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Elton John biopic 'Rocketman' to premiere at Cannes
NEW YORK - The Elton John biopic "Rocketman" will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month. "Rocketman" will screen May 16 at the French Riviera festival, two weeks before it's to be released i...
Apr 16, 2019
Recipient in rare paired living liver donation thanks "angel" donor
TORONTO - One of the recipients of what's believed to be North America's first paired living liver donation is calling the stranger who saved his life "an angel." Fifty-four-year-old Muhammad Khan of ...
Apr 16, 2019
Canada Post forecasts continuing sector losses despite booming parcel deliveries
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will struggle to make a profit in coming years despite booming parcel delivery because of a continuing decline in letter mail, higher employee costs and billions in capita...
Apr 16, 2019
Tiger Woods makes Masters his 15th and most improbable major
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Tiger Woods blazing to victory in his Sunday red at the Masters, a scene once so familiar, was never more stunning. It was only two years ago at Augusta National that Woods needed a ner...
Apr 16, 2019
Mark Norman's lawyers target government over solicitor-client privilege claims
OTTAWA - Lawyers for Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and the federal government are back in court fighting over dozens of documents, including memos to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from the country's top bu...
Apr 16, 2019
Ovechkin punch puts Carolina rookie into concussion protocol
RALEIGH, N.C. - A barrage of punches from Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin could have an impact on the Stanley Cup champions' playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes. Ovechkin floored Car...
Apr 16, 2019
Century-old love letters found in Winnipeg building to be returned to family
WINNIPEG - Century-old love letters are being returned to a family after they were uncovered by a construction crew working on a historic building in Manitoba. The letters from 1918 and 1919 are addre...
Apr 16, 2019
Canada's emissions target gets further away as 2017 report shows increase
OTTAWA - Canada's greenhouse gas emissions edged up for the first time in three years in 2017, pushing the country even further away from its international climate change commitments. T...
Apr 16, 2019
New commemorative loonie recognizing gay 'equality' sparks concern
OTTAWA - A new commemorative loonie to be unveiled next week is sparking concern among academics and advocates who fear it could perpetuate myths about Canada's treatment of lesbian, gay, transge...
Apr 16, 2019
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Suspect in four Penticton, B.C., murders charged
PENTICTON, B.C. - The British Columbia Prosecution Service says murder charges have now been laid against a suspect in the shooting deaths of four people in Penticton. Spokesman Dan McLaughl...
Apr 16, 2019