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Afghanistan memorial at new defence headquarters to open to public Friday
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says its memorial for those killed in Canada's mission in Afghanistan will open to the public Friday afternoon. People who aren't military members, vet...
May 30, 2019
Calgary giving up luge world championship to Whistler because of track shutdown
Calgary is handing the 2021 world luge championships to Whistler, B.C., because of the sliding track's precarious situation. The 33-year-old track on Calgary's west side was the sliding sport venue fo...
May 30, 2019
Michigan State chooses Stony Brook president as next leader
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr., a medical researcher who has led Stony Brook University in New York for nearly a decade, was named Tuesday as the next president of Michigan State Univers...
May 30, 2019
Louis Levi Oakes, last of Mohawk code talkers, passes away at 94
AKWESASNE, Que. - A funeral will be held Saturday for the last of the Mohawk code talkers from the Second World War, Louis Levi Oakes, who died peacefully on Tuesday surrounded by family at age 94. Oa...
May 30, 2019
Alberta passes law to kill provincial carbon tax, federal tax looms
EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is dead, setting the stage for a showdown with Ottawa over the imposition of a new one.The province cancelled its tax on gasoline at the pumps and on home heat...
May 30, 2019
It's all fun and games at Spruceland Traditional's Spring Carnival
PRINCE GEORGE-Don't hide from the warm weather, embrace it! That's what the Spruceland Traditional Spring Carnival wants you to do today!This is a family friendly event aimed at celebrating the warm w...
May 30, 2019
Raptors have slight edge to win NBA Finals, Toronto statistician predicts
TORONTO - A local statistician gives the Toronto Raptors a 51 per cent chance of winning the NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors. Jeffrey Rosenthal, a professor at the University of Toronto...
May 30, 2019
Prince's bodyguard deposed in wrongful death lawsuit
CHASKA, Minn. - Lawyers in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by relatives of Prince spent seven hours deposing his former bodyguard. The deposition took place Wednesday at the Carver County Courthouse wh...
May 30, 2019
MPs demand more help as mental-health issues approach 'crisis' on Canada's farms
OTTAWA - Lawmakers are calling on the federal government to better support farmers who they say are especially vulnerable to mental-health issues like stress, depression ...
May 30, 2019
Sheldon Keefe, coach of Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate, signed to two-year extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Sheldon Keefe to a two-year contract extension as head coach of the club's American Hockey League affiliate. Keefe has posted a 189-87-20-1 record over fo...
May 30, 2019