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Conservation group to take over eastern Ontario land to protect wildlife
TORONTO - Looking at an image of Canada taken from the space station at night, there is a sliver of darkness amidst the bright lights of southeastern Ontario. That’s the Frontenac Arch, the dens...
Jun 05, 2017
Families of missing, murdered indigenous women share hopes for future of inquiry
WHITEHORSE - Relatives who poured out heart-wrenching stories of their missing or murdered loved ones in Yukon say the national inquiry must keep listening and adapting as it moves on to other communi...
Jun 05, 2017
Honorary degree for man who chaired Truth and Reconciliation Commission
CALGARY - The chief commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is receiving an honorary degree from the University of Calgary. Sen. Murray Sinclair, who was appointed by Prime Minister Ju...
Jun 05, 2017
Red Deerian's dreams of sailing become reality with $2.5M lotto win
One Red Deerian says he’ll be on a boat sooner than later after winning $2.5 million. Roy Wiggins stopped at 7-Eleven in Blackfalds on his way to work one morning to buy a muffin and cup of coff...
Jun 05, 2017
Swedish Academy has received Bob Dylan's Nobel lecture
NEW YORK - Bob Dylan has completed his Nobel course requirements. The Swedish Academy announced Monday that it has received the mandatory lecture from the 2016 literature winner, enabling Dylan to col...
Jun 05, 2017
Canada names van der Merwe and Beukeboom as co-captains for June rugby tests
Even in a locker room filled with big personalities, six-foot-five 250-pound Brett Beukeboom is hard to miss. The second-row forward from Lindsay, Ont., will be front and centre this month with the Ca...
Jun 05, 2017
Canadian charged with helping two foreigners who crossed US border illegally
BURLINGTON, Vt. - A Montreal man is accused of helping transport two men who had apparently just crossed illegally into the United States from Canada. Court documents say 29-year-old Viatcheslav Kim, ...
Jun 05, 2017
MacKay shares thoughts on Conservatives, terrorism and trade relations while in Red Deer
A long-serving Canadian politician spoke in Red Deer over the weekend. Peter MacKay shared the stage at the Sheraton with this year's citizens of the year, but also discussed a slate of national and i...
Jun 05, 2017
Ticats receiver Luke Tasker credits pilates with helping him recover from injury
HAMILTON - It’s a road to recovery Luke Tasker never imagined taking. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ star receiver was en route to a breakthrough 2016 campaign before an abdominal injury forced ...
Jun 05, 2017
'I was frozen': Cosby accuser says she was drugged, groped
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby’s chief accuser took the stand at his sexual assault trial Tuesday to tell her story publicly for the first time, saying the comedian violated her after giving her t...
Jun 05, 2017