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Colts coach Hawerchuk to take leave of absence for health reasons
BARRIE, Ont. - Former NHL star Dale Hawerchuk is taking a leave of absence as head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Colts for the upcoming season. The Colts announced Tuesday that Hawerchuk...
Sep 03, 2019
Joshua Boyle's lawyers want charge of misleading police thrown out
OTTAWA - Lawyers for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle want a judge to toss out a charge that he misled police - one of several criminal counts he faces in Ontario court. Boyle, 36, has ple...
Sep 03, 2019
Captain Tyler Ardron to lead Canada's 31-man squad at Rugby World Cup in Japan
Tyler Ardron captains a Canadian side with few surprises for the Rugby World Cup kicking off next month in Japan. Ardron, a powerful back-rower who plays his club rugby in New Zealand for the Chiefs, ...
Sep 03, 2019
RCMP urge drivers and students to exercise caution on the roads: Back to school
PRINCE GEORGE-Children heading back to school-a sure sign that school is coming to an end.Prince George RCMP are asking the public to slow down and watch for children as they head back to school. Scho...
Sep 03, 2019 RCMP want to remind drivers that school zones are 30km zones from 8-5pm unless otherwise noted.
Quebec woman waiting for news of her parents trapped in Bahamas during hurricane
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area woman says she's desperately waiting for news of her parents, who were trapped in the northern Bahamas when Hurricane Dorian battered the ...
Sep 03, 2019
Environment champions want voters to make climate their main priority this fall
OTTAWA - Two leading Canadian activists say voters need to think about climate change as if we are country at war against greenhouse-gas emissions. David Suzuki and Stephen Lewis plan a...
Sep 03, 2019
Record year for french immersion enrollment in SD 57
VANCOUVER-According to a report released this morning (Sept.3) French immersion enrollment hit a record this year.As of the 2018-2019 school year 1155 students in SD 57 registered in the program and 5...
Sep 03, 2019 According to a report in the 2018-2019 school year there was a 9.49 percent increase in french immersion enrollment across BC. Courtesy of Canadian parents for french BC and Yukon.
Israel, Hezbollah engage in brief, intense fighting
JERUSALEM - Hezbollah militants on Sunday fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles into Israel, prompting a reprisal of heavy Israeli artillery fire in a rare burst of fighting between the bitter enemies...
Sep 03, 2019
British government denies reports that a child murderer will be sent to Canada
The British government has denied media reports that it is considering sending a child murderer to Canada to live under a new identity. Several British media reported last week that Jon...
Sep 03, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jr.'s trial on groping charges is postponed
NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr.'s trial on groping charges has been postponed until Oct. 10. Prosecutors said Tuesday they're still waiting for evidence in the Oscar-winning "Jerry Maguire" star's case. J...
Sep 03, 2019