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Urban rodeo to go ahead in Montreal after opponents drop legal challenge
MONTREAL - A controversial urban rodeo will go ahead in Montreal after the withdrawal of a legal challenge aimed at stopping the event. Law professor Alain Roy says the group opposing the rodeo has dr...
Jun 08, 2017
Oshawa, Ont., woman charged in 5 alleged assaults on Muslims over 2 days
OSHAWA, Ont. - A 47-year-old Toronto-area woman is facing multiple assault charges after allegedly targeting Muslims on three occasions. Durham regional police allege the accused approached a couple i...
Jun 08, 2017
US household wealth ticks up 1.4 per cent to $94.8 trillion
WASHINGTON - Buoyed by higher stock prices, Americans’ household net worth rose 1.4 per cent to $94.8 trillion in the first three months of this year, a trend that could support future spending....
Jun 08, 2017
Lordy, does Twitter have fun with Comey's exclamation
WASHINGTON - Twitter users have latched on to former FBI director James Comey’s use of “lordy” during his Capitol Hill testimony about his interaction with President Donald Trump. Co...
Jun 08, 2017
Judge denies bail for man accused of killing indigenous woman in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - A man accused of killing an indigenous woman whose body was found in a farmer’s field has been denied bail. Brett Overby, who is 30, looked over to his family in the courtroom as a ju...
Jun 08, 2017
Study finds link between domestic violence and some sporting events
CALGARY - A study suggests domestic violence calls in Calgary spike around the end of the Calgary Stampede and some high-stakes football games. Researchers with the University of Calgary’s Schoo...
Jun 08, 2017
Watching Comey: For some it's a party
WASHINGTON - Politics-obsessed Americans gathered at bars and restaurants Thursday with an excitement normally reserved for the Super Bowl or the World Series, ordering “FBI sandwiches” an...
Jun 08, 2017
Former UFC champ Georges St-Pierre says he still wants Bisping for comeback bout
TORONTO - It’s 1,300 days and counting since Georges St-Pierre last fought. But the former UFC welterweight champion says he feels better than ever on the comeback trail. “I’m in the...
Jun 08, 2017
Child killer denied full parole over refusal to take responsibility for actions
An Ontario woman serving a life sentence for the murder of an eight-year-old boy has once again been denied full parole after authorities found she continued to deflect responsibility for her actions....
Jun 08, 2017
Three families displaced by fire at Highland Green townhouse complex
Three families have been displaced following an overnight fire in north Red Deer. Red Deer Emergency Services was called to the fire at Hilltop Estates on 63 Street in the Highland Green neighbourhood...
Jun 08, 2017