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Celebration of life for former Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay to be held Tuesday
NEW YORK - A celebration of life for former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay will be held next week in Florida at the spring-training home of the Philadelphia Phillies. Halladay was killed Tuesd...
Nov 09, 2017
Montreal's Olympic Stadium to get new roof for $250 million
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says Montreal’s Olympic Stadium will have a new, $250 million roof by 2023. Tourism Minister Julie Boulet said on Thursday that the province doesn’t know y...
Nov 09, 2017
Results of study on stenting chest pain patients misinterpreted: researchers
TORONTO - It’s hard to believe that a single small study could cause such a hullabaloo, but that’s been the case with a research paper that looked at the effectiveness of using stents to o...
Nov 09, 2017
Police urge common-sense to help prevent auto theft
Police from across the province are banding together to urge Alberta motorists to not leave their vehicles idling with the keys inside. RCMP, along with their partner agencies, advise you instead to k...
Nov 09, 2017
Canadian man arrested in U.S. over ex's death will be extradited: court docs
A man arrested in the U.S. in connection with the slaying of his ex-girlfriend in southern Ontario will be extradited back to Canada after a Texas court found the evidence against him was “exten...
Nov 09, 2017
Innisfail RCMP arrest one, searching for another following stolen vehicle incident
Charges have been laid in connection to an incident this week in Innisfail involving a stolen truck. RCMP say they received a call on Tuesday from a victim who reported he had left his vehicle running...
Nov 09, 2017
City clerk searching for owner of dentures left at polls
PORTLAND, Maine - A city clerk in Maine is looking for the owner of a set of dentures left behind in a polling booth. The Portland Press Herald reports the false teeth were discovered during Tuesday&#...
Nov 09, 2017
'Crazy spell:' Naked suspects in Alberta kidnapping may have sipped trippy tea
LEDUC, Alta. - The people charged in a bizarre naked kidnapping that ended in a car crash may have unknowingly drank some hallucinogenic tea over breakfast, says a relative. RCMP have released few det...
Nov 09, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Nov. 9 --- CANADA SAYS NO TPP ON THE HORIZON: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada won’t be pressured into prematurely signing a deal on the Tran...
Nov 09, 2017
Bower Ponds and Heritage Ranch improvements set for Capital Budget debate
Two of the city's most popular park nodes could receive some tender, loving care in 2018, if council approves funding during the upcoming Capital Budget talks. Up for consideration first is an allotme...
Nov 09, 2017