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After sitting last spring, Jeremy Bracco helping propel Marlies in AHL playoffs
TORONTO - Jeremy Bracco wants to make one thing clear - he has a team-first mentality and was ecstatic when his Toronto Marlies hoisted the Calder Cup last June. The thing is, finding yourse...
May 16, 2019
Arrests of two men in Richmond Hill not related to national security: Goodale
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - A tip from the Canadian and American border agencies has led to the arrests of two men accused of possessing explosive materials, but authorities said the case was not relat...
May 16, 2019
Recipe collection offers insight into 18th century life in the Maritimes
FREDERICTON - You're not going to find the latest recipe for avocado toast, but a new collection of recipes is offering an insight into early colonial life in the Maritimes, including advice for makin...
May 16, 2019
Dale Smith appointed as new Reeve for M.D. of Greenview
With Dale Gervais stepping down as Reeve of the M.D. of Greenview, councillor Dale Smith has been appointed to the role.Smith has served as the councillor for Ward 5-New Fish Creek since 2013 and has ...
May 16, 2019 Photo: M.D. of Greenview
Crepeau emerging as a confident presence in goal for Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau doesn't want to be labelled a leader. Instead, he wants his teammates to see him as "a brother on the field" who'll fight for them and have their backs. C...
May 16, 2019
Comedian Tim Conway of 'The Carol Burnett Show' dies at 85
LOS ANGELES - Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard "McHale's Navy" and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for "Spong...
May 16, 2019
Facebook busts Israel-based campaign to disrupt elections
JERUSALEM - Facebook said Thursday it banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has cancelled dozens of accounts engaged in spread...
May 16, 2019
Toronto mayor turns heads with flamboyant Raptors-themed jacket
Toronto Mayor John Tory has often worn his love of the Raptors on his sleeve. He did that again, and this time literally, during Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference final between Toronto and Mil...
May 16, 2019
Canmore sets new parking restrictions to restrict overnight vehicle residency
A scenic community in the Alberta Rockies is toughening its parking restrictions for people who have taken up semi-permanent residency in their vehicles.Town council in Canmore, west of Calgary, recen...
May 16, 2019
Create new coast-to-coast energy corridor to get pipelines built: Scheer
TORONTO - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Canada needs a coast-to-coast energy corridor where it would be easy to build pipelines and power lines. In a speech laying out his economic vision bef...
May 16, 2019