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Indigenous lands in Canada added to Google Maps
WATERLOO, Ont. - Google has mapped thousands of indigenous lands in Canada. Google Canada employee Tara Rush says the company has been conducting mapping workshops with indigenous communities since 20...
Jun 22, 2017
Parole denied for Manson follower Krenwinkel in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Parole was denied Thursday for convicted killer Patricia Krenwinkel - a follower of cult leader Charles Manson - after officials investigated whether battered women’s syndro...
Jun 22, 2017
Oilers GM says Eberle trade tied to Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl
CHICAGO - Edmonton general manager Peter Chiarelli listed three reasons for trading Jordan Eberle to the New York Islanders, but the one that loomed largest had more to do with franchise cornerstones ...
Jun 22, 2017
Men hit over back of head: Man charged in one of 3 attacks in downtown Calgary
CALGARY - Police have charged a man with aggravated assault in the first of three attacks in downtown Calgary in which men were hit in the back of the head with heavy objects. A man was taken to hospi...
Jun 22, 2017
Ftouhi says he has no mental problems: court hearing
FLINT, Mich. - The Quebecer charged in the stabbing of a police officer at a Michigan airport says he has no mental or physical problems and does not use alcohol or drugs. Audio from Amor Ftouhi’...
Jun 22, 2017
Canada to start road to basketball World Cup against the Bahamas in Halifax
Canada will begin its road to qualification for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Halifax. Canada Basketball announced Thursday that the Canadians will host the Bahamas on Nov. 24 at Scotiabank Ce...
Jun 22, 2017
Foreign home buyers surge 37 per cent in Montreal on growth in Chinese purchases
MONTREAL - Canada’s federal housing agency says the number of foreign buyers in the Montreal area surged by 37 per cent in the first four months of the year. The 236 purchases by foreigners acco...
Jun 22, 2017
Illinois man charged with threatening to assassinate Trump
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - An Illinois man has been charged after posting online several times that he wants to assassinate President Donald Trump. Joseph Lynn Pickett of Edwardsville was charged June 15 wi...
Jun 22, 2017
Boeing plays down Bombardier dispute, still hopes to sell fighter jets to Canada
OTTAWA - A senior Boeing official says the U.S. aerospace giant’s trade dispute with Montreal-based rival Bombardier is a “company-to-company issue,” and that it still hopes to sell ...
Jun 22, 2017
Tears for Sears: The rise and decline of a Canadian retail giant
TORONTO - For decades, Sears was a quintessential part of the Canadian shopping experience. Its catalogues adorned coffee tables and its Kenmore-branded appliances were staples in homes for generation...
Jun 22, 2017