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Toronto, Seattle mayors make friendly wager over outcome of MLS Cup Final
TORONTO - The mayors of Toronto and Seattle are making a friendly wager as their cities' Major League Soccer teams prepare to face off in the league's championship match this weekend. Toront...
Nov 08, 2019
Metis veterans get long-awaited recognition ahead of Remembrance Day
OTTAWA - Metis contributions to Canada's Second World War effort are being recognized at a special ceremony in the nation's capital today. The ceremony comes two months after the federal governme...
Nov 08, 2019
Concordia University says it will divest entirely from coal, oil and gas by 2025
MONTREAL - Concordia University says it will stop investing its assets in the coal, oil and gas sector within five years. The university says it's also committed to putting its entire endowm...
Nov 08, 2019
French national denied Quebec residency over language proficiency
QUEBEC - There's little doubt in Emilie Dubois' own mind about her ability to speak French - after all, it's her native tongue. But the Quebec government doesn't see Dubois' bona fides the w...
Nov 08, 2019
Bail revoked for RCMP intelligence official awaiting trial in secrets case
OTTAWA - A judge has revoked bail for a senior RCMP official awaiting trial on charges of breaking Canada's secrets law. Under terms of bail set last month, Cameron Jay Ortis is li...
Nov 08, 2019
Chris Brown holds high-end yard sale at his Los Angeles home
LOS ANGELES - Chris Brown held a high-end yard sale Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, with hundreds of fans, gawkers and bargain-seekers waiting for hours to try to get a piece of the singer's stuff....
Nov 08, 2019
Rockets hit Iraq base with US troops; no word on casualties
BAGHDAD - Iraqi security officials say 17 Katyusha rockets have hit an Iraqi air base south of the city of Mosul that houses American troops. The two officials say there are no immediate reports of ca...
Nov 08, 2019
Impeachment going public: Hearings next week for all to see
WASHINGTON - Democrats announced Wednesday they will launch public impeachment hearings next week, intending to bring to life weeks of closed-door testimony and lay out a convincing narrative of presi...
Nov 08, 2019
Telkwa couple turns $20 Lotto Max win into $20 million
KAMLOOPS - A couple from Telkwa, near Smithers, made the trek down to Kamloops Friday.But for Ken and Susan Salter, the trip wasn't to visit the B.C. Wildlife Park or stock up on groceries at Costco.T...
Nov 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly
Roger Warren, convicted in Yellowknife mine murders, dead at 75
A man convicted in one of the deadliest bombings in Canadian history has died. Roger Warren, who was on full parole for second-degree murder in the deaths of nine miners at Yellowknife's Giant Mine, d...
Nov 08, 2019
