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USAA says it will reinstate ads on 'Hannity'
NEW YORK - The USAA financial services firm is reinstating its advertising on Sean Hannity’s Fox News Channel program after receiving heavy criticism for its initial decision from many of the mi...
Jun 02, 2017
Bouchard advances to second round of French Open with comeback win over Ozaki
PARIS - Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard is through to the second round of the French Open after posting a comeback 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 over Japan’s Risa Ozaki on Tuesday. Bouchard, a semifinalist at R...
Jun 02, 2017
CFL says former Rider Justin Cox still banned despite assault acquittal
REGINA - The commissioner of the Canadian Football League says a former Saskatchewan Roughrider still can’t play in the CFL even though he was found not guilty of assault causing bodily harm. Co...
Jun 02, 2017
De Niro lends celebrity to Nobu launch as worries persist about Toronto's housing market
TORONTO - Actor Robert De Niro, celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa and a cavalcade of development executives are betting huge on Toronto despite outside concerns about a real estate bubble in the city. The...
Jun 02, 2017
Power failure causes death of over 9,000 fish, frogs at University of Alberta
EDMONTON - A power failure that unleashed chlorinated municipal tap water into freshwater tanks at a University of Alberta research facility has killed more than 9,000 fish and frogs. The Edmonton uni...
Jun 02, 2017
Ontario man charged in theft of 200 frozen turkey pot pies from church
INGERSOLL, Ont. - Police in southwestern Ontario say they’ve arrested an alleged pie thief, but 200 pies are still missing. Last week, police said they were investigating after frozen turkey pot...
Jun 02, 2017
Ottawa Senators centre Derick Brassard to undergo shoulder surgery
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced today that centre Derick Brassard will require surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion said in a statement th...
Jun 02, 2017
Canadian powerlifter Jamael tests positive for 11 banned substances
OTTAWA - Canadian powerlifter Thomas Jamael has been banned four years after testing positive for 11 banned substances. Jamael’s urine sample was tested in-competition on Feb. 11. It revealed th...
Jun 02, 2017
Health Canada looking into complaints about Banana Boat sunscreen
Jun 02, 2017
NDP, Green agreement to govern B.C. trumpets rep-by-pop vote system
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s New Democrats and Greens signed a four-year political manifesto Tuesday with a long list of ambitions to run the province, including a new voting system and a ban o...
Jun 02, 2017