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Proctor back chasing running records after cross-Canada speed attempt
CALGARY - Dave Proctors' attempted speed record across Canada last summer was foiled by a bad back, so the ultramarathoner's comeback plan is chasing a pair of quirkier running ben...
May 24, 2019
Big names headed to New Mexico to film 'The Comeback Trail'
SANTA FE, N.M. - Oscar winners Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman soon will be on their way to New Mexico to start work on "The Comeback Trail." The feature film will begin shooting in...
May 24, 2019
Cross-Canada corridor concept getting dusted off ahead of election
OTTAWA - The notion of a pan-Canadian corridor dedicated to rail, power lines and pipelines has been around for at least half a century but it looks like it's about ...
May 24, 2019
No sleep? No problem. Raptors guard VanVleet continues to amaze since birth of son
MILWAUKEE - Fred VanVleet's breakout performance in Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference final had the city of Toronto buzzing, but for the Raptors point guard it was just another crazy night in a who...
May 24, 2019
Court to rule on B.C.'s pipeline permit law in crucial case for Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER - A court will rule today if a proposed British Columbia law that restricts diluted-bitumen shipments through its borders is constitutional. The decision is expected to be crucial for t...
May 24, 2019
Court to rule on B.C.'s pipeline permit law in crucial case for Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER - A court will rule today if a proposed British Columbia law that restricts diluted-bitumen shipments through its borders is constitutional. The decision is expected to be crucial for t...
May 24, 2019
In the news today, May 24
Five stories in the news for Friday, May 24 --- COURT TO RULE IF B.C. CAN LIMIT OIL FLOW IN KEY CASE FOR TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE A British Columbia court is set to rule today wheth...
May 24, 2019
Pitt, DiCaprio talk Tarantino's love letter to Hollywood
CANNES, France - Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio said they forged a "cinematic bond" making Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time a Time ... in Hollywood," while Tarantino bristled at the suggestion a...
May 24, 2019
Canada hires firm to ship back garbage, will be done before end of June: McKenna
Ottawa is spending more than $1 million to ship 2,000 tonnes of rotting garbage back to Canada from the Philippines, hoping to bring an end to the diplomatic war over waste before ...
May 24, 2019
NKorea says talks won't resume unless US changes position
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea says nuclear negotiations with the United States will never resume unless the Trump administration moves away from what the North describes as unilateral demand...
May 24, 2019
