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Family optimistic after UofT student released on bail in Bangladesh
TORONTO - The family of a Toronto university student who was detained in Bangladesh after surviving a terrorist attack is expressing cautious optimism now that the young man has been released on bail,...
Oct 03, 2016
Feeling close to 100 per cent, Andersen will make Leafs debut in Saskatoon
TORONTO - Frederik Andersen will have a better grasp on his health Tuesday night when he’ll make his exhibition debut in the Toronto Maple Leafs net. The 27-year-old goalie, who has been nursing...
Oct 03, 2016
Hijab-wearing student prevented from taking exam for refusing to show ears
MONTREAL - A Montreal junior college is trying to determine how to accommodate a student who was prevented from taking an exam because she wouldn’t temporarily remove part of her hijab, a school...
Oct 03, 2016
Corrections investigating murderer's escape from Saskatchewan Penitentiary
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Federal corrections officials say they’re investigating how a convicted murderer escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. Correctional Service Canada s...
Oct 03, 2016
US-Russia relations plummet further over Syria, Ukraine
WASHINGTON - Already testy, relations between the United States and Russia plummeted Monday as Washington suspended diplomatic contacts with Moscow over failed efforts to end the war in Syria and Pres...
Oct 03, 2016
AP: "Apprentice" cast & crew say lewd Trump demeaned women
NEW YORK - In his years as a reality TV boss on “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump repeatedly demeaned women with sexist language, according to show insiders who said he rated female contestan...
Oct 03, 2016
Attorney general to Trump Foundation: Stop fundraising in NY
ALBANY, N.Y. - The New York attorney general’s office has ordered the Trump Foundation to immediately stop fundraising in the state, saying it isn’t registered to do so. James Sheehan, hea...
Oct 03, 2016
Alberta won't support Ottawa's climate change plans without a pipeline: Notley
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley drew a line in the oilsands Monday when she said she will not support Ottawa’s climate change plan unless the federal government makes progress on new oi...
Oct 03, 2016
Hurricanes, Predators, Jets among the likely risers in the NHL this season
It’s been seven seasons since the Carolina Hurricanes last treated their fans to a playoff game, but there’s hope in Raleigh that the club might be turning a corner. Carolina’s lack ...
Oct 03, 2016
Groups worried over world heritage park want Trudeau to revisit Site C approval
EDMONTON - First Nations and environmental groups want the federal government to revisit its approval of British Columbia’s Site C dam which they worry would threaten a national park that is a W...
Oct 03, 2016