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Montreal businessman Clifford Starke to issue "intent to purchase" Alouettes
TIORONTO, Ont. - Montreal businessman Clifford Starke will formally announce Thursday his “intent to purchase” the Montreal Alouettes. Brad Smith, a former CFL receiver with the Toronto Ar...
Apr 08, 2019
Court: Kansas must pay legal fees over 'In Cold Blood' notes
WICHITA, Kan. - Kansas must pay legal fees arising from its efforts to stop publication of notebooks kept by the lead investigator into the murders of a Kansas family chronicled in Truman Capote’...
Apr 08, 2019
Toronto's Nickeil Alexander-Walker entering NBA draft
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Virginia Tech guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker is the latest Canadian to declare he is entering the NBA draft. The Toronto native tweeted on Sunday night he will sign with an agent and...
Apr 08, 2019
Wilbert Keon, trailblazing heart surgeon, doctor and senator, dies
OTTAWA - A world-renowned Canadian pioneer of heart surgery and former senator has died. Dr. Wilbert Keon founded the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and in 1986 performed Canada’s first ar...
Apr 08, 2019
Alberta's Notley expects pipeline approval soon; Kenney calls it 'phoney fight'
EDMONTON - Alberta’s two main political rivals had opposing messages about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion during their election campaigns Monday. NDP Leader Rachel Notley said she expects...
Apr 08, 2019
Vladimir Tarasenko Pekka Rinne, Alexander Radulov named three stars of week
NEW YORK - St. Louis Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko, Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne and Dallas Stars winger Alexander Radulov are the NHL’s three stars for the week. Tarasenko led t...
Apr 08, 2019
To boldly go: Manitoba man wants court to allow 'Star Trek' licence plate
WINNIPEG - A lawyer representing Manitoba says a “Star Trek” fan wasn’t allowed to keep his personalized ASIMIL8 licence plate because the word cannot be dissociated from the history...
Apr 08, 2019
Schmidt scores winner as Canada beats Nigeria in women's soccer friendly
SAN PEDRO DEL PINATAR, Spain - Janine Beckie and substitute Sophie Schmidt scored early in the second half to lift Canada to a 2-1 win over Nigeria in a women’s soccer friendly Monday. Jayde Riv...
Apr 08, 2019
Tori Stafford kidnapping anniversary marked by call for justice-system changes
OTTAWA - A number of victims of violent crime rallied in Ottawa today, marking the 10th anniversary of Tori Stafford’s disappearance in southwestern Ontario and calling for changes to CanadaR...
Apr 08, 2019
Pinterest sets conservative pricing after Lyft drop
NEW YORK - Pinterest, among the gaggle of tech companies hoping to go public this year, set a conservative price range Monday for its initial public offering. It hopes to raise as much as $1.5 billion...
Apr 08, 2019