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Western separatist movement could explode Monday, says founder
Red Deer, AB - The founder of Wexit Alberta says of course it's realistic that the province could separate from the rest of Canada.In Red Deer on Saturday morning, Peter Downing met with around 50 sup...
Oct 20, 2019 Peter Downing, founder of Wexit Alberta, says election day could be a big one for his separatist movement. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
24 hours to go: final day of federal campaign will be anything but sedate
OTTAWA - In 24 hours, it will be up to Canadians - but until then it's coming down to the wire. The contenders in Monday's federal election are staging one final, frantic barr...
Oct 20, 2019
'Captain America' Chris Evans helps dedicate youth theatre
CONCORD, Mass. - "Captain America" actor Chris Evans returned to his native Massachusetts this weekend to help dedicate the new home of a youth theatre company where as a youngster he honed his acting...
Oct 20, 2019
24 hours to go: final day of federal campaign will be anything but sedate
OTTAWA - In 24 hours, it will be up to Canadians - but until then it's coming down to the wire. The contenders in Monday's federal election are staging one final, frantic barr...
Oct 20, 2019
Kerfoot gets the first crack as Maple Leafs begin life without injured Tavares
TORONTO - Mike Babcock took his time weighing the pros and cons. After learning his Maple Leafs would be minus injured captain and star centre John Tavares for at least two weeks - and&...
Oct 20, 2019
Montreal-bound Air Transat flight makes emergency stop in Paris; passengers safe
MONTREAL - More than 300 passengers resumed their journey to Montreal Sunday after their Air Transat flight from Italy had to make an emergency landing in France. The airline ...
Oct 20, 2019
With leading parties deadlocked, volunteers can make all the difference
MONTREAL - They're the ones knocking on doors, putting up signs, making phone calls, and serving as the cheering human backdrops behind Justin Trudeau, Jagmeet Singh or Andrew Scheer. But while they m...
Oct 20, 2019
Scheer seeks guarantee SNC-related documents will be saved by bureaucrats
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has written to the government's top bureaucrat to ask him to keep a list of any requests he gets to delete records - suggesting that a...
Oct 20, 2019
Netflix releases Panama Papers movie despite lawsuit
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Netflix has released a movie based on the so-called Panama Papers despite an attempt by two lawyers to stop the streaming premiere. "The Laundromat," starring Gary Oldman, Antonio B...
Oct 20, 2019
Mixed message: Boris Johnson seeks Brexit delay, sort of
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ahead Sunday with plans to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union began considering his grudging requ...
Oct 20, 2019