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Leafs looking to shake ghosts of 2013 playoff collapse in rematch with Bruins
Mitch Marner had just turned 16 when the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins tangled in Game 7 of their 2013 first-round playoff series. Connor Brown - like Marner, a life-long Leafs fan - was 19 an...
Apr 10, 2018
Former PM Harper congratulates Hungary's populist leader on election victory
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper raised eyebrows Monday when he publicly offered his congratulations to Viktor Orban, after the controversial leader was re-elected as prime minister of Hu...
Apr 10, 2018
'Billions' star Damian Lewis to play Rob Ford but director says it's not a biopic
TORONTO - “Billions” and “Homeland” star Damian Lewis will portray the late Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a film called “Run This Town,” but writer-director Ricky Tollm...
Apr 10, 2018
Dems: No evidence of credible threats against EPA's Pruitt
WASHINGTON - Confidential security assessments in the Environmental Protection Agency show no evidence of specific, credible, physical threats against Administrator Scott Pruitt, despite claims that a...
Apr 10, 2018
Stock indexes rally as China's president eases trade fears
NEW YORK - Stocks jumped Tuesday after Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing would reduce tariffs on imported cars and improve intellectual property protection, steps that could ease trade tension...
Apr 10, 2018
Ottawa Redblacks president Jeff Hunt to step down at end of the year
Ottawa Redblacks president Jeff Hunt plans to step down from the role at the end of the year, the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group said Tuesday. Hunt, an OSEG ownership partner, will continue to ...
Apr 10, 2018
Red Deer 2018 home starts falling behind 2017
RED DEER- CMHC is out with home start numbers for Red Deer for the month of March. There were 12 single family and multiple unit home starts. Last March there were 15. Through the first quarter of 201...
Apr 10, 2018
Trump, May, Obamas not on guest list for royal wedding
LONDON - It will be friends and family, rather than politicians and world leaders, at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding next month. Kensington Palace says “it has been decided that ...
Apr 10, 2018
Rio Tinto closely watching industry impact of U.S. sanctions on Russian rival
MONTREAL - The head of Rio Tinto’s aluminum division said Tuesday he is closely watching the industry impact of U.S. sanctions on its Russian rival, Rusal, one of the world’s largest alumi...
Apr 10, 2018
Montreal sets up hotline for citizens to report coyote sightings
MONTREAL - After almost 400 reported sightings of coyotes on the island of Montreal over the past nine months, authorities announced on Tuesday a new hotline citizens can use if they spot the wild ani...
Apr 10, 2018