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Trump to nominate Shanahan for top Pentagon post
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will nominate Patrick Shanahan to be his second secretary of defence. The former Boeing executive has been leading the Pentagon as acting secretary since Jan. 1, a ...
May 9, 2019
After surviving the heat in Orlando, Toronto FC faces another challenge in Atlanta
After surviving steamy Orlando, Toronto FC faces another challenge in defending MLS champion Atlanta United on Wednesday. Once again, Toronto (5-2-1) will have to play without veteran defend...
May 9, 2019
Canadian rugby sevens women closing in on securing 2020 Olympic berth
Canada enters the HSBC Canada Sevens this weekend in Langford, B.C., as the hottest team in the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, looking to punch its ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Canadian ...
May 9, 2019
Chemo sessions nearly complete, snowboarder Parrot aims for August return
Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot has some ambitious plans for the summer once he wraps up chemotherapy treatments in late June. The Olympic silver medallist, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphom...
May 9, 2019
SOUND OFF: NDP child labour change uncalled for
I HAVE FOND MEMORIES of my first few jobs as a youngster in the Shuswap. I was about 12 or 13 years old when I started trimming produce full-time at Eagle Valley Foods in Sicamous for the summer. That...
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Chappelle to receive Mark Twain Prize for humour
WASHINGTON - Comedian Dave Chappelle has been chosen to receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The 45-year-old Chappelle shot to international stardom through his Comedy Central prog...
May 9, 2019
'Muzzle and constrain': Lawyer challenges limits on inquiry into Desmond deaths
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Justice Department is trying to muzzle the inquiry into the death of an Afghan war veteran who killed his family and himself more than two years ago, a seni...
May 9, 2019
Clement Gascon 'in good health,' Supreme Court judge's family says
OTTAWA - The family of Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon says he is in good health a day after he briefly went missing. In a statement issued through the court, the Gascon family acknowledges the j...
May 9, 2019
Leafs D Dermott to have shoulder surgery, will be out at least six months
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs say defenceman Travis Dermott will undergo shoulder surgery on Friday and is expected to be out of action a minimum of six months. The prognosis means Dermott will mi...
May 9, 2019
US prosecutors add hate crime charges in synagogue shooting
SAN DIEGO - Federal officials announced Thursday that they have filed 109 hate crime charges against the man suspected of opening fire in a Southern California synagogue and said he called a 911 dispa...
May 9, 2019
