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Hemsworth seeks to divorce Cyrus after 7 months of marriage
LOS ANGELES - Liam Hemsworth is seeking a divorce from Miley Cyrus after seven months of marriage. The 29-year-old Australian actor filed for the dissolution of his marriage to the 26-year-old America...
Aug 21, 2019
Conservative Leader Scheer won't 'lift finger' to bring 'Jihadi Jack' to Canada
OTTAWA - Neither the governing Liberals nor the Opposition Conservatives expressed enthusiasm Monday for trying to secure the release of the overseas prisoner dubbed "Jihadi Jack" by th...
Aug 21, 2019
Military faces calls to train soldiers to identify neo-Nazis, hate-group members
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is facing calls to train its recruiters and other service members to identify and screen out members of hate groups. The military is also being accused of failing to...
Aug 21, 2019
Christine Sinclair has her eyes fixed on leading Canada into 2020 Summer Games
TORONTO - With the sting of Canada's World Cup disappointment diminishing, veteran captain Christine Sinclair is intent on leading the Canadian women's soccer team into the 2020 Summer Games in T...
Aug 21, 2019
Forward Colin White signs six-year deal with Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Colin White to a six-year contract with an average annual value of US$4.75 million. A first-round pick (21st overall) by the Senators in the 2015 NHL d...
Aug 21, 2019
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