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Hertl the latest to withdraw with injury; opts to put NHL club "first"
KANATA, Ont. - San Jose Sharks winger Tomas Hertl is the latest player to pull out of the World Cup of Hockey with an injury. The 22-year-old withdrew from the Czech Republic squad, citing the need to...
Sep 05, 2016
Coast Guard emphasizes safety on water after 1,500 Americans float into Canada
The image of hundreds of Americans on inflatable rafts and makeshift platforms bobbing helplessly down the St. Clair River as strong winds pushed them towards the Canadian shore is one Peter Garapick ...
Sep 05, 2016
'A poke in the ribs:' Group pitches equalization for pipelines to Ottawa
CALGARY - A group that represents oilfield service and supply companies asked Ottawa earlier this year to use equalization payments as leverage to get reluctant provinces onside with pipeline projects...
Sep 05, 2016
GM workers in Oshawa, Ont., brace for 'the fight of our lives' in auto talks
OSHAWA, Ont. - Just over a year ago, Corina and Joe Colacicco - both employees at the General Motors facility in Oshawa, Ont. - sold their house and bought a bigger one to accommodate their growing fa...
Sep 05, 2016
Hearing to begin for judge who made 'knees together' remark at sex assault trial
CALGARY - A hearing is to begin Tuesday for a Federal Court judge who asked a sexual assault complainant why she couldn't just keep her knees together. The Canadian Judicial Council is to determine wh...
Sep 05, 2016
Canada's Aurelie Rivard entering Rio Paralympics as swimmer to beat
TORONTO - Aurelie Rivard describes herself as a totally different person in the four years since her Paralympic debut. Now 20 years old, the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., native enters the Rio de Janei...
Sep 05, 2016

Trudeau says protectionist views in U.S., Europe unlikely to creep into Canada
HANGZHOU, China - Justin Trudeau spent days urging world leaders to fight back against rising anti-trade sentiments, but he says there’s little risk that protectionist forces seen in the United ...
Sep 05, 2016
WHO confirms 3rd case of polio in Nigeria, Rotary Club says
LAGOS, Nigeria - The World Health Organization has confirmed a third case of polio in an area of Nigeria newly liberated from Boko Haram Islamic extremists, the Rotary Club said Monday, amid fears the...
Sep 05, 2016
B.C. Liberals must pull off balancing act on real estate: observers
VANCOUVER - Public outcry over British Columbia’s sizzling real estate market pushed the province’s Liberal government to introduce a foreign-buyers’ tax last month, but uncertainty ...
Sep 05, 2016
Despite more police, West Indian Day events marred by deaths
NEW YORK - Revelers in costumes danced as the sounds of steel drums filled the air Monday at the city’s annual West Indian Day Parade, but despite an expanded police presence violence again marr...
Sep 05, 2016