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NDP leader Jagmeet Singh trying to capitalize on newfound momentum
VANCOUVER - Jagmeet Singh likes to dance. The NDP leader often breaks into a groove if the mood strikes and there's music playing, both in public and when he criss-crosses the country by bus or p...
Oct 16, 2019
British family decries treatment by U.S. after border crossing near Vancouver
Seven members of an extended British family who made an unauthorized crossing into the United States from British Columbia are being held in federal custody at a Pennsylvania detention centr...
Oct 16, 2019
Sutter Health, California settle massive antitrust case
SAN FRANCISCO - One of California's largest hospital systems has reached an agreement to settle a massive class-action lawsuit over allegations that it abused its market power and has been overchargin...
Oct 16, 2019
Allan selected to World Under-17 Challenge
Raider rookie Nolan Allan will be donning the maple leaf this fall.The standout defencemen from Davidson, Sask. was among the 66 players selected by Hockey Canada to represent the country at the 2019 ...
Oct 16, 2019 Raiders defenceman Nolan Allan takes a shot against the Vancouver Giants at the Art Hauser Centre. [Lucas Chudleigh/Apollo Multimedia]
U.S. rocker returns home
The 1990s were the height of the post-grunge, alternative rock scene in Los Angeles, and Shellbrook native, Trevor Kustiak and his band Cool for August were at the center of it. "Everything happened q...
Oct 16, 2019 Trevor Kustiak (on guitar) performs at Music Midtown festival in Atlanta in 1997. (Facebook/Cool for August)
Green Leader Elizabeth May predicts minority government, warns against majority
VICTORIA - Green Leader Elizabeth May says it appears Canadians are about to elect a minority government. She says minority Parliaments ensure co-operation between parties and the Greens can play lead...
Oct 16, 2019
New Brunswick premier critical of Trudeau comments on abortion services
FREDERICTON - The premier of New Brunswick says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing politics with the issue of abortion services in the province. The comments from Blaine Higgs come a day after&n...
Oct 16, 2019
Stalock perfect in net as Wild shut out Senators for first win of season
OTTAWA - The Minnesota Wild stuck to their defensive plan Monday and it paid off to give them their first win of the season. Alex Stalock stopped all 26 shots he faced for his sixth career shutout, an...
Oct 16, 2019
Canadian soccer win just the latest triumph for country over Americans
The Canadian men's soccer team's first win over the United States in 34 years on Tuesday night brought back memories of some other famous Canada-U.S. clashes. Here's a look back at 10 memorable w...
Oct 16, 2019
US to require Chinese officials to report American contacts
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will soon require Chinese officials in the U.S. to notify the State Department ahead of any contacts they plan to have with American educat...
Oct 16, 2019
