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Documents reveal doubts on Alberta plans to close, deregulate parks
EDMONTON - Top advisers to Alberta's environment minister were cautious about the government's plans to shrink the province's parks system and made recommendations he didn't follow.An access-to-inform...
Jul 23, 2020
Tories, NDP call on ethics watchdog to launch new probe of Morneau over WE trips
OTTAWA - Opposition parties are asking the federal ethics watchdog to widen his probe of Bill Morneau regarding the WE organization as the finance minister continues to face calls for his resigna...
Jul 23, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps, Chicago Fire forced off the field in Florida weather delay
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The weather forced the Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Fire SC off the field Thursday at the MLS is Back Tournament. Tied 0-0, the game was halted in the 64th minute as lightn...
Jul 23, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack want to become the Green Bay Packers of rugby. Help is needed
TORONTO - David Argyle has a dream. And he's looking for help to make it happen. The majority owner of the Toronto Wolfpack reluctantly put his transatlantic rugby league team on the shelf Monday, at ...
Jul 23, 2020
Olympic rowing champ McBean reminds athletes that they're writing their story
TORONTO - Marnie McBean has a message for Canada's Olympic athletes: however they navigate these turbulent times will be part of a story they'll tell for the rest of their lives. Friday marks one year...
Jul 23, 2020
Joint independent review of mass shooting in Nova Scotia to be announced
HALIFAX - Ottawa and Nova Scotia are set to announce today a joint independent review of the mass shooting that left 22 victims dead in April. Bill Blair, the federal minister of public safety, a...
Jul 23, 2020
Taylor Swift will release surprise album 'Folklore' Friday
NEW YORK - While in isolation, Taylor Swift has created a new album and is releasing it Friday. The pop star made the surprise announcement Thursday on Instagram. "Folklore," her eighth record, comes ...
Jul 23, 2020
AP-NORC poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks
LOS ANGELES - Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favour requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting fresh alarm over ...
Jul 23, 2020
New literary prize is $50,000 honour for best New York story
NEW YORK - A new literary award with a $50,000 cash prize will honour those best at telling a New York story. The Gotham Literary Prize, announced Thursday, came out of a conversation between business...
Jul 23, 2020
Annie Ross, jazz singer turned actor, dies at 89 in New York
LOS ANGELES - Annie Ross, a popular jazz singer in the 1950s before crossing over into a successful film career, has died. She was 89. Ross' manager, Jim Coleman, told the Washington Post that the ent...
Jul 23, 2020