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Burst pipe in Parliament's West Block floods Trudeau out of meeting
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are used to raising a political stink as part of their job. But there was an odour of a different kind Tuesday coming out of the newly renovated West Block building that...
Jan 29, 2019
Apple opens new chapter amid weakening iPhone demand
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales sagged during the holiday sh...
Jan 29, 2019
Toronto Arrows'
John Moonlight shines on Major League Rugby team of the week
TORONTO - Back-row forward John Moonlight, who scored the first-ever try for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby, has been named to the MLR team of the week. The former Canada rugby sevens captai...
Jan 29, 2019

Former Canadian basketball captain campaigning against police brutality
TORONTO - Barely a week before Chris Egi arrived at Harvard for his freshman basketball season, Michael Brown was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Egi and Brown were both 18. They ...
Jan 29, 2019
A look at the process Canada follows in response to an extradition request
OTTAWA - Canada’s Department of Justice, through its International Assistance Group, helps Canadian and foreign police and prosecutors by extraditing people to face prosecution or sentencing in ...
Jan 29, 2019

Early bird deadline approaching for Red Deer Hospice No Show Gala
The Early Bird ticket deadline for the Red Deer Hospice Society's No Show Gala is coming up this week. Ticket purchasers have until midnight on Thursday, January 31 to be included in the Early Bird pr...
Jan 29, 2019

Former Hab Tomas Plekanec files lawsuit to recover unpaid loan for movie
MONTREAL - Former Montreal Canadiens centre Tomas Plekanec has filed a court action in an effort to recover $200,000 he provided to help finance a movie starring his wife. Court documents filed last w...
Jan 29, 2019
Canadian Pat Onstad named technical director at Columbus Crew SC
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former Canadian international goalkeeper Pat Onstad has been named technical director at Columbus Crew SC. The 51-year-old Onstad has been with the Crew since 2014, spending five seas...
Jan 29, 2019
New trial for man who killed roommate over alleged relationship with teen
TORONTO - A new trial has been ordered for an Ontario man who beat his roommate to death with a hammer in a drunken confrontation over the other man’s alleged sexual relationship with a teenage ...
Jan 29, 2019

Petroleum Services Association cuts 1,000 wells from drilling forecast
Deteriorating investor confidence in Canada is weighing heavy on the country's energy sector and resulting in a lower than expected drilling forecast this year. In its first update to the 2019 Canadia...
Jan 29, 2019