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Asylum claims dipped last month but numbers remain up over last year
OTTAWA - New statistics released Monday show a slight dip in the number of people intercepted at the Canada-U.S. border last month trying to cross unofficially to claim asylum. Last month, 1,762 ...
Sep 16, 2019
Forward Mitch Marner joins Toronto Maple Leafs in Newfoundland for training camp
PARADISE, N.L. - Mitch Marner and Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas put up a united front when speaking to media about the forward's new contract. The pair stood side-by-side on Saturday ...
Sep 16, 2019
Two senior Canadian Forces members charged with sexual assaults
OTTAWA - Military police have laid sexual-assault charges against two senior members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including a lieutenant-colonel working as a reservist with the military's recruiting ...
Sep 16, 2019
Brad Pitt asks astronaut: Who was better? Clooney or me?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Brad Pitt, star of the new space movie "Ad Astra," had a burning question for a real-life astronaut. "Who was more believable? Clooney or Pitt?" In a televised call Monday, NASA...
Sep 16, 2019
NHLPA declines to re-open current CBA; agreement will run through 2021-22 season
TORONTO - The NHL Players' Association has announced the union will not re-open the current collective bargaining agreement after the 2019-20 season, avoiding a potential lockout next Septem...
Sep 16, 2019
Quebec watchdog criticized over investigations of police shootings
MONTREAL - Rights advocates and victims' families in Quebec are calling for greater transparency from the province's independent police watchdog. A civil rights advocacy group, la Ligue des droits et ...
Sep 16, 2019
Blackfoot actor talks representation in Hollywood, reconciliation in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - As part of the City of Lethbridge's Reconciliation Week, actor Eugene Brave Rock is the event's keynote speaker.He wanted to share some of his experiences as an Indigenous person in S...
Sep 16, 2019 Eugene Brave Rock. (Lethbridge News Now)
Olympic medallist Kirsti Lay announces retirement from track cycling
MONTREAL - Track cyclist Kirsti Lay has announced her retirement after helping Canada win an Olympic bronze medal in the women's team pursuit at the 2016 Summer Games. The 31-year-old also won Pan Ame...
Sep 16, 2019
Video deleted from Minnesota first lady's tense policy forum
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A deleted video from a forum that turned tense over racial issues demonstrates some of the political risks in Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz's push for criminal justice reform. Walz ...
Sep 16, 2019
Browns' Smith honours late girlfriend, playing against Jets
CLEVELAND - Browns defensive end Chris Smith will honour his late girlfriend by playing Monday night against the New York Jets. Petara Cordero was killed when she was struck by a car last week after s...
Sep 16, 2019