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Kim Foxx: Work of Smollett special prosecutor underway
CHICAGO - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx says the work of a special prosecutor investigating why her office dropped charges against Jussie Smollett accusing the actor of staging an attack on hi...
Aug 27, 2019
Ambrose disagrees with Scheer's assertion that Trudeau caved to Trump on NAFTA
OTTAWA - The Conservatives' former leader doesn't agree with the current leader's assertion that Canada got taken to the cleaners by Donald Trump on the renegotiated NAFTA. Rona Ambrose, who was inter...
Aug 27, 2019
Canadians asked to find ash trees in a bid to preserve the species
HALIFAX - An invasive insect from Asia is expected to kill almost every ash tree in Canada, but Donnie McPhee has a plan to preserve the species. Co-ordinator f...
Aug 27, 2019
Humboldt LED sign draws criticism for use
The LED sign at Centennial Park is one of the brightest and largest attractions when drivers enter through the City of Humboldt's west side.Because of its noticeability, one Humboldt resident wrote ci...
Aug 27, 2019 Advertisements displayed on the LED sign at Centennial Park has drawn criticism toward the City of Humboldt. (Liam Richards/The Canadian Press)
Reprised double-reverse pass play helps Alouettes outlast Argos 28-22
MONCTON, N.B. - The Montreal Alouettes held off a late Toronto comeback attempt to beat the Argonauts 28-22 Sunday, in a contest that featured a spectacular play coach Khari Jones says he ca...
Aug 27, 2019
'We have to win that game': Team Canada prepares for all important semifinal in Peru
The stakes are high for Canada's Women's Wheelchair basketball team at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru.Three decisive wins over Colombia, Argentina and Mexico have lined the Canadians up...
Aug 27, 2019 Erica Gavel. (Submitted Photo/ Wheelchair Basketball Canada)
Canadian-trained, all-female military unit going through paces in Jordan
OTTAWA - Thousands of troops from more than two-dozen countries including Canada are kicking off an annual military-training exercise in the Middle Eastern country of Jordan amid heightened tensions b...
Aug 27, 2019
Father of suspected B.C. killer seeks access to video taken before son's death
VANCOUVER - The father of a suspected killer at the centre of a nationwide manhunt is trying to access a video described as his son's "last will and testament," the man's lawyer said Sunday. Alan...
Aug 27, 2019
Whitecaps goalie Crepeau returns home for showdown with struggling Impact
MONTREAL - This is hardly just another game for Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau. Coming off a record-setting performance, Crepeau will face his former club for the first time when the last-place V...
Aug 27, 2019
BP sheds Alaska assets, sells to Hilcorp Alaska for $5.6B
JUNEAU, Alaska - BP, a major player on Alaska's North Slope for decades, is selling all of its assets in the state, the company announced Tuesday. Hilcorp Alaska is purchasing BP interests in both the...
Aug 27, 2019
