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Battle of depleted rosters awaits Impact, Sounders at Saputo Stadium
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact and the Seattle Sounders may have to dive deep into their rosters when they play each other Wednesday night. Impact manager Remi Garde confirmed that he will have less t...
Jun 04, 2019
Low profile for Canada on Tiananmen anniversary amid Kovrig, Spavor jailings
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked Tuesday's 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre by saying he has real concerns about China's human-rights record, including the repr...
Jun 04, 2019
Stump Lake fire under control, but new fire ignites between Chase and Sorrento
KAMLOOPS - A wildfire south of Kamloops is under control, but a new blaze has the attention of B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) personnel Tuesday morning. Fire Information Officer Taylor MacDonald says a ...
Jun 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
New Ukraine president commits to NATO, EU membership
BRUSSELS - Ukraine's new president says his country still hopes to become a member of the NATO military alliance and the European Union but he is open to peace talks with neighbouring Russia. Standing...
Jun 04, 2019
Quebec zoo at heart of cruelty allegations ordered closed by workers' safety board
ST-EDOUARD-DE-MASKINONGE, Que. - The Quebec workers' safety board has ordered the closure a small zoo at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation and the removal of the animals that remain on...
Jun 04, 2019
Justice committee votes to expunge words of Christchurch shooter from record
OTTAWA - The name and words of the man accused of killing 51 people in Christchurch, New Zealand will be expunged from the parliamentary record after a vote in the House of Commons justice committee T...
Jun 04, 2019
Stan the Man: Wawrinka's 5-set French win gets him Federer
PARIS - This is why Stan Wawrinka went through two operations on his left knee in the span of a month. Why he dealt with the rigours of rehabilitating that joint. Why he did all the work, on and off t...
Jun 04, 2019
In Asian-led 'Always Be My Maybe,' ethnicity is secondary
The newly released Netflix movie "Always Be My Maybe," is an Asian American rom-com with a twist: Ethnicity isn't central to the plot. It's just stand-up comedian and actress Ali Wong and "Fresh Off t...
Jun 04, 2019
World's biggest Nutella factory blocked by French workers
PARIS - No more Nutella?! French workers are threatening as much, bringing the world's biggest Nutella factory to a near-standstill in a showdown over salary negotiations. Tensions have been mounting ...
Jun 04, 2019
Barenboim's tenure at Berlin's Staatsoper extended to 2027
BERLIN - Conductor Daniel Barenboim is getting a five-year contract extension as general music director of Berlin's Staatsoper, which would keep him at the opera house until 2027. Klaus Lederer, Berli...
Jun 04, 2019
