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Ground-breaking Canadian black lawyer to finally be honoured in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - Abraham Beverley Walker is considered the first Canadian-born black lawyer, but a New Brunswick historian says Walker's accomplishments have been all but forgotten by hist...
Oct 27, 2019
Douglas Lima regains Bellator welterweight title from Canada's Rory MacDonald
UNCASVILLE, United States - Douglas (The Phenom) Lima regained his 170-pound title from Canadian Rory (The Red King) MacDonald on Saturday night, winning the final of the Bellator Welterweight Gr...
Oct 27, 2019
Pinturault leads Faivre for French 1-2 in World Cup opener
SOELDEN, Austria - Widely regarded a main candidate to succeed retired Marcel Hirscher as World Cup overall champion, Alexis Pinturault passed his first test with flying colours on Sunday. He beat tea...
Oct 27, 2019
City of Toronto program helps homeowners create pollinator gardens
TORONTO - While most homeowners are raking autumn leaves, Mike Perozak is helping his neighbours in downtown Toronto prepare their gardens to welcome guests in the spring. They are...
Oct 27, 2019
Bianca Andreescu, Simona Halep set to clash for first time at WTA Finals
SHENZHEN, China - Bianca Andreescu will play her first career match against Simona Halep at the WTA Finals - a contest that should make headlines in Canada and Romania. The draw for the US$14-mil...
Oct 27, 2019
Trade Minister Jim Carr says 'spirits are high' despite cancer diagnosis
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Jim Carr - a federal minister described by peers and rivals alike as hardworking, genuine and an "always awesome colleague" - announced Friday that he has been diagnosed with ...
Oct 27, 2019
No need to pause divorce proceedings despite foreign hearings: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Quebec courts shouldn't automatically pause civil proceedings when a foreign court is examining the same matter, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The decision came Friday in the case of...
Oct 27, 2019
Gritty Canadian side ready for men's field hockey Olympic qualifier vs. Ireland
VANCOUVER - Scott Tupper knows the Canadian men's field hockey team has an opportunity to do something special this weekend. Winning a two-game aggregate Olympic qualifier against visiting I...
Oct 27, 2019
Trump says Islamic State leader dead after US raid in Syria
WASHINGTON - The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in S...
Oct 27, 2019
EU envoys agree that Brexit extension is needed, no date set
LONDON - Less than a week before Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union, ambassadors from the bloc's 27 other nations agreed Friday to grant the U.K.'s request for another extension to the B...
Oct 27, 2019
