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Construction of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion still faces hurdles
VANCOUVER - Barbara Gard calls her three-hectare property, nestled below the forested peak of Sumas Mountain, a "miniature Stanley Park." Its lush trees and flowing creek reminded her of Vancouver's m...
Sep 12, 2019
Former Canada international Carmelina Moscato take job with Canada Soccer Business
TORONTO - Former Canadian international Carmelina Moscato has been appointed manager of women's professional football development for Canadian Soccer Business. CSB represents a collection of soccer pr...
Sep 12, 2019
'Radio silence': Leafs' Dubas done discussing Marner contract talks publicly
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas stepped to the podium and welcomed reporters to the start of training camp. The general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs then drew a proverbial line in the sand. ...
Sep 12, 2019
Senior assaulted in overnight break and enter robbery
PRINCE GEORGE-A man is in custody and facing multiple charges following an early morning home invasion robbery of a senior citizen.The Prince George RCMP say at around 3 a.m. on Thursday, Sept.12, a l...
Sep 12, 2019
Rocket blast at US Embassy in Kabul on 9-11 anniversary
KABUL - A rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9-11 attack on the United States, but officials at the compound declared all-clear abou...
Sep 12, 2019
Tip leads to arrest of 2 who escaped prison van last month
PHOENIX - A tip pointing to a remote Arizona community led to the end of a more than two-week-long manhunt for a couple who overpowered their guards and escaped a prison transport van that was bringin...
Sep 12, 2019
US judge denies bail to ex-Peru president in corruption case
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge in San Francisco denied bail to former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo in an extradition hearing Thursday that ended with an emotional outburst by his wife who had to ...
Sep 12, 2019
Jacobs dreams a little dream to close Fashion Week on a high
NEW YORK - Twice a year, the New York fashion world trudges to the Upper East Side and the cavernous Park Avenue Armory to see what new tricks Marc Jacobs has up his sleeve. Somehow Jacobs, who has th...
Sep 12, 2019
U.S. farmers' group says pharma, not dairy, is main obstacle to ratifying USMCA
OTTAWA - A leading U.S. farmers' organization says it wants the new North American trade agreement renegotiated to fix a major flaw - one that has nothing do with Canada's much-attacked supply-managem...
Sep 12, 2019
Canadian coach pondering roster options ahead of Rugby World Cup in Japan
Some two weeks before Canada's opening match at the Rugby World Cup, coach Kingsley Jones is already having to shuffle the deck. Flanker Justin Blanchet was replaced on the 31-man roster by Josh ...
Sep 12, 2019