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Steve Nash says changing times have made national team duty more complicated
TORONTO - Former NBA MVP Steve Nash made a habit of putting his hand up for national team duty. But he understands times have changed. Many of Canada's top players have begged off the upcoming FI...
Aug 07, 2019
Fox chief says Emmy Awards won't have a host this year
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The Oscars did it, and now the Emmys will too. There will be no host at the ceremony honouring TV's best next month. Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said Wednesday that g...
Aug 07, 2019
Canadian Fernandez drops Rogers Cup main draw debut 6-0, 6-1 to Bouzkova
TORONTO - Leylah Annie Fernandez isn't letting a tough result get in the way of a big year for the Canadian teenager on the women's tennis scene. The 16-year-old from Laval, Que., flashed a brigh...
Aug 07, 2019
Expert raises doubt about cause of fish deaths near Ottawa this summer
OTTAWA - An Ottawa River monitor is skeptical of the Quebec government's contention that a local hydro dam is to blame for the deaths of thousands of fish near the national capital. The fish have...
Aug 07, 2019
Immigration raids at Mississippi food processing plants
MORTON, Miss. - U.S. immigration officials raided several Mississippi food processing plants on Wednesday, part of a large-scale operation carried out by President Donald Trump's administration that t...
Aug 07, 2019
Canada's Milos Raonic, Denis Shapovalov advance to second round of Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - In the midst of a frustrating, injury-ravaged season, Milos Raonic has learned to keep his expectations in check. The Canadian's big frame didn't let him down Monday on home soil....
Aug 07, 2019
Tuesday's damaging winds equivalent to an EF1 tornado according to Environment Canada
BARNWELL, AB - Environment Canada says Tuesday night's destructive storm formed in the Foothills northwest of Calgary, then tracked hundreds of kilometres southeast until it savagely hit the Vulcan an...
Aug 07, 2019 Storm Damage in Barnwell (Photo Courtesy: Megan Wilson)
Nicholas Kasirer to begin tenure as Supreme Court justice Sept. 16
OTTAWA - Justice Nicholas Kasirer will officially join the Supreme Court of Canada on Sept. 16. The Prime Minister's Office made the date official in a statement this afternoon as part of an...
Aug 07, 2019
Puerto Rico high court overturns Pedro Pierluisi as governor
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has overturned the swearing in of Pedro Pierluisi as the island's governor less than a week ago, clearing the way for Justice Secretary Wanda Vzquez...
Aug 07, 2019
Sewage stink plaguing scenic N.S. tourist town cleared with new biofilter
HALIFAX - One of Nova Scotia's most scenic tourist towns appears to have rid itself of a nasty smell that would often drive residents indoors during the summer. The Town of Lunenburg installed a biofi...
Aug 07, 2019