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Swim star Aurelie Rivard named Canada's flag-bearer for Paralympic closing
RIO DE JANEIRO - Aurelie Rivard is young and talented and loaded with promise. And the triple gold medallist in swimming is the perfect representation, said Chantal Petitclerc, of Canada’s rebui...
Sep 18, 2016
Rosberg holds on to win Singapore GP, reclaim F1 lead
SINGAPORE - Nico Rosberg hung on for the narrowest Formula One victory for six years to win the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, celebrating his 200th career start in perfect style as he reclaimed the ...
Sep 18, 2016
Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalling smoked salmon over listeria concerns
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling Wild Sockeye Smoked Salmon and Sensations Wild Pacific Smoked Salmon over listeria concerns. In a release issued Saturday night, officials say...
Sep 18, 2016
Media groups push to intervene in Vice Media fight with RCMP
TORONTO - Forcing journalists to act as investigators for police would undermine the critical role news outlets play in a free society, a coalition of media organizations argue in documents filed with...
Sep 18, 2016
'Lost everything:' Economic Downturn forces people to give up animal friends
CALGARY - Surrender never comes easily. An animal information card at the Calgary Humane Society identifies the temporary resident inside as a grey-and-white kitten named “Marilyn” who has...
Sep 18, 2016
Northerners consider new cruise ship rules after giant vessel's voyage
The successful voyage of a mammoth cruise ship through the Northwest Passage has left Arctic officials, industry leaders and local people considering new regulations to govern future transits. The Nun...
Sep 18, 2016
Norwegian says his Philippine kidnapping was 'devastating'
INDANAN, Philippines - A Norwegian man freed by militants after a year of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines described the ordeal Sunday as “devastating,” carrying a backpack wit...
Sep 18, 2016
World leaders to focus on refugee crisis and Syria at UN
World leaders meeting at the United Nations starting Monday will be trying to make progress on two intractable problems at the top of the global agenda - the biggest refugee crisis since World War II ...
Sep 18, 2016
Crosby's dominance, Price's resurgency among the highlights for Canada
TORONTO - Canada rolled over the Czech Republic to open their World Cup of Hockey title defence. Here are five things we learned from the 6-0 victory: 1. Crosby picking up right where he left off Oh s...
Sep 18, 2016
Researchers work to document lost shipwrecks of the St. Lawrence
MONTREAL - While Sir John Franklin’s doomed search for the Northwest Passage looms large in the Canadian consciousness, thousands of other shipwrecks lie in obscurity at the bottom of the countr...
Sep 18, 2016