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Kirk Douglas honoured in NY birthplace with historic marker
AMSTERDAM, N.Y. - Public officials and relatives of Kirk Douglas have unveiled a new historic marker in his upstate New York birthplace to honour the Hollywood legend on his birthday. The blue and yel...
Dec 11, 2018
NHL and Canucks unveil logo for 2019 draft at Rogers Arena
NEW YORK - The logo of the 2019 NHL draft takes its inspiration from one of its host city’s celebrated natural landmarks. The NHL and the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday unveiled the logo for next ...
Dec 11, 2018
'Broke my heart:' Mother of slain Stampeder thought her son was safe in Canada
CALGARY - The mother of slain Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks says she thought her son would be safe when he left his native Detroit to play football in Canada. Renee Hill has been at the trial of Nelso...
Dec 11, 2018
Moguls star Mikael Kingsbury wins Toronto Star's Lou Marsh Trophy
TORONTO - Freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury has won the 2018 Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s athlete of the year. He’s the first freestyle skier to win the award. The winner of the Toronto ...
Dec 11, 2018
First Nation sues Alberta, says oilsands project threatens sacred site
EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation is suing the province over development approvals that the band says threaten sacred land the government has promised to protect. “We will not stand idly by and...
Dec 11, 2018
Cosby lawyers detail 11 alleged trial errors as they appeal
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby’s lawyers detailed nearly a dozen alleged legal errors Tuesday, including the judge’s decision to send the case to trial, as they appeal his sexual assault convic...
Dec 11, 2018
Christmas tree farmers' campaign: Buy real, not artificial
TUALATIN, Ore. - Rosa Villarreal’s three young sons jumped and ran around the field of Christmas trees like jackrabbits, their excitement palpable as they raced from evergreen to evergreen. The ...
Dec 11, 2018
No flood of extremist returnees to Canada expected, federal report says
OTTAWA - There has been no surge of extremist travellers returning to Canada, despite the overseas setbacks suffered by militant forces in Iraq and Syria, a new federal report says. The annual report ...
Dec 11, 2018
Valour FC makes English striker Stephen Hoyle its first international signing
Stephen Hoyle got a taste of Canada during a brief tryout with Toronto FC in 2013. Now the English striker is looking forward to settling in Winnipeg as Valour FC’s first international signing. ...
Dec 11, 2018
Quebec adoptees finally getting some long-sought answers about their roots
CHAMBLY, Que. - For Raymonde Thibeault, it was the little details others took for granted about their roots that weighed on her. Adopted on Christmas Day 1955 just weeks after her birth, she knew noth...
Dec 11, 2018