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Munk Debates calls on federal leaders to sign up for foreign policy debate
OTTAWA - A charitable organization that held a federal election debate on foreign policy four years ago is launching a campaign to pressure party leaders to attend a proposed event during th...
Aug 08, 2019
Andreescu downs Bouchard in all-Canadian first-round tilt at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu and Eugenie Bouchard started exchanging messages over Instagram when they found out they'd be playing each other in the first round of the Rogers Cup. Any ner...
Aug 08, 2019
Goodale urges internet giants to do more to combat child abuse online
Internet giants need to be better, faster and more open when it comes to fighting child abuse online, or else governments could make them pay for its harmful aftermath, Public Safety Minister Ral...
Aug 08, 2019
Loblaws off the hook for Rana Plaza disaster; Bangladeshi lawsuit fails
TORONTO - One of the country's largest retailers is finally off the hook for the devastating collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh six years ago. In a decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court of ...
Aug 08, 2019
Valour FC strips Jordan Murrell of captaincy after he sees red in CPL game
WINNIPEG - Valour FC has stripped Jordan Murrell of his captaincy in the wake of a stormy red-card exit in the Winnipeg CPL's club 1-0 loss to HFX Wanderers in Halifax earlier this week. Murrell was i...
Aug 08, 2019
Pliskova downs Kontaveit to advance to quarterfinals at Rogers Cup
TORONTO - Czech star and former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova has advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rogers Cup. The current No. 3 downed No. 16-seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday ...
Aug 08, 2019
Another reason to avoid bunker as snapping turtle lays eggs on N.S. golf course
HALIFAX - Most golfers would rather avoid sand traps, and that's especially true now on a course in central Nova Scotia where a resident snapping turtle has laid its eggs in the same bunker for the se...
Aug 08, 2019
Sketch released of suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted an eight year old boy in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - On June 1st, 2019, the parents of a boy reported that their son was sexually assaulted at Henderson Lake.According to police, the boy was attending a birthday party when he was approa...
Aug 08, 2019 A composite sketch of the suspect. (Supplied by Lethbridge Police Service)
Parking fines at Lethbridge College increase to $50 as of September 1st
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council has given their thumbs up to a motion to make parking violations more expensive at Lethbridge College (LC).Currently, parking at LC without a permit or in an a...
Aug 08, 2019 One of the parking lots at Lethbridge College. (Supplied by Google Maps)
Ivanka Trump to promote women's initiative in South America
WASHINGTON - Ivanka Trump will travel to South America in September to focus on issues that make it difficult for women in developing countries to prosper financially, including lack of access to cred...
Aug 08, 2019