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‘Tawdry form of petty graft’: Crown urges conviction of former Calgary councillor
CALGARY — A lawyer for a former Calgary city councillor says his client’s expense claims,…
Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to…
Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A woman from China pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to…
Scheifele scores late in third, adds OT winner to give Jets a 2-1 win over Blackhawks
WINNIPEG — Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele scored two late goals, the second in overtime, to salvage…
Trade minister says she is ‘disappointed’ by report of caucus revolt to oust Trudeau
OTTAWA — A growing number of Liberal MPs are banding together to convince Prime Minister…
Messier says ‘change’ is inevitable as the NHL enters streaming era on Amazon
TORONTO — Over his quarter century in the National Hockey League, Mark Messier witnessed sweeping…
Bullets fired, window smashed at Jewish school in Toronto’s north end: police
TORONTO — A Jewish school for elementary girls was struck by gunshots for the second…
Bill Vigars, campaign manager for Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, dies at 78
WHITE ROCK, B.C. — Bill Vigars, who led the promotion of Terry Fox’s Marathon of…
Caufield scores twice, Canadiens beat Senators 4-1
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens grabbed a 2-0 lead on first-period goals by Emil Heineman…
Canadiens getting big efforts from ‘smaller’ players
MONTREAL — Martin St. Louis faced years of rejection before the Tampa Bay Lightning took…
Vince Carter played only a short time in Canada. His impact on Canadian basketball still goes strong
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Even though Vince Carter played only a short time in Canada,…
How gloves belonging to Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe wound up in Newfoundland
POINT LEAMINGTON, N.L. — A five-hour drive from St. John’s, N.L., and well off the…
First Canada senior call-up a real homecoming for teenage defender Jamie Knight-Lebel
TORONTO — Jamie Knight-Lebel’s first Canada senior call-up has proved to be a real homecoming.…
Liberals appoint Andrew Bevan as campaign head amid talk of MP revolt against Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the Liberal Party’s new campaign chair, as…
Mike Bullard, comedian and former late-night TV host, dead at 67
TORONTO — Canadian standup comedian and broadcaster Mike Bullard has died, his family confirmed Sunday.…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Sending a THAAD air defense system to Israel adds to strain on US Army forces…
Twenty years after fatal Halifax cargo jet crash, safety improvements lag
HALIFAX — The deadly crash of an MK Airlines cargo plane in Halifax on Oct.…
Allegations of murder, extortion, coercion by India spark diplomatic retaliations
OTTAWA — Accusations of widespread murder, extortion and coercion across Canada linked to agents of…
Canada expels India’s top diplomat and alleges wider diplomatic involvement in crimes
TORONTO (AP) — Canada said it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as…
Students are back at Toronto Jewish school that was struck by weekend shooting
TORONTO — Hundreds of students have returned to class at a Jewish girls’ school that…
Coach Jesse Marsch looks forward to first game in charge on Canadian soil
TORONTO — After 10 games staged in Europe and the U.S., Canada coach Jesse Marsch…
Soccer legend Christine Sinclair set for final hometown game as Whitecaps host Thorns
VANCOUVER — Christine Sinclair is saying goodbye — again. The Canadian soccer legend will play…
Why India and Canada are in an escalating rift, with each expelling diplomats
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s decision Monday to expel India’s top envoy and five other diplomats is…
Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, raises odds of 50-basis-point rate cut
OTTAWA — The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Bank of…