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Five stories in the news today, May 16
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— TRIAL BEGINS FOR MAN…
Wesdome faces fund manager’s last-minute call to postpone annual meeting
TORONTO – The largest shareholder of Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX:WDO) says it has lost confidence…
Falling in love with a murderer: Diane Schoemperlen’s memoir tells the story
TORONTO – Acclaimed writer Diane Schoemperlen doesn’t know exactly why she fell in love with…
Man reported with weapon on Newfoundland campus may have had fishing rod
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Social media lit up briefly today as police at Memorial University…
David Saint-Jacques, Canada’s newest astronaut, carries impressive resume
OTTAWA – David Saint-Jacques, the 46-year-old Quebec native named Monday as Canada’s newest astronaut, can…
‘He is not a criminal,’ Const. Forcillo’s wife writes in letter to judge
TORONTO – The wife of a Toronto police officer found guilty of attempted murder in…
Add astronaut to engineer, astrophysicist and doctor David Saint-Jacques’ resume
OTTAWA – Quebec engineer and doctor David Saint-Jacques says he’s not entirely sure why he…
Remains of Canadian soldier found on Remembrance Day in Belgium identified
OTTAWA – The remains of a Second World War soldier — found on Remembrance Day…
Wilson guides Internal Bourbon to victory in Euro Turf Series trial at Woodbine
TORONTO – It was a successful Euro Turf Series trial for Emma-Jayne Wilson and Internal…
Jean-Francois Lisee joins race for PQ leadership
MONTREAL – The newest entrant in the Parti Quebecois leadership race says he would not…
Toronto FC says striker Jozy Altidore out 6 to 8 weeks with hamstring injury
TORONTO – A lot of people wanted Jozy Altidore to score Saturday night. The burly…
Trudeau attends Cape Breton funeral for mother of longtime friend, adviser
BRIDGEPORT, N.S. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unannounced trip to Cape Breton Monday…
Nigeria fears helps lift oil prices; sends stock markets and loonie higher
TORONTO – An upbeat forecast from a big U.S. investment bank, along with fears over…
Lyme disease cases rising in Canada; climate change cited as a probable factor
TORONTO – More Canadians are contracting Lyme disease and federal health officials are partly blaming…
Low to very high risk: a look at Canada’s air quality monitoring system
The air in fire-damaged Fort McMurray has scored 38 on the Air Quality Health Index,…
Penn West latest oilpatch company to face showdown with banks over debt
CALGARY – Concerns mounted in the oilpatch after one of Calgary’s oldest oil and gas…
Federal government to table transgender legislation on Tuesday
MONTREAL – Legislation to extend human-rights protections to transgender Canadians will be tabled in the…
Bad Timing: Gibbons, Pillar dislike timing of Rangers’ plunking of Bautista
TORONTO – It’s not the retribution that bothers John Gibbons, it’s the timing. The Blue…
Cherry calls Texas Rangers “gutless” for late retribution for Bautista bat flip
Don Cherry doesn’t think Jose Bautista should have flipped his bat after his home run…
Institute says 60 per cent of First Nation children on reserve live in poverty
OTTAWA – Indigenous children in Canada are more than twice as likely to live in…
Work camps north of Fort McMurray evacuated due to growing wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – A harsh reminder of the perils still at play in the…
‘Dirty Grandpa’ among new DVD releases for the week ending May 21
A look at some DVDs scheduled to be released in the weeks ahead. For the…
Evacuation order lifted for wildfire in rural area northwest of Edmonton
FOX CREEK, Alta. – People forced from rural properties and farms northwest of Edmonton by…
Anti-doping expert says discovery of 31 new cases ‘not surprising’
MONTREAL – A Montreal-area doping-control expert says it is not surprising that 31 new doping…