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Town gripped by mysterious billboards that declare love for 'Sonia'
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. - An eastern Newfoundland town has been gripped by the mystery of billboards that declare large-lettered love for Sonia, from KR. The 10-foot by 20-foot billb...
Feb 04, 2019
CP Rail confirms three crew members die in B.C. grain car derailment
FIELD, B.C. - Three crew members of a Canadian Pacific freight train have died in a derailment near the Alberta-British Columbia boundary. A spokeswoman with the railway said the crew m...
Feb 04, 2019
Quebec agriculture minister says he was wrong to endorse firing of whistleblower
MONTREAL - Quebec's agriculture minister says he went too far when he endorsed the firing of a whistleblowing bureaucrat who had raised concerns about pesticide use. Last week, Andre Lamontagne s...
Feb 04, 2019
P.A. Police respond to nearly 200 calls over weekend
Prince Albert Police are reporting a steady weekend, responding to nearly 200 calls between Friday and Monday. The police service made 31 arrests over the weekend with the majority for evictions and p...
Feb 04, 2019
Teens advance Canada to Davis Cup final with 3-2 win over Slovakia
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime lifted Canada into the Davis Cup finals, downing Norbert Gombos of Slovakia 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to win the best-of-five tie 3-2. It was the ...
Feb 04, 2019
Former NFL player Israel Idonije praises CFL partnership with GFL
Football in Germany provided Israel Idonije the opportunity he needed to make it in the NFL. The six-foot-six, 275-pound defensive end played in the NFL with Cleveland (2003), Chicago (...
Feb 04, 2019
Demi Lovato deletes Twitter account over 21 Savage backlash
LOS ANGELES - Singer Demi Lovato has deleted her Twitter account following criticism that she was laughing at memes about 21 Savage. The Grammy-nominated rapper was taken into federal immigration cust...
Feb 04, 2019
Gatineau mayor slams city councillor's statements on Islamophobia
GATINEAU, Que. - The mayor of Gatineau, Que., said he plans to request that a city councillor be stripped of some of her duties after she reportedly said the word "Islamophobia" doesn't exis...
Feb 04, 2019
Ontario, Quebec ask feds to do more to have U.S. tariffs removed
TORONTO - The federal government should consider dropping retaliatory tariffs against the United States, Ontario's economic development minister said Monday, as he and his Quebec counterpart pressed O...
Feb 04, 2019
Detained Canadian Kovrig gets third consular visit in China since his arrest
OTTAWA - The federal government says Canadian Michael Kovrig has received his third meeting with consular officials since his December arrest in China on allegations of endangering Chin...
Feb 04, 2019
