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Body of former NFL player James Hardy found in Indiana river
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Authorities say former NFL wide receiver James Hardy has been found dead in a river in northeast Indiana. The Allen County Coroner’s Office says the 31-year-old’s body w...
Jun 08, 2017
F1 rookie Stroll looks to feed off hometown fans at Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Formula One veteran Sergio Perez says local favourite Lance Stroll can expect a unforgettable weekend at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Stroll, who watched the Canadian Grand Prix from the gran...
Jun 08, 2017
De Grasse dominates 200, Merritt 1st DL win since kidney op
ROME - Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse blew past the field to post a dominating win in the 200 metres Thursday at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet. At 20.01 seconds, De Grasse established a person...
Jun 08, 2017
Bloc Quebecois leader apologizes to MP over her ex-chief of staff's conduct
OTTAWA - The 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs emerged from crisis talks with their leader to show a united front Thursday - a day after seven of them warned her she had to regain their confidence. “Today i...
Jun 08, 2017
Quebec woman who stopped on highway for ducks, causing fatal crash, loses appeal
MONTREAL - Quebec’s highest court has upheld the verdict and sentence in the case of a woman who stopped to help ducks along a highway causing a crash that claimed two lives. The Quebec Court of...
Jun 08, 2017
BMO CEO downplays housing risk, says market 'essentially heals itself'
TORONTO - The Bank of Montreal’s CEO is downplaying the consequences that would come from a possible correction in house prices, saying the real estate market “essentially heals itself....
Jun 08, 2017
McCain says his confusing questions resulted from tiredness
WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain suggested that he was tired when he questioned fired FBI director James Comey on Thursday, a performance that lit up Twitter and the Internet with unsparing criticism. Th...
Jun 08, 2017
Treatment at mental health facility was 'torture,' Ontario judge finds
An Ontario court has ruled that a provincial mental health facility ran therapeutic programs for years that amounted to torture for the patients involved. Justice Paul Perell’s ruling came in th...
Jun 08, 2017
Group challenging University of Alberta's handling of anti-abortion protest
EDMONTON - A group that advocates for freedom of speech is in court to challenge how the University of Alberta dealt with a student club that staged an anti-abortion display on campus. The event in Ma...
Jun 08, 2017
Dream on: Quebec government nixes idea of paying $1,000 to high school grads
Quebec’s education minister has rejected a proposal the government offer $1,000 to each student who graduates from high school. Sebastien Proulx says the government would rather look for ways to...
Jun 08, 2017