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Likely new UN secretary-general sees 'huge challenges' ahead
LISBON, Portugal - The United Nations’ probable next secretary-general said Thursday he faces “huge challenges” and hopes to see unity and consensus during his expected term at the i...
Oct 06, 2016
McDavid's chase for Crosby's best-in-the-world crown begins this season
It was around this time 10 years ago that Sidney Crosby staked his case as the best hockey player in the world. As a 19-year-old for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Crosby scored 36 goals and dished out 84 a...
Oct 06, 2016
Bluenose II to return 'full circle' to wooden rudder after steel version proves heavy
HALIFAX - A wooden rudder has been ordered to replace the weighty steel steering system aboard the Bluenose II, one last refit that may finally bring the saga of the ship’s reconstruction to its...
Oct 06, 2016
Bank of Canada deputy warns of lingering uncertainty around non-resource exports
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada’s senior deputy governor says there’s still uncertainty around the long-hoped-for rebound of the country’s crucial non-resource export sectors. In a speec...
Oct 06, 2016
Lawyers: Lost evidence, misconduct make defending Cosby hard
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby’s lawyers blame his arrest on sexual assault charges on “a perfect storm” of mistakes by a federal judge and misconduct by an ambitious prosecutor and celeb...
Oct 06, 2016
Suspect in Jays beer-tossing case faces mischief charge, police say
TORONTO - A mischief charge has been laid against a man alleged to have tossed a beer can at a Baltimore outfielder during a dramatic Blue Jays playoff game earlier this week, Toronto police said Thur...
Oct 06, 2016
Tory leadership hopeful would lower income taxes, drop some tax credits
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier wants to eliminate some of the boutique tax credits favoured by former prime minister Stephen Harper to help cover the cost of cutting income ...
Oct 06, 2016
Serval owner rails against Ottawa bylaw, argues they're not dangerous
Margueret Lewis has lots to say about an exotic animal bylaw in Ottawa that bans servals - small cheetah-like cats - but most of it’s obscene. She lives on a large rural property within the city...
Oct 06, 2016
Mother found not guilty of assaulting assistant principal
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - A Virginia mother accused of hitting an assistant principal at her child’s elementary school in the head, briefly knocking her unconscious, has been found not guilty following ...
Oct 06, 2016
Pole vaulter Shawn Barber tests positive for cocaine through kissing, report says
TORONTO - The 16-page report on Shawn Barber’s positive cocaine test reads in parts like an erotic short story. Sex, drugs and a hotel rendezvous, with Canada’s world champion pole vaulter...
Oct 06, 2016