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Roger Taillibert, designer of Montreal's Olympic Stadium, dead at 93
MONTREAL - Roger Taillibert, the architect who designed Montreal's 1976 Olympic Stadium and relentlessly defended it against its critics, has died at the age of 93. The renowned Fr...
Oct 5, 2019
Roger Taillibert, designer of Montreal's Olympic Stadium, dead at 93
MONTREAL - Roger Taillibert, the architect who designed Montreal's 1976 Olympic Stadium and relentlessly defended it against its critics, has died at the age of 93. The renowned Fr...
Oct 5, 2019
Scientist responds to critique of industry ties after publishing study on red meat
HALIFAX - A Canadian researcher who co-led a study that challenges well-worn advice to limit meat consumption has responded to criticisms he should have disclosed past ties to the globa...
Oct 5, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Second location for BC SPCA thrift store opens in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The BC SPCA's Kamloops thrift store is opening a second location today. An additional set up of Second Chances Thrift Store opened its doors from 1211 8th Street this morning (Oct. 5), in t...
Oct 5, 2019 File photo (Image Credit: © Fizkes | Dreamstime.com)
Youngest of musical Hanson brothers injured in Tulsa crash
TULSA, Okla. - Zac Hanson of the pop music band Hanson is recovering following a motorcycle crash in Oklahoma this week. The 33-year-old Hanson said in posts on Twitter, Facebook and the Tulsa-based b...
Oct 5, 2019
Jury in fitness hearing for murder suspect to begin deliberations Friday
FREDERICTON - The hearing to determine if Matthew Raymond is fit to stand trial on four counts of first-degree murder will go to the jury on Friday. Raymond, is accused of killing Fredericto...
Oct 5, 2019
Major bridges may targeted as environmental group plans protest Monday
HALIFAX - A group of environmental activists is planning to try to shut down some of Canada's busiest bridges on Monday by having protesters lie down or sit in traffic lanes. The Extinction Rebellion ...
Oct 5, 2019
Kansas apologizes for Snoop Dogg show at basketball kickoff
LAWRENCE, Kan. - The University of Kansas has apologized for its risque Late Night at the Phog event in which rapper Snoop Dogg performed, stripper poles were wheeled onto the Allen Fieldhouse floor a...
Oct 5, 2019
Three teens plead guilty in St. Michael's College School sex assault scandal
TORONTO - Three teens pleaded guilty Thursday in a sexual assault scandal at an all-boys Catholic school that made national headlines last year and sparked a public conversation about&n...
Oct 5, 2019
Scheer and Trudeau accuse each other of distracting from their records
OTTAWA - Both the Liberal and Conservative leaders faced attacks Thursday that target the cores of their characters, as each accused the other of trying to distract voters from his record. Conservativ...
Oct 5, 2019
