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Telus raises dividend, reports third-quarter profit down from year ago mark
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reported its third-quarter profit slipped lower compared a year ago, but the company raised its quarterly dividend. The telecommunications firm says it will now pay a quarterly...
Nov 07, 2019
Homicide detectives investigate after two boys, aged 12 and 9, found dead
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Police west of Toronto say the death of two boys, aged nine and 12, are being investigated as homicides. Peel Regional Police say they were called to a residence just befor...
Nov 07, 2019
MLB union unhappy with Braves GM's 'connecting' comment
NEW YORK - Two days into the free agent market, the players' association already is angry at a club. Union head Tony Clark issued a statement Wednesday in response to remarks attributed to Atlanta Bra...
Nov 07, 2019
Bones found almost 50 years recognized as B.C.'s first dinosaur species
VICTORIA - A geologist's discovery of a mysterious claw in rocks along a rail line in British Columbia's northern wilderness almost 50 years ago has led to the recognition of the first dinosaur specie...
Nov 07, 2019
Bones found almost 50 years recognized as B.C.'s first dinosaur species
VICTORIA - A geologist's discovery of a mysterious claw in rocks along a rail line in British Columbia's northern wilderness almost 50 years ago has led to the recognition of the first dinosaur specie...
Nov 07, 2019
Liberal winners and losers gathering in Ottawa today after party loses majority
OTTAWA - Re-elected, newly elected and even defeated Liberal MPs will gather today on Parliament Hill for the first time since Canadians clipped the wings of Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Nov 07, 2019
Sleepless in Seattle. The MLS Cup final kicks off early in Pacific Northwest
TORONTO - While it may not be sleepless in Seattle, Toronto FC will have an early start Sunday at the MLS Cup final with kickoff at noon local time (3 p.m. ET) at CenturyLink Field. And that has not h...
Nov 07, 2019
International court sentences Congo warlord to 30 years
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court has sentenced a Congolese warlord known as "The Terminator" to 30 years imprisonment after he was convicted of crimes including murder, rape a...
Nov 07, 2019
They otter known it would be back; this is what's In-The-News for Nov. 5
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 5. What we are watching in...
Nov 07, 2019
The Battle of the Scheldt: Remembering Canada's hard-won victory 75 years later
OTTAWA - The first time Tony Pearson came under fire was shortly after he arrived near the front lines in late September 1944. The 19-year-old from Saskatchewan had only days earlier been given a rifl...
Nov 07, 2019
