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O'Regan urged to make Grassy Narrows visit 'more than a pre-campaign photo op'
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan is being urged to ensure a long-awaited visit to an Ontario First Nation is substantive and not a pre-election photo opportunity. O'Regan is set&nb...
May 29, 2019
B.C. man who scaled Everest says climb is not for 'faint of heart'
VANCOUVER - When Chris Dare stood on the roof of the world he had tears behind his goggles. The British Columbia man has climbed mountains on seven continents in less than 10 ...
May 29, 2019
Tornadoes strafe Kansas City area in latest spasm of storms
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A vicious storm tore through the Kansas City area, spawning tornadoes that downed trees and power lines, damaged homes and injured at least a dozen people in the latest barrage of s...
May 28, 2019
Blues must try to slow down Bruins in Stanley Cup Final
BOSTON - Jake DeBrusk got a step on Robert Bortuzzo and he was off to the races. Despite missing the net on the breakaway, the message was already sent. Two minutes into the Stanley Cup Final, the Bos...
May 28, 2019
Air Canada experiencing technical issue affecting airport operations
Air Canada says it is experiencing a system-wide technical issue affecting its airport operations, check-in and call centres. Spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick says the airline is working to resolve the pro...
May 28, 2019
Meadows, Garcia homer in Rays 3-1 win over Blue Jays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Austin Meadows homered for the third straight game and five Tampa Bay pitchers combined to throw a six-hitter and beat struggling AL East rival Toronto 3-1 on Tuesday night. The...
May 28, 2019
Abbandonato, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies beat Halifax Mooseheads for Memorial Cup
HALIFAX - Veteran Peter Abbandonato still remembers the heartache from his first Memorial Cup four years ago as a rookie. He wasn't going to go through it again as a veteran. The 21-year-old Abba...
May 28, 2019
B.C. post-secondary schools at risk of money laundering: minister
VICTORIA - Post-secondary institutions in British Columbia were warned Tuesday to be on the look out for possible student money launderers in the province's ongoing fight against illegal cash. Advance...
May 28, 2019
Scheer vows to end 'illegal' border crossings as part of immigration policy plan
OTTAWA - If elected prime minister, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would put an end to "illegal" border crossings in Canada. Scheer included that as one of several general commitm...
May 28, 2019
Durant travels with the Warriors to Toronto ahead of finals
OAKLAND, Calif. - Kevin Durant is travelling with the Golden State Warriors to Toronto for the first two games of the NBA Finals, leaving open the chance he could be ready to return from a strained ri...
May 28, 2019