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Activists praise feds' move to bring in gender-neutral passports
TORONTO - Canadian activists lobbying for gender-neutral options on government documents say Ottawa has sent an important message in support of their cause by announcing the arrival of passports that ...
Aug 25, 2017
Nova Scotia thief steals thousands worth of old, brightly coloured bills
NEW WATERFORD, N.S. - Police have asked Canadians to be on the lookout for old money, after thousands of dollars in vintage bills dating back to the 1950s were stolen from a Cape Breton home. The cash...
Aug 25, 2017
Fighter jet sale may depend on U.S. trade ruling expected next month
OTTAWA - Defence officials and fighter-jet makers have circled a date in late September as the make-or-break moment for the Liberal government’s plan to buy interim Super Hornets fighter jets fr...
Aug 25, 2017
Mounties arrest two carjackers in Blackfalds, continue search for third suspect
Two men are in custody while local Mounties are searching for a third suspect after two carjacking reports on Thursday. Blackfalds RCMP say it was just before 3:30 p.m. when they were called about two...
Aug 25, 2017
Canadian teen Shapovalov joins Bouchard, Pospisil in main draw of U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Rising Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov will play in the main draw of the U.S. Open. The 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated Jan Satral of the Czech Republic, 6-7 (2), 6-1-6...
Aug 25, 2017
Alberta Downs under new ownership
After years of sitting mostly empty, Alberta Downs is set to undergo somewhat of a makeover. The facility, which features the only one mile track in western Canada, recently came under new ownership. ...
Aug 25, 2017
Sandy Point Resort developer on hook to pave road
The developer of a popular resort on Gull Lake is going to have to pay up to have its road paved. Calgary resident Michael Castella, who owns a lot at Sandy Point RV resort, presented a petition to La...
Aug 25, 2017
Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Matias Laba undergoes surgery for torn ACL
Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Matias Laba has undergone surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the Major League Soccer club announced Friday. The injury occurred in ...
Aug 25, 2017
Police raid Nova Scotia marijuana chain, seize drugs, money and signs
HALIFAX - RCMP raided a chain of marijuana stores in Nova Scotia, arresting 10 people including its owner and seizing drugs, money and even signage. Police raided five Tasty Budd’s stores, sayin...
Aug 25, 2017
U.S. salmon spill should spur pursuit of Canada's land-based prowess: experts
VANCOUVER - Critics of open-net fish farms say the escape of Atlantic salmon from a Washington state pen that held 305,000 fish should spur Canada to support a transition to land-based aquaculture bec...
Aug 25, 2017