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After 'Bachelorette' finale, Hannah Brown looks to future
NEW YORK - Now that she's moved on from being ABC's "Bachelorette, " Hannah Brown is looking to the future. Brown says she can't be sure what's next, but wants to use her platform. "I think there are ...
Aug 02, 2019
One-handed Calgary Muay Thai fighter looks to turn heads in Las Vegas
Jake Peacock wasted little time in his pro kickboxing debut earlier this year. The 26-year-old from Calgary knocked Mike Taylor down with a flurry of punches and then, when the American got back to hi...
Aug 02, 2019
CHARBONNEAU: The pride, politics and tokenism of Indigenous land acknowledgements
WHILE SOME INDIGENOUS CANADIANS take pride in the acknowledgment that we live on their un-surrendered lands, others are not so sure.The facts of our occupation are clear from both a legal and archaeol...
Aug 02, 2019 Image Credit: Tk'emlups te Secwepemc
Election leaders' debates will be more accessible than ever, commission says
OTTAWA - Canadian political junkies will be able to access this fall's federal election debates with unprecedented ease thanks in large part to strong media partnerships, the commission resp...
Aug 02, 2019
'There's points up for grabs': Whitecaps take renewed confidence to Cincinnati
VANCOUVER - Coach Marc Dos Santos says his Vancouver Whitecaps have finally regained their identity as a committed squad after slogging through a dismal losing skid. The 'Cap...
Aug 02, 2019
US stocks fall again, joining worldwide sell-off, on tariffs
NEW YORK - Financial markets around the world buckled Friday, and the S&P 500 was on track for its worst day in months following President Donald Trump's latest escalation in his trade war with Ch...
Aug 02, 2019
Ontario police investigate possible sightings of suspects in northern BC murders
Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating "numerous" reports involving possible sightings of two young men believed to be those wanted in multiple murders in British Columbia. Police say th...
Aug 02, 2019
Jocelyne Roy Vienneau, N.B. lieutenant-governor, dies after cancer battle
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau has died, her office announced today. The notice says Roy Vienneau died following a courageous battle with cancer. Premier Blaine Higgs ...
Aug 02, 2019
Towering Broadway director and producer Hal Prince has died
NEW YORK - Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theatre with such groundbreaking shows as "The Phantom of the Opera," ''Cabaret," ''Company" and "Sweene...
Aug 02, 2019
Experts, cops weigh in on the intersection of violence and video games
TORONTO - A spate of recent high-profile crimes allegedly perpetrated by young men with a passion for video games is prompting industry watchers to raise cautions against reading too much into their h...
Aug 02, 2019
