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Former student leader rises to top post with left-wing Quebec solidaire
MONTREAL - A former student leader who rose to prominence during Quebec’s 2012 student protests has been named an official spokesperson of the left-wing party Quebec solidaire. Gabriel Nadeau-Du...
May 21, 2017
Sea Lion drags little girl into water at Vancouver area wharf
VANCOUVER - The man who shot heart stopping video of a sea lion snatching a little girl off a Vancouver-area wharf says at first he froze. “I was just in shock. I didn’t know what to do at...
May 21, 2017
Otters' Darren Raddysh still hopeful for NHL career despite going undrafted
WINDSOR, Ont. - Erie Otters defenceman Darren Raddysh still has something to prove at the Memorial Cup. The 21-year-old blue liner is in his fifth and final season with Erie, but doesn’t know wh...
May 21, 2017
N.S. parties trade accusations about 'playing politics' with sexual assault
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Liberal and Tory parties are pointing fingers at one another for “playing politics” with sexual assault. Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie said Su...
May 21, 2017
Montreal's famous St-Viateur bagel shop still rolling 60 years later
MONTREAL - Ask any Montrealer and they’ll tell you: the bagels taste different here. Chewy, sesame-rolled and slightly sweet, Montreal bagels have become internationally famous — and as Jo...
May 21, 2017
Vasek Pospisil wins Busan Open Challenger; moves back into top 100
BUSAN, Korea, Republic Of - Canada’s Vasek Pospisil downed Go Soeda of Japan 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to capture the Busan Open Challenger. It’s the fifth ATP Challenger title for the product of...
May 21, 2017
Canadian men finish World Series on high note, claiming bronze at London Sevens
LONDON - Canada capped off a stirring World Series season with a bronze medal Sunday at the London Sevens. The Canadian men rallied from a 14-5 halftime deficit to defeat the U.S. Eagles 22-19 at Twic...
May 21, 2017
Turkey's ruling party elects President Erdogan as leader
ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned as leader of Turkey’s ruling party Sunday, pushing back criticism that his tenure has curtailed freedoms and polarized the country as he vowed ...
May 21, 2017
Trump briefly sees country star Toby Keith's Saudi show
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - American country singer Toby Keith held a concert in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on the sidelines of President Donald Trump’s first overseas visit. The concert was free and...
May 21, 2017
Woman arrested in bomb scare says object was an alarm clock
SHORT PUMP, Va. - A Virginia woman accused of having a fake explosive device that set off a bomb scare in a grocery store parking lot says the object was a novelty alarm clock she bought at a garage s...
May 21, 2017