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Eastern Ontario communities reeling as Ottawa River hits historic high
OTTAWA - Lynne Lavictoire wants to go home. The only way she can get anywhere near it is by boat. For the time being, she's set up at a hotel where she is praying her home in La Passe, Ont. ...
May 14, 2019
Liberals push Tories to show climate-policy hand with climate-change motion
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is pushing Parliament to declare that Canada is in a "climate change emergency." Her new motion, which is to be debated Thursday, asks MPs to ...
May 14, 2019
A look at how the Raptors match up with the Bucks in their Eastern Conference showdown
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will play in the NBA Eastern Conference final for just the second time in team history when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday to kick off a best-of-se...
May 14, 2019
Dale Hunter to coach Canada at 2020 world junior hockey championship
CALGARY - Dale Hunter will be Canada's head coach at the 2020 world junior hockey championship. The head coach of the OHL's London Knights will have Andre Tourigny of the Ottawa 67's and Mitch Lo...
May 14, 2019
County campgrounds set to open on Wednesday
Campgrounds and day parks in the County of Grande Prairie are set to open for their summer operations tomorrow, with the May long weekend upon us.Parks that will be opening include:Kleskun Hills ParkB...
May 14, 2019
School bus full of kids pepper sprayed
Edmonton police believe a school bus packed with children was in the wrong place at the wrong time when it was pepper-sprayed during an altercation involving people in two vehicles.The bus was parked ...
May 14, 2019
Freeland to meet Lighthizer in Washington to push for tariff removal
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is bound for Washington to meet with Trump trade czar Robert Lighthizer in a renewed push to get punitive steel and aluminum tariffs lifted. The mee...
May 14, 2019
Canada puts Tokyo 2020 Olympics women's rugby berth on hold after loss to U.S.
LANGFORD, B.C. - Canada's bid to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is on hold after a fifth-place finish at the HSBC Canada Sevens Series at Westhills Stadium. With the top four teams in the season ...
May 14, 2019
Mother of child who died angry anti-vaccine page used girl's image on Facebook
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The mother of a young Newfoundland girl who died last summer is furious her daughter's altered image was used online as part of an anti-vaccination campaign...
May 14, 2019
Mother, son in hospital after allegedly being hit by dad's vehicle
BRAMPTON, Ont. - A man has been charged with impaired driving after he allegedly ran over his wife and seven-year-old son, who remains in hospital in life-threatening condition. Peel Regional Pol...
May 14, 2019