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Major parties rallying around telecom pricing issue as election nears
OTTAWA - Consumer advocates say a rare consensus is forming among the major political parties ahead of the federal election that Canadians need protecting from gouging by the country's big telecom com...
Aug 31, 2019
Ellie Goulding weds art dealer boyfriend in lavish ceremony
YORK, England - British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding has married art dealer Caspar Jopling in a lavish ceremony with pals Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom and Sienna Miller in attendance. The two tied th...
Aug 31, 2019
Lowry has former Raptor Valanciunas hopeful he'll receive NBA championship ring
DONGGUAN, China - Jonas Valanciunas is putting his trust in former teammate Kyle Lowry. The longtime Raptors forward, who was shipped to Memphis at the NBA trade deadline this past season,&n...
Aug 31, 2019
Canada's Janssens, Filmer secure Olympic berth with rowing bronze medal
LINZ, Austria - Canadian rowers Hillary Janssens and Caileigh Filmer qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by winning the bronze medal Saturday in the women's pairs event at the world rowing...
Aug 31, 2019
Andreescu defeats Wozniacki to advance to fourth round at US Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Bianca Andreescu defeated former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-4, 6-4 in third-round play at the U.S. Open on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., needed...
Aug 31, 2019
Canada's Parrot wins gold in first competition since beating cancer
OSLO - Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot won the big air gold medal at X Games Oslo on Saturday in his first competition since being declared cancer-free two months ago. The Olympic silver medallis...
Aug 31, 2019
Quebec players taunted with racial slurs at national baseball championships in N.B.
MONTREAL - An official with the team that represented Quebec at the recent national baseball championship in New Brunswick says his players won't return to any Baseball Canada tournaments if...
Aug 31, 2019
Quebec players taunted with racial slurs at national baseball championships in N.B.
MONTREAL - An official with the team that represented Quebec at the recent national baseball championship in New Brunswick says his players won't return to any Baseball Canada tournaments if...
Aug 31, 2019
Ronaldo's Juve gets Atletico rematch in CL group-stage draw
MONACO - Missing out on the Champions League title in his first season at Juventus still pains Cristiano Ronaldo. Had it not been for the quarterfinal loss to Ajax last season, Ronaldo might not have ...
Aug 31, 2019
Stampeders activate star quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell off 6-game injured list
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have activated star quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell from the six-game injured list. The team made the announcement Thursday, adding Mitchell has returned to practice. Mit...
Aug 31, 2019