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Women's hockey stars announce boycott in demand for 1 league
Unhappy with the status quo, more than 200 of the world's top female hockey players declared Thursday they will not compete in North America next season in a dramatic attempt to establish a single, ec...
May 02, 2019
Quebec, N.B. hope worst flooding is over while Ontario situation 'potentially worsening'
STE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. - Robert Pepin's mobile home sits crookedly on its foundation, the front door is broken, the insulation and deck are damaged beyond repair. But the 70-year-old re...
May 02, 2019
Blazers take defenceman with first pick in WHL bantam draft
KAMLOOPS - The Western Hockey League bantam draft is underway. Blazers had the seventh overall pick and took defenceman Mats Lindgren from North Vancouver. The Winnipeg Ice had the first overall pick,...
May 02, 2019
Damages of $20 million awarded against obituary website in class action ruling
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A judge has ordered an online obituary site to pay $20 million in damages for the unauthorized use of notices and photographs taken from websites of Canadian funeral homes and ...
May 02, 2019
Secluded Baltimore mayor to make announcement amid scandal
BALTIMORE - The lawyer for Baltimore's mayor is making an announcement amid growing pressure for the city's top leader to resign over a scandal involving her self-published children's books. Mayor Cat...
May 02, 2019
Quebec government orders public coroner's inquest into 7-year-old's death
Quebec's public security minister has ordered a public coroner's inquest into the death of a seven-year-old girl who had a long history with the province's youth protection system. Genevieve Guil...
May 02, 2019
Knockin' on Abe's door: Japanese PM shows off quirky Canadian souvenir
LAKE KAWAGUCHI, Japan - Japan's prime minister is showing off a folksy souvenir he brought home from his recent trip to Canada. In a video posted to his official Instagram account, Shinzo Abe installs...
May 02, 2019
Knockin' on Abe's door: Japanese PM shows off quirky Canadian souvenir
LAKE KAWAGUCHI, Japan - Japan's prime minister is showing off a folksy souvenir he brought home from his recent trip to Canada. In a video posted to his official Instagram account, Shinzo Abe installs...
May 02, 2019
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is freed on bail
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine was freed on bail Thursday after spending three nights in a maximum-security prison. The lawmaker, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssen...
May 02, 2019
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner get married in surprise wedding
LAS VEGAS - Joe Jonas was already having a big night: reuniting with his brothers for their band's first performance at an awards show in a decade and announcing their upcoming tour. But his night bec...
May 02, 2019
