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Electric car sales climb in wake of new $5,000 federal rebate program
OTTAWA - Canada's new rebate program to help make electric cars cheaper appears to be showing early signs of stimulating sales but mostly in the two provinces that require a minimum number of electric...
Aug 08, 2019
Judge allows Cuba Gooding Jr. groping case to go forward
NEW YORK - A New York City judge rejected actor Cuba Gooding Jr.'s request to have his groping case thrown out. Judge Phyllis Chu said in a written ruling this week that conflicting accounts of the ac...
Aug 08, 2019
Celebs, members push for gym boycott over Trump fundraiser
Luxury gym Equinox and indoor cycling studio Soul Cycle are facing a backlash from some members and celebrities over a fundraiser being held for President Donald Trump by a company executive. Stephen ...
Aug 08, 2019
Smoke from B.C. wildfire supports expert's conclusions for nuclear winter
VANCOUVER - Unprecedented smoke from British Columbia's wildfires in 2017 is helping scientists model the potential impacts of nuclear war on the Earth's climate, says a study from Rutgers U...
Aug 08, 2019
Alouettes to start backup tandem of Pipkin, Johnson against Riders
MONTREAL - With the Montreal Alouettes missing their workhorse running back against streaking Saskatchewan, Jeremiah Johnson says he's ready to step into the kitchen. "I feel like I'm going to try and...
Aug 08, 2019
India's former foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, dies at 67
NEW DELHI - Sushma Swaraj, India's former external affairs minister and a leader of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, died Tuesday at a hospital in New Delhi. She was 67. Swaraj die...
Aug 08, 2019
Vancouver Whitecaps deal midfielder Felipe Martins to D.C. United
VANCOUVER - Felipe Martins says his time with the Vancouver Whitecaps was a roller coaster. The 28-year-old midfielder joined the club in 2018 after stints with the Montreal Impact and New York Red Bu...
Aug 08, 2019
Northern Manitoba community searching for answers after massive manhunt ends
GILLAM, Man. - The deputy mayor of a northern Manitoba community at the centre of a massive manhunt says it will be a long time before things return to normal. John McDonald says there were a lot of q...
Aug 08, 2019
Felix Auger-Aliassime tops Vasek Pospisil in all-Canadian showdown at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - Felix Auger-Aliassime has dreamed of walking onto centre court at the Rogers Cup in his hometown. His singles debut at the tournament very nearly turned into a nightmare. The...
Aug 08, 2019
Second-seed Thiem advances to Rogers quarterfinals with win over Cilic
MONTREAL - Second-seed Dominic Thiem has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup men's tennis tournament with a 7-6 (7), 6-4 win over Marin Cilic. Thiem fired 11 aces past his Croatian opponen...
Aug 08, 2019