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Bahamas police were told billionaire Cline was on helicopter
NASSAU, Bahamas - Police in the Bahamas worked Friday to identify the bodies of seven Americans killed in a helicopter crash after being told that billionaire coal tycoon and Republican donor Chris Cl...
Jul 05, 2019
New look for Roughriders mascot causes controversy in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Gainer the Gopher has found out this week just how much controversy a makeover can cause. Gainer, who has been the mascot for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders since 1977, unveiled a ne...
Jul 05, 2019
Montreal unveils plan to respond to heat waves after 66 deaths last year
MONTREAL - With a potential heat wave looming, Montreal says it's prepared to lengthen pool hours and send firefighters door to door to mitigate conditions that contributed to the death of 66 people l...
Jul 05, 2019
UNESCO gives Canada new deadline to preserve Wood Buffalo National Park
A United Nations body has given Canada a new deadline to repair the country's largest national park and the government is promising greater efforts to stop its deterioration. At a meeting this week in...
Jul 05, 2019
Fest drops Peter Yarrow over 'indecent liberties' sentence
NEW YORK - A music festival has disinvited folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary over his 1970 jail sentence for indecent liberties with a 14-year-old girl. The Press and Sun Bulletin of Bi...
Jul 05, 2019
Coleman's mother says her daughter was frightened and robotic after captivity
OTTAWA - Lynda Coleman says her daughter, Caitlan, was an unemotional automaton who was afraid of her husband in the weeks after she and Joshua Boyle were released from captivity. Coleman, 7...
Jul 05, 2019
Ontario minister says she apologized after giving 'feedback' to Sens owner
An Ontario cabinet minister says she has apologized to the owner of the Ottawa Senators - a statement that comes after she reportedly launched into a profane tirade against him at a Rolling Stone...
Jul 05, 2019
Canadian rider Mike Woods excited for first crack at historic Tour de France
Canadian Mike Woods remembers growing up watching the Tour de France. Now the 32-year-old from Ottawa wants to give viewers back home something to cheer about. Woods, in his first Tour de France, is a...
Jul 05, 2019
Estranged wife's interviews complicate testimony in Joshua Boyle assault case
OTTAWA - The sexual-assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle took another unexpected twist Wednesday that left the Crown's star witness looking for a new lawyer and the possibility of ...
Jul 05, 2019
Montreal Impact welcoming back key players for game against Minnesota United
MONTREAL - Reinforcements could not have come at a better time for the Montreal Impact. A depleted Impact (9-8-3) side saw three key players return from international duty this week ahead of Saturday'...
Jul 05, 2019
