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Canadian figure skater Gabrielle Daleman sidelined after abdominal surgery
TORONTO - World figure skating bronze medallist Gabrielle Daleman will be sidelined for two weeks after surgery to remove an abdominal cyst. The 19-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., was forced to miss th...
May 23, 2017
Man, 44, born and raised in Canada, wins reprieve from removal to Mexico
TORONTO - A father of three who was born in Canada and lived his entire life here has won a reprieve on a technicality from being expelled. In a recent decision, a Federal Court judge in Toronto said ...
May 23, 2017
A look at trade growth in Canada, U.S. under North American Free Trade Agreement
OTTAWA - Some numbers reflecting average annual growth in trade flows in goods and services among Canada, the United States and Mexico between 1993 and 2016 under the North American Free Trade Agreeme...
May 23, 2017
Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore makes $10,000 donation
Toronto FC striker Jozy Altidore is making a $10,000 donation to the Hospital for Sick Children. Altidore’s donation, through the Jozy Altidore Foundation, will help fund and maintain the Toront...
May 23, 2017
Highlights from Ontario's Changing Workplaces Review
TORONTO - A long-awaited report on labour laws in Ontario was released Tuesday, recommending wide-ranging updates to workers’ rights. The government has not yet said which of the 173 recommendat...
May 23, 2017
Canada dives deep into data to make case to U.S. on NAFTA, says Freeland
OTTAWA - The federal government is using a deep mine of digital data to map out what it says are the economic benefits to the United States of its unfettered trade with Canada, says Foreign Affairs Mi...
May 23, 2017
'Everyone makes mistakes:' Regina teen girl's killer apologizes in court
REGINA - A young man who was 16 when he killed his former girlfriend has told his sentencing hearing that “everyone makes mistakes.” The killer, now 19, read from a written statement as he...
May 23, 2017
Roundup of Nova Scotia campaign news
HALIFAX - (NSElxn) The leaders of Nova Scotia’s three main political parties were focused on the provincial capital Tuesday. Each leader spoke before Halifax council about plans for the municipa...
May 23, 2017
Raptors look to win — and learn more about esports world in NBA gaming league
TORONTO - The growing world of esports grabbed Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment’s attention last August when the Air Canada Centre hosted the North American “League of Legends” ...
May 23, 2017
How the Nashville Predators reached their first Stanley Cup final
Ten years ago the Nashville Predators scooped up future Hall of Famer Peter Forsberg at the trade deadline and finished with the NHL’s third-best record. A deep run seemed inevitable. Instead, t...
May 23, 2017