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'Aquaman' outswims 'Poppins,' 'Bumblebee' with $67.4M debut
NEW YORK - In a flood of new releases, “Aquaman” easily swam past “Mary Poppins Returns” and “Bumblebee” to lead the busy pre-Christmas weekend with an estimated $6...
Dec 23, 2018
Thousands in British Columbia facing more days without power: BC Hydro
VANCOUVER - Crews continue to repair fallen transformers and restring hydro lines after last week’s powerful windstorm in southwestern British Columbia, but officials say some customers will rem...
Dec 23, 2018
Ellen Page takes aim at Alton's controversial underground gas storage plan
HALIFAX - Actor Ellen Page is once again harnessing her massive online following to advocate for environmental issues in her home province: this time, publicly opposing a controversial project that wo...
Dec 23, 2018
Trudeau defends pace of peacekeeping deployments as next election looms
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his government’s pace when it comes to deciding where to send hundreds of promised Canadian peacekeepers - a decision that could get even hard...
Dec 23, 2018
After criticism, Trump pushes out Mattis sooner than planned
WASHINGTON - Irritated with the criticism and fallout from Defence Secretary Jim Mattis’ resignation, President Donald Trump on Sunday pushed the Pentagon chief out the door two months earlier t...
Dec 23, 2018
Maple Leafs recall Trevor Moore from American Hockey League on emergency basis
TORONTO - Forward Trevor Moore was recalled by the Toronto Maple Leafs on an emergency basis on Sunday morning. The 23-year-old Moore has 17 goals and seven assists in 27 games with the American Hocke...
Dec 23, 2018
People around the world 'extremely disturbed' by detention of Canadians: Trudeau
OTTAWA - People around the world are “extremely disturbed” by China’s detention of two Canadians, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Mali this weekend as he called for Michael Kov...
Dec 23, 2018
Sabres broadcaster 'doing well' after being hospitalized
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The longtime voice of the Buffalo Sabres hasn’t been silenced after being wheeled out of the press box on a stretcher. Rick Jeanneret is “resting and doing well,” the...
Dec 23, 2018
To draw people back to church, make it relevant to them, church planters say
TORONTO - Congregants of Mercy City Church file out of a strip mall storefront that has been converted into a place of worship, carrying battery-operated flameless candles into the cold December night...
Dec 23, 2018
Mayor Yargeau says growth the focus for Penhold in 2019
As 2018 draws to a close, the Mayor of Penhold looks back at the past 12 months as a great year for his community. Michael Yargeau says it marked the beginning of a new vision put in place shortly aft...
Dec 23, 2018