday, ramming into pedestrians in its path. Here’s what we know so far about the victims...
Apr 25, 2018
Advocacy group says tax reform, sales tax needed to get province off revenue roller coaster
RED DEER - An advocacy group says tax reform and a provincial sales tax are needed in order for Alberta to provide more stable funding for public services. Public Interest Alberta hosted a public disc...
Apr 25, 2018
Grandyman Can: Veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson delivering for Blue Jays
TORONTO - When the Toronto Blue Jays signed Curtis Granderson last winter, they were hoping the veteran outfielder could serve as a sparkplug for a club hoping to contend in the American League East. ...
Apr 25, 2018
Commit to harassment-free environment or forego federal arts funding: Joly
OTTAWA - Arts and culture organizations will now be required to commit in writing to providing a workplace free of harassment and sexual misconduct in order to receive federal funding, Heritage Minist...
Apr 25, 2018
End of an era as Montreal's crumbling former racetrack to be demolished
MONTREAL - The abandoned Hippodrome de Montreal grandstand looks over a weed-choked field, a mountain of dirty snow covering the track where horses once thundered past on their way to the finish line....
Apr 25, 2018
3 days after fatal shootings, Tennessee Waffle House reopens
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Waffle House where four people were fatally shot reopened Wednesday amid tears and solemn remembrance of the dead, as the company said it will donate a month of the restauran...
Apr 25, 2018
Postponement talk raised for Nobel Literature Prize
COPENHAGEN - The Swedish Academy’s permanent secretary has indicated that the recent crisis within the body that hands out the coveted Nobel Prize in Literature, may mean postponing this year...
Apr 25, 2018
Letter warns Christians after yoga studio set to open in Manitoba community
BOISSEVAIN, Man. - Lindsay Alvis was excitedly preparing to open up the first yoga studio in the small southwestern Manitoba community she calls home when a letter showed up in the mail boxes of some ...
Apr 25, 2018
Nova Scotia deletes outdated 'spinster' reference from marriage law
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is modernizing its outdated marriage law by, among other things, removing references to spinsters and illegitimate children. As well, the new Marriage Act will be aligned with fe...
Apr 25, 2018
Driver was operating pickup truck while seated in folding lawn chair, police allege
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Police say a driver pulled over in Thunder Bay, Ont., had an unusual seating arrangement - a folding lawn chair where a driver’s seat should have been. They say an officer st...
Apr 25, 2018