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In the news today, Aug. 28
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 28 --- FIRST INTERIOR SHOTS OF HMS TERROR RELEASED Parks Canada has released the first pictures from inside the HMS Terror, one of the two sh...
Aug 28, 2019
'A solemn space': first interior shots of Franklin's HMS Terror released
It remains, despite nearly two centuries beneath the Arctic seas, amazingly shipshape. First pictures from inside the HMS Terror, part of the doomed Franklin Expedition, show tidy rows of crockery, ne...
Aug 28, 2019
Closing arguments in case of German tourist shot west of Calgary
CALGARY - Closing arguments are scheduled today in the trial of a youth accused of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway west of Calgary. The teen from the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, who...
Aug 28, 2019
Cities to parties: Spend more to fill housing-plan gaps for seniors, Indigenous
OTTAWA - Canada's cities are asking federal parties to add more than $500 million a year to the national government's decade-long housing strategy. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities says the m...
Aug 28, 2019
Benjamin Tomlin, Canadian sentenced to 10 years in Cuban prison, was set up: lawyer
MONTREAL - A Canadian man sentenced to 10 years in a Cuban prison says he is innocent, and his lawyer says his client was likely set up following a night of partying...
Aug 28, 2019
'They want all that:' Girls becoming more involved in gang violence in B.C.
VANCOUVER - As gang unit officers for the Vancouver police, detectives Sandy Avelar and Anisha Parhar often pull over boys and men in flashy cars with drugs and guns in the glove compartment. But they...
Aug 28, 2019
World shares tumble as US-China trade war renews uncertainty
TOKYO - Shares mostly fell Monday after the latest escalation in the U.S.-China trade war renewed uncertainties about global economies, as well as questions over what President Donald Trump might say ...
Aug 27, 2019
Smoak homers, Jays get to Cy Young candidate Soroka early in win over Braves
TORONTO - The Blue Jays pounced early on Canadian Cy Young candidate Mike Soroka, and Toronto opened a two-game interleague series with a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. Soroka, ...
Aug 27, 2019
Toronto FC defender Drew Moor applauds Andrew Luck for listening to his body
TORONTO - With just 17 starts since the beginning of the 2018 MLS season, veteran defender Drew Moor knows all about battling his body. So the 35-year-old Texan felt for Indianapolis Colts quarterback...
Aug 27, 2019
Andreescu through to second round of US Open with 6-2, 6-4 win over Volynets
NEW YORK - Suddenly vaulted into the spotlight of great expectations, Canadian Bianca Andreescu began her U.S. Open quest Tuesday with an overabundance of nerves. But the 19-year-old from Mississ...
Aug 27, 2019