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Three charged in connection with protest outside PPC event in Hamilton
Three people have been charged in connection with a protest outside an event featuring People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier in Hamilton last month, including a man whose famil...
Oct 25, 2019
Lawsuit alleges Exxon lowballed impact of carbon pricing on oilsands projects
Alberta's oilsands are at the centre of a court battle in New York this week that legal experts say could affect future climate lawsuits in Canada. "The evidence that's coming out through this ca...
Oct 25, 2019
Missouri farmer charged in killing of Wisconsin brothers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Missouri cattle farmer charged Wednesday with two counts of first-degree murder shot two brothers from Wisconsin, burned their bodies and dumped the remains on a manure pile on hi...
Oct 25, 2019
Brodeur, Hefford, Bilodeau headline Canada's Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 2019
TORONTO - When Martin Brodeur was a youngster growing up in Montreal, he played goaltender on one team and forward on another. His mother Mireille, who endured anxious moments over the ...
Oct 25, 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 25, 2019
Even Matchup: Forge FC to meet Cavalry FC in battle of CPL's top sides
The class of the Canadian Premier League in both the spring and fall sessions, Calgary's Cavalry FC and Hamilton's Forge FC appeared to be on a collision course from the start of the inaugur...
Oct 25, 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 25, 2019
NewsAlert: Trade Minister Jim Carr diagnosed with cancer, says 'spirits are high'
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Jim Carr says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer. Carr says in a statement that he has begun treatment for the disease, which he says has...
Oct 25, 2019
No need to pause divorce proceedings despite foreign hearings: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Quebec courts shouldn't automatically pause civil proceedings when a foreign court is examining the same matter. The ruling comes today in the case of a Belgi...
Oct 25, 2019
Workforce women tapped to fund success of Canada's female athletes
When softball player and Olympic 2022 hopeful Natalie Wideman was handed a cheque and told the money came from women she did not know, she was speechless. "I instantly broke down crying," said the 27-...
Oct 25, 2019
