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Flood victims say more homes would be lost if not for volunteers, military
OTTAWA - Many more homes would have been lost to this year's devastating spring flooding in Eastern Canada over the weekend were it not for the back-breaking efforts of volunteers and the military, fl...
May 01, 2019
Liberal MP, retired general, Andrew Leslie says he won't seek re-election
OTTAWA - A first-time Liberal MP and longtime military man says he won't run for re-election this fall. Retired lieutenant-general Andrew Leslie says in an open letter today that after careful conside...
May 01, 2019
Feds to exempt oilsands from new reviews unless Kenney lifts emissions cap
OTTAWA - The federal government is warning the new government in Alberta not to scrap the province's legal limit on total emissions from oilsands of 100 million tonnes a year. Ottawa ha...
May 01, 2019
Quebec government seeks answers from youth protection after 7-year-old girl dies
MONTREAL - Quebec's junior health minister says the death of a seven-year-old girl east of Montreal has exposed clear flaws in the province's youth protection system, and he wants ...
May 01, 2019
White House wants $4.5 billion in emergency border funding
WASHINGTON - The White House is asking Congress for an additional $4.5 billion in emergency spending for border security. That's according to two people familiar with the request who spoke to The Asso...
May 01, 2019
Uganda's opposition pop star Bobi Wine jailed over protest
KAMPALA, Uganda - The Ugandan pop star and opposition politician known as Bobi Wine was remanded to a maximum-security prison on Monday after being charged over his alleged role in a street protest la...
May 01, 2019
Tessitore, McFarland return to ESPN's 'Monday Night' booth
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" will return to a two-man booth when it kicks off its 50th season later this year. The network announced Wednesday that Joe Tessitore will be back doing play-by-play whil...
May 01, 2019
Storm beat the odds to meet No. 1 67's for J. Ross Robertson Cup
Guelph Storm captain Isaac Ratcliffe had almost nothing to play for in his first three years in the Ontario Hockey League. The six-foot-six, 204-pound winger missed the playoffs in...
May 01, 2019
Israeli Eurovision hero says there's no place for boycott
JERUSALEM - Israel's winner of last year's Eurovision song contest said Monday there was no place for boycott calls of this year's competition in Tel Aviv, saying that to snub such a popular world eve...
May 01, 2019
Another soggy day in the forecast as rainfall warning issued for cottage country
It's shaping up to be another soggy day in Ontario's cottage country. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Bracebridge, Huntsville and other communities north of Toronto that have alre...
May 01, 2019