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Eight-time Stanley Cup champion Red Kelly remembered at funeral in Toronto
TORONTO - Family, friends and the hockey world bid farewell to Red Kelly at the NHL great's funeral on Friday. The eight-time Stanley Cup champion, who played 20 seasons with the ...
May 10, 2019
Projected high draft pick Kaapo Kakko leads Finland to win over Canada
KOSICE, Slovakia - Finland continued its recent domination of Canada in international hockey on Friday, winning 3-1 in the opening game for both teams at the world men's championship. The Finns beat t...
May 10, 2019
Rugby Nova Scotia says safety key focus as it manages high school season
HALIFAX - A Rugby Nova Scotia official says the group is aiming to make the sport safer at the high school level as it seeks more influence over the sport's administration. Rugby Nova Scotia took...
May 10, 2019
Opokaa'sin Early Intervention Society receiving $350,000 in federal funding to strengthen economic security and prosperity of Indigenous women
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The federal government has announced new funding in Southern Alberta that's designed to make sure Indigenous women continue to hold important places as leaders in their families and c...
May 10, 2019 Photo Credit: Opokaa'sin Early Intervention Society
Waters to rise again in Ottawa area, even as N.B. turns to flood recovery mode
Water levels are expected to rise again this weekend between Ottawa and Montreal, even as New Brunswick's floods are effectively over. Officials warned late Thursday that "significant" rainfall is exp...
May 10, 2019
Witness says she was forced into sex act with self-help guru
NEW YORK - A woman testified on Wednesday that she became a "slave" under the control of a self-help guru who counted her calories, preached that women too often play victim and, ultimately, used her ...
May 10, 2019
Rural Canada's voice in cabinet says feds looking at funding community ISPs
OTTAWA - The minister in charge of a plan to help rural Canada thrive says she'll focus on expanding internet and cellphone coverage, even funding communities that want to be their own servi...
May 10, 2019
Kidnap claim unravels: Baby thrown down hill, mom charged
A mother's claim that her 7-week-old baby was kidnapped quickly unraveled after her infant was found at the bottom of a 75-foot ravine in the North Carolina mountains, law enforcement officials said F...
May 10, 2019
R. Kelly judgment withdrawn after lawyers say he can't read
CHICAGO - R. Kelly spent much of Wednesday in court, with his lawyer explaining to one judge that the singer didn't respond to a lawsuit brought by one of his sexual abuse accusers because he is illit...
May 10, 2019
Rare look at northern spotted owl chick now possible thanks to B.C. webcam
LANGLEY, B.C. - Curious bird lovers can now get a glimpse of the youngest member of one of the most endangered creatures in Canada. A webcam has been set up above the nest of a pair of north...
May 10, 2019