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Roger Taillibert, designer of Montreal's Olympic Stadium, dead at 93
MONTREAL - Roger Taillibert, the architect who designed Montreal's 1976 Olympic Stadium and relentlessly defended it against its critics, has died at the age of 93. The renowned Fr...
Oct 05, 2019
Scientist responds to critique of industry ties after publishing study on red meat
HALIFAX - A Canadian researcher who co-led a study that challenges well-worn advice to limit meat consumption has responded to criticisms he should have disclosed past ties to the globa...
Oct 05, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Youngest of musical Hanson brothers injured in Tulsa crash
TULSA, Okla. - Zac Hanson of the pop music band Hanson is recovering following a motorcycle crash in Oklahoma this week. The 33-year-old Hanson said in posts on Twitter, Facebook and the Tulsa-based b...
Oct 05, 2019
Andrew Scheer attends opening of Buddhist temple after difficult campaign week
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Andrew Scheer was a guest of honour today at the official opening of what was described as the largest Buddhist temple outside China, capping off a difficult week f...
Oct 05, 2019
May commits to process for First Nations to opt out of Indian Act
COWICHAN BAY, B.C. - The Green party is promising a framework for Indigenous communities to opt out of the Indian Act as part of its strategy for reconciliation. Party leader Elizabeth May says disman...
Oct 05, 2019
Jury in fitness hearing for murder suspect to begin deliberations Friday
FREDERICTON - The hearing to determine if Matthew Raymond is fit to stand trial on four counts of first-degree murder will go to the jury on Friday. Raymond, is accused of killing Fredericto...
Oct 05, 2019
Major bridges may targeted as environmental group plans protest Monday
HALIFAX - A group of environmental activists is planning to try to shut down some of Canada's busiest bridges on Monday by having protesters lie down or sit in traffic lanes. The Extinction Rebellion ...
Oct 05, 2019
Kansas apologizes for Snoop Dogg show at basketball kickoff
LAWRENCE, Kan. - The University of Kansas has apologized for its risque Late Night at the Phog event in which rapper Snoop Dogg performed, stripper poles were wheeled onto the Allen Fieldhouse floor a...
Oct 05, 2019
Three teens plead guilty in St. Michael's College School sex assault scandal
TORONTO - Three teens pleaded guilty Thursday in a sexual assault scandal at an all-boys Catholic school that made national headlines last year and sparked a public conversation about&n...
Oct 05, 2019
Man with several allegedly-stolen guns arrested near Vulcan
VULCAN, AB - Vulcan RCMP made an arrest in Kirkcaldy, approximately nine km south of Vulcan, on Wednesday, October 2nd.After receiving information about several break and enters in the area, officers ...
Oct 05, 2019