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Canada 150 statement from former prime minister Stephen Harper
OTTAWA - A statement released Saturday by former prime minister Stephen Harper marking the 150th anniversary of Confederation: Dear fellow citizens, As we mark the sesquicentennial of our Confederatio...
Jul 01, 2017
Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall celebrate Canada 150 in Ottawa
OTTAWA - A Canadian Forces Airbus took off on a soggy Saturday evening in Ottawa with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, capping off a whirlwind royal tour to Canada to mark 150 years since ...
Jul 01, 2017
No winning ticket for $15.6 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $15.6 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on July 7 will rise to approximately $24 million. Th...
Jul 01, 2017
Edmonton Eskimos beat Montreal Alouettes to start season with back-to-back wins
Edmonton Eskimos head coach Jason Maas likes where his team is at heading into their bye week. Adarius Bowman’s fourth-quarter touchdown proved to be the difference as the Eskimos won their seco...
Jun 30, 2017
Adventure Playground brings out kids' imagination
A new pilot project by Youth HQ is allowing kids to get messy again. The mobile ‘Adventure Playground’ is a supervised space where youth are encouraged to use manual tools and their imagin...
Jun 30, 2017
Estrada walks career-high seven in Jays' 7-4 extra-innings loss to Red Sox
TORONTO - Marco Estrada summed up his outing Friday night in two succinct words. “It sucked,” said the right-hander, visibly frustrated after allowing a career-high seven walks in the Toro...
Jun 30, 2017
AP Sources: Pacers trade forward Paul George to Thunder
Paul George has a new home, and Russell Westbrook has a new star teammate. The Indiana Pacers have agreed to trade George to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis, said two...
Jun 30, 2017
China's Xi: No tolerance for subversion in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Saturday that any activities in Hong Kong seen as threatening China’s sovereignty and stability would be “absolutely impermissible,” e...
Jun 30, 2017
Man held in Chinese scholar's kidnapping was grad student
CHICAGO - The 28-year-old Illinois man charged with kidnapping a Chinese scholar now believed to be dead was among a select few admitted to the University of Illinois’ highly competitive physics...
Jun 30, 2017
Bear crashes through window of Alaska's boy's bedroom
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A huge crash jolted 11-year-old Zach Landis awake in his Anchorage home, but it soon became clear it wasn’t a human intruder or his sisters playing a trick on him. A black be...
Jun 30, 2017