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Scheer, Trudeau spar over climate pledges, as May offers cost breakdown
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer and Justin Trudeau fought Wednesday for the high ground on who was best suited to fight the ravages of climate change, a battle that exposed the wide valley in their approaches....
Sep 27, 2019
Calgary man convicted in five-year-old grandson's death to be sentenced
CALGARY - A Calgary man convicted of killing his young grandson is to learn his sentence today. Allan Perdomo Lopez was found guilty of manslaughter last month in the 2015 death of...
Sep 27, 2019
Security-clearance backlogs bedevilled RCMP as employee allegedly leaked secrets
OTTAWA - An internal RCMP audit shows the Mounties were struggling to keep staff security clearances up to date during the time a senior employee allegedly tried to pass secrets to...
Sep 27, 2019
Canadian youth take calls from drastic climate action to the streets today
OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians are expected to hit the streets today demanding "widespread, systemic change" to halt the scary impact of a warming planet. From St. John's to Tofino, B.C., and as...
Sep 27, 2019
Rookies key in Arizona Coyotes 4-2 pre-season win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Some young talents stepped up for the Arizona Coyotes Thursday night, helping the team to a 4-2 pre-season win over the Vancouver Canucks. Rookies Lane Pederson and Barrett Hayton had...
Sep 26, 2019
Bombers starter Matt Nichols undergoes season-ending shoulder surgery
WINNIPEG - Matt Nichols' season is over. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback underwent season-ending shoulder surgery Thursday. Nichols suffered a shoulder injury in the club's 32-16 win over the B....
Sep 26, 2019
Woman's interview with cops released as new details emerge in Matthews case
TORONTO - The woman pressing a charge against Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews says she may not have done so if her description of events was taken more seriously by the NHL player's...
Sep 26, 2019
B.C. father guilty of second-degree murder in slaying of two daughters
VANCOUVER - A jury has found a father guilty of killing his two young daughters in his apartment in a Victoria suburb on Christmas Day in 2017. Andrew Berry hung his head as the verdict was announced ...
Sep 26, 2019
'I accomplished my mission,' accused in Yonge Street van attack told police
TORONTO - Hours after driving a rented van down a busy Toronto sidewalk killing 10 people and injuring 16 others, Alek Minassian described himself to police as a&nbs...
Sep 26, 2019
Connor McDavid satisfied with return to ice despite Oilers 4-2 loss to Coyotes
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid's return to actual game play from a knee injury may not have been a triumphant one, but at least it was a return in the first place. McDavid was held off the scoreboard in a ...
Sep 26, 2019