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Help promised for iconic N.B. beach: 'It's very important to maintain the brand'
SHEDIAC, N.B. - With its long ribbon of sandy shores, New Brunswick’s Parlee Beach is one of the top tourist draws in Atlantic Canada, boasting the warmest salt water in Canada. Last summer, tho...
May 12, 2017
Anonymous threat found written on bathroom wall
A threat assessment protocol took place at Pioneer Middle School on Wednesday after staff received information about an anonymous threat that was written on a bathroom wall. According to the school's ...
May 12, 2017
Colbert gleefully responds 'I won' to insults from Trump
NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert has gleefully responded to insults hurled his way by President Donald Trump, cheering the fact that he finally got Trump to say his name. Trump told Time magazine that Colbe...
May 12, 2017
Fiancee: Aaron Hernandez thought he was going to be freed
BOSTON - Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez sounded as if he thought he would soon be freed in his last conversation with his fiancee before he killed himself. Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez says in an int...
May 12, 2017
EPA allows mine company to pursue permits near Alaska bay
JUNEAU, Alaska - In a sharp reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cleared a way for the company seeking to develop a massive copper and gold deposit near the headwaters of a world-cla...
May 12, 2017
Truck driver charged in deadly Highway 401 crash that killed 4
KINGSTON, Ont. - A 37-year-old transport truck driver from Quebec is facing a number of charges in connection with a major highway crash in Ontario that killed four people. Ontario Provincial Police s...
May 12, 2017
Canadian forward Tyler Ardron to join Super Rugby's Chiefs in New Zealand
TORONTO - Canadian international Tyler Ardron has signed with Super Rugby’s Chiefs in New Zealand. The 25-year-old forward from Lakefield, Ont., has been with the Ospreys in Wales since 2013. He...
May 12, 2017
Trudeau says Canada taking 'appropriate amount of time' on peacekeeping decision
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shrugged off calls Friday for a decision on whether to send troops to Mali, saying his government will take the “appropriate” time needed to decide o...
May 12, 2017
Ottawa warms up to Senators playoff run as PM says time to join the bandwagon
OTTAWA - Politics, like hockey, has its unwritten rules - and on Friday, Justin Trudeau broke one of them, daring to suggest the country should jump on the bandwagon of the only Canadian team left in ...
May 12, 2017
It's a rap: Eminem lawsuit against New Zealand party ends
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Turn up the volume, the judge told the lawyers in a case involving an Eminem song: “I’m not shy of loud music.” It was one of many incongruous moments durin...
May 12, 2017