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Olympic gold medallist Sylvie Frechette to run as Conservative in Quebec
OTTAWA - Olympic synchronized swimming gold medallist Sylvie Frechette says she is comfortable with the social conservative views of her new boss, Tory leader Andrew Scheer. Frechette a...
Aug 28, 2019

Top women's hockey players announce series of tournaments
Growing up, Kendall Coyne Schofield recalled how her dreams of playing hockey ended at college, or maybe the Winter Games - something the two-time U.S. Olympian forward eventually would achieve. Playi...
Aug 28, 2019

Weinstein pleads not guilty to new indictment, trial delayed
NEW YORK - Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to a new indictment Monday that includes revised charges of predatory sexual assault, a development that caused the judge to delay the start ...
Aug 28, 2019

Fall Preview: The women behind Elsa on 'Frozen 2'
NEW YORK - Years after "Frozen" came out, some of us still can't walk through our home without accidentally prompting "Let it Go" to erupt from some unseen toy. Elsa never really left us. But she's ba...
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

Case of defunct QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange could shift to Toronto court
HALIFAX - The accounting firm investigating the multimillion-dollar implosion of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange wants to move the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings from Halifax to Toronto. Ernst ...
Aug 28, 2019

Missy Elliott honoured at MTV VMAs; Swift wins top prize
NEWARK, N.J. - Missy Elliott, the rapper-singer-songwriter-producer-dancer whose music videos have moved the needle over the last two decades, was honoured at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, where Ta...
Aug 28, 2019

Men's & Master Men's Canadian Fast Pitch Championships to begin play Wednesday
It was a beautiful night for ball Tuesday evening as the PVI Pirates clashed in a charity Fast Ball game against the Grande Prairie Storm to raise money for Kidsport ahead of the tournament.However, n...
Aug 28, 2019 (photo credit to the Grande Prairie Storm Instagram account)

Tory leader Scheer contradicted on abortion by Quebec lieutenant Alain Rayes
OTTAWA - Even though he has contradicted his leader publicly on the subject of abortion rights, the Conservatives' Quebec lieutenant says he and party leader Andrew Scheer have always been clear ...
Aug 28, 2019

Canada beats Guatemala 19-0 for third straight win at Americans qualifier
SURREY, B.C. - The Canadian women have barely been on the field, yet they're 3-0 at the Softball Americas Olympic Qualifier. Danielle Lawrie was unhittable, and Canada opened with an eight-r...
Aug 28, 2019