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Public told to leave drones at home if they go to Abbotsford, B.C., airshow
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police and organizers of the Abbotsford International Airshow urge the public to leave their drones at home if they plan to attend the show this weekend. A joint news release f...
Aug 09, 2019
Fox's Carlson calls white supremacy 'a hoax.'
NEW YORK - Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson faced criticism Wednesday for declaring white supremacy "a hoax," the same day President Donald Trump visited El Paso, Texas, after a white gunman who h...
Aug 09, 2019
Foligno on departures: 'You don't leave a good team to try to find another one'
Nick Foligno isn't bitter or upset about the mass exodus of free agents from the Columbus Blue Jackets this summer. It's just that in a few cases, he doesn't quite understand the logic. Star winger Ar...
Aug 09, 2019
Canadian women's water polo team locks up Tokyo Olympic berth
LIMA, Peru - The Canadian women's water polo team has secured a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Canada booked its first Summer Games ticket since 2004 after the semifinals of the Pan American G...
Aug 09, 2019
Friendly Rivalry: Rogers Cup cities Toronto and Montreal a contrast in style
MONTREAL - Daniel Nestor always loved coming home to play tennis in Toronto. He learned the sport there and recalls taking the bus up to York University as a kid to watch world-class matches every sum...
Aug 09, 2019
Manhunt ends: Bodies believed to be B.C. murder suspects found in northern Manitoba
WINNIPEG - A massive manhunt is over after two bodies believed to be British Columbia murder suspects were found in dense brush in northern Manitoba. RCMP assistant commissioner Jane MacLatchy said th...
Aug 09, 2019
Trudeau pressed to give update on review of Canada's arms deal with Saudi Arabia
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing pressure from civil society groups to update Canadians before the October election on his government's review of a multibillion-dollar arms d...
Aug 09, 2019
Sofia Kenin continues Rogers Cup run with upset of sixth-seed Elina Svitolina
TORONTO - American Sofia Kenin upset sixth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup. Kenin also stunned world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty in the first r...
Aug 09, 2019
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz to open performing arts centre
MACEDON, N.Y. - Singer Alicia Keys and music producer husband Swizz Beats are planning to create a performing arts centre in upstate New York. The couple's proposal to transform an industrial site in ...
Aug 09, 2019
Expert raises doubt about cause of fish deaths near Ottawa this summer
OTTAWA - An environmentalist who monitors the Ottawa River says he's skeptical of the Quebec government's contention that a local hydro dam is to blame for the deaths of thousands of fish near the nat...
Aug 09, 2019
