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Michael Carcone signs two-year deal with Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Michael Carcone to a two-year, two-way contract. The first year has an average value of US$700,000 in the NHL and $85,000 in the American Hockey League...
Jul 15, 2019
Boxing champ Pernell Whitaker dies; hit by car in Virginia
Former boxing champion Pernell Whitaker has died after he was hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55. Police in Virginia Beach on Monday say Whitaker was a pedestrian when struck by the car Sunday night....
Jul 15, 2019
Conservatives far ahead of other parties in picking candidates for fall election
OTTAWA - Hoping to take power away from the Liberals in this fall's election, the Conservatives are well ahead of the governing party in nominating candidates hoping to win seats in the House of Commo...
Jul 15, 2019
Search resumes for helicopter carrying missing Quebec businessman, teenage son
MONTREAL - The search for a missing well-known businessman and his teenage son who failed to return from a northern Quebec fishing trip this week extended into a third day Saturday without any si...
Jul 15, 2019
Updated air passenger rights protections come into effect Monday
MONTREAL - Airlines now have to reimburse passengers for flight bumping and damaged luggage as part of a package of new protections that take effect today. The regul...
Jul 15, 2019
Vehicle fire closes Trans Canada Highway west of Chase
KAMLOOPS - It looks like the Trans Canada Highway will be closed for a while longer after a vehicle fire this morning ( July 15) just west of Chase. Drive B.C. says the road is closed in both directio...
Jul 15, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Pierre Cote
Evidence erased by police would have freed wrongfully convicted man: defence lawyer
HALIFAX - A defence lawyer who fought to free Glen Assoun from a wrongful murder conviction says evidence erased by the Mounties would have helped him win his appeal. A federal report made p...
Jul 15, 2019
Jennifer Abel makes Canadian history with silver medal at world championships
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Diver Jennifer Abel has set a Canadian record with her ninth career medal at the world aquatics championships. The native of Laval, Que., teamed with Melissa Citrini-Beau...
Jul 15, 2019
Ugandan singer Bobi Wine plans to run for president in 2021
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine said Monday he will challenge longtime President Yoweri Museveni in a 2021 election "on behalf of the people." But Wine, whose real n...
Jul 15, 2019
Canada to compensate 718 gay-purge victims in class-action settlement
OTTAWA - Some victims of the federal government's gay purge were so devastated by the experience that even decades later they needed the help of a therapist to fill out forms to receive financial comp...
Jul 15, 2019
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