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Official says she would have denied Desmond a gun licence had she known more
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former Canadian soldier fatally shot three family members and himself heard Thursday from a firearms official who said ...
Feb 22, 2020

Unreleased report finds stop checks, searches of protesters unlawful: Watchdog
VANCOUVER - A civilian police watchdog has released a letter that was described Thursday as "explosive" by a supporter of hereditary chiefs opposed to a pipeline in northern British Columbia...
Feb 22, 2020

Thumbprint, hairbrush: Franklin wreck reveals sailors' lives
It was as if the past literally reached out and touched him. Parks Canada archaeologist Marc-Andre Bernier spent last summer diving into the wreck of the HMS Erebus, the flagship of the Franklin exped...
Feb 22, 2020

Canada's Kingsbury finishes first in moguls for 62nd World Cup victory
TAZAWAKO, Japan - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury earned his 62nd World Cup victory Saturday, winning the gold medal in the men's moguls event. Kingsbury, the reigning Olympic moguls champion from Deux Mont...
Feb 22, 2020

Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs arrive in Kahnawake, Que.
KAHNAWAKE, Que. - Traditional chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation have arrived in Kahnawake, Que., as they continue their tour of Mohawk communities in eastern Canada where rail blockades in solid...
Feb 22, 2020

Struggling Victoria's Secret sold as women demand comfort
NEW YORK - Victoria's Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels in their lacy bras and oversized angel wings, has a new owner. Now, the big question is whether the once sought after b...
Feb 22, 2020

2010 leader John Furlong urges Vancouver to bid for 2030 Winter Games
While Vancouver celebrates the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the man who co-led the bid and headed the organizing committee wants the city to do...
Feb 22, 2020

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime reaches Open 13 men's tennis final
MARSEILLE, France - Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the final at the Open 13 men's tennis tournament. The 19-year-old from Montreal, the tournament's seventh seed, advanced with a 7...
Feb 22, 2020

Report finds Catholic charity founder sexually abused women
PARIS - A respected Canadian Catholic figure who helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over half a century sexually abused at least six women, a report produ...
Feb 22, 2020

Canadian cruise ship passenger tests negative for coronavirus in Cornwall, Ont.
TORONTO - A Canadian who recently arrived in Canada after being aboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan has tested negative for the illness while under quarantine in Cornwall, Ont. The Publ...
Feb 22, 2020