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Not a 'tattooed guy': Larry Bird mural will be changed
INDIANAPOLIS - Larry Bird likes the mural but not the tats. An artist says she'll remove most tattoos from a large painting of the former NBA star on an Indianapolis multi-family residence. The tattoo...
Aug 21, 2019
With campaign looming, Trudeau makes $1.2B transit announcement in Quebec City
QUEBEC - For the second month in a row, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a billion-dollar funding announcement for public transit in Quebec, a province whose support he badly needs to maint...
Aug 21, 2019
Fed officials widely divided on rates at July meeting
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials were widely divided at their meeting last month when they decided to cut rates for the first time in a decade, with some arguing for a bigger rate cut while othe...
Aug 21, 2019
Unrest in Hong Kong not spilling over to demands on Canadian consulate
OTTAWA - Canadians in Hong Kong are watching nervously as tensions escalate between pro-democracy protesters and police but so far, the Canadian consulate in the region is seeing no obvious signs...
Aug 21, 2019
Groups ready large get-out-the-vote campaign to keep youth turnout high
OTTAWA - A coalition of hundreds of groups and activists is working on what is being styled as the largest, non-partisan voter engagement campaign to get young voters to the polls in Oc...
Aug 21, 2019
Trudeau vows to stand firm against 'increasingly assertive' China
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will seek dialogue with China but won't back down in its defence of Canadians against what he calls an increasingly assertive global powe...
Aug 21, 2019
Update: Three people dead after crash in southern Alberta
RCMP say three people are now confirmed dead after yesterday's fiery 10-vehicle crash in southeastern Alberta.Ten other people were injured -- two of them critically -- when the collision happened on ...
Aug 21, 2019
Dino Derby being hosted this weekend at Evergreen Park
The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum will be hosting a Dino Derby in partnership with Mr. Mike's Paint the Park Purple - Race for The Cure event on August 25 at Evergreen Park.The Race for The Cure ra...
Aug 21, 2019 Photo from the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum Facebook
NDP working to recruit candidates in New Brunswick where roster is bare
OTTAWA - A spokesperson for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh insists the party is working hard to recruit new candidates and get its message out to the people of New Brunswick. The comments come after fo...
Aug 21, 2019
Benson driving at 'high rate' of speed before fatal crash
AUSTIN, Texas - Police said Monday they are still investigating the weekend motorcycle crash that killed former Texas Longhorns running back and NFL player Cedric Benson and a woman passenger. Accordi...
Aug 21, 2019