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Trump, children and refugees: 3 ways Canadian politics touched us this week
OTTAWA – With most of the country’s MPs deep into riding work or away on…
Rihanna to play Marion Crane in ‘Bates Motel’
SAN DIEGO – Rihanna is checking into the final season of “Bates Motel” as Marion…
Trump, children and refugees: 3 ways Canadian politics touched us this week
OTTAWA – With most of the country’s MPs deep into riding work or away on…
Brazil police arrest man suspected of plans to attack Rio Olympics
SAO PAULO – Brazilian police have arrested another man suspected of belonging to a group…
Viggo Mortensen talks ‘Captain Fantastic’ and Canadiens’ P.K. Subban trade
TORONTO – Viggo Mortensen is famously an Oscar-nominated actor — and a major Habs fan.…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: U.S. politics: The Democratic…
Former mayor Rob Ford’s legacy to be put to test in Toronto byelection
TORONTO – Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s legacy will be put to the test on…
Clinton campaign: The Russians are working to elect Donald Trump
PHILADELPHIA – A U.S. election that has already seen its share of drama witnessed a…
Quebec paralympic athlete has racing bikes stolen weeks before Rio
MONTREAL – A paralympic cyclist whose two racing bicycles were stolen in Quebec City just…
Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza inducted into Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Two players who began their careers at opposite ends of the spectrum…
Mexican mayor shot to death, second in 2 days
MEXICO CITY – The mayor of a town in one of Mexico’s most violent drug…
Sunday’s Games
Sunday’s Games MLB American League Toronto 2 Seattle 0 Baltimore 5 Cleveland 3 Boston 8…
Parks Canada scales back recovery operation for missing Calgary boy
FIELD, B.C. – Parks Canada says it is scaling back the recovery operation for an…
Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Keeping newborns cool: Special blanket offers hope to babies deprived of oxygen
CALGARY – Newborns deprived of oxygen at birth will soon have improved chances of surviving…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, July 25 B.C. TO BRING IN 15 PER…
Details on B.C.’s proposed to new 15 per cent tax on foreign home buyers
VICTORIA – New legislation introduced by the British Columbia government intends to charge a 15…
If hackers wanted to mess with Dem convention, mission accomplished on Day 1
PHILADELPHIA – The first day of the Democratic convention included an FBI investigation, the party…
Quotations in the News
“Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the United States.” — Vermont Sen. Bernie…
Gord Downie’s shiny tour wardrobe ‘a celebration,’ says Canadian designer
TORONTO – Gord Downie has always been a flamboyant showman. For the Tragically Hip’s latest…
Triathlete strokes toward goal as marathon Okanagan Lake swim passes 70 km mark
VERNON, B.C. – A potentially record-breaking swim is churning along in the waters of British…
Indianapolis officer shot, suspect dead after chase, gunfire
Indianapolis police said one officer was shot and another suffered minor injuries when a suspect…
Correction: Yemen story
SANAA, Yemen – In a story on July 26 about Yemen’s dialysis centres reaching a…
Wish granted: Six-year-old boy is garbage man for a day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Ethan Dean has always dreamed of being a garbage man. He never…