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Asian, Asian American heroes to power Marvel comics series
Asian superheroes - assemble. Marvel Comics is giving ink to an unprecedented team-up of its mightiest Asian and Asian American heroes, also known as the new Agents of Atlas. Established icons like ma...
May 23, 2019
Winds helping in battle against fire threatening northern Alberta town
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Fire officials say winds continue to be favourable as crews battle a large wildfire burning a few kilometres from a northern Alberta town. Nearly 5,000 people have cleared out of H...
May 23, 2019
Britain's losing Eurovision song now lower-scoring than ever
PARIS - Britain's Eurovision song "Bigger Than Us" is an even bigger flop than previously thought after its last-place entry was stripped of five points to correct a math error. The song performed by ...
May 23, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Milos Raonic withdraws from French Open with injury
PARIS - Canada's top-ranked tennis player has withdrawn from the French Open. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., ranked 17th in the world, confirmed his decision just before the draw on Thursday. R...
May 23, 2019
North Vancouver RCMP seek skier whose pole caused brain injury to B.C. teen
VANCOUVER - A North Vancouver family is joining with RCMP to urge a skier to come forward and explain how his ski pole left a 13-year-old boy with a serious brain injury. Max Keir was skiing on Grouse...
May 23, 2019
North Vancouver RCMP seek skier whose pole caused brain injury to B.C. teen
VANCOUVER - A North Vancouver family is joining with RCMP to urge a skier to come forward and explain how his ski pole left a 13-year-old boy with a serious brain injury. Max Keir was skiing on Grouse...
May 23, 2019
A former royal marine and boxer, Wolfpack coach has compelling back story
TORONTO - As coach of the transatlantic Wolfpack, Brian McDermott doesn't have the presence or profile of some of his Toronto coaching counterparts. But the 49-year-old Englishman has a compellin...
May 23, 2019
SOUND OFF: Be a voice for seniors in your community
IN MY LAST COLUMN, I talked about some of the issues of importance to young people who are in the midst of graduating, finding work, starting families and making a positive impact on our society. This...
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Supreme Court will tuck into UberEats case about drivers' benefit rights
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will help decide whether a proposed class-action lawsuit against ride-hailing service Uber can move ahead. The high court has agreed to hear Uber's ...
May 23, 2019
Brodeur, Hefford, Bilodeau among Canada's Sports Hall of Fame class of inductees
CALGARY - Hockey players Martin Brodeur and Jayna Hefford and freestyle skier Alex Bilodeau will be among this year's inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Para-nordic skier and wheelchair...
May 23, 2019
