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Crews work to contain sheen after Oregon train derailment
SEATTLE – Environmental crews worked Saturday to contain a sheen of oil that appeared in…
Being close to Ali built careers in boxing and broadcasting
Don King was trying desperately to get on the Muhammad Ali gravy train when he…
Saturday’s Games
Saturday’s Games Stanely Cup Final San Jose 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT) (Pittsburgh leads series 2-1)…
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO – Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Telecom talks: Movers and…
Former Mount Cashel residents argue church corporation liable for alleged abuse
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Long before the Boston scandal that inspired the award-winning movie “Spotlight,”…
Calgary Muslim community remembers Muhammad Ali as great ambassador of the religion
CALGARY – Members of Calgary’s Muslim community remembered Muhammad Ali on Sunday as a great…
Sunday’s Games
Sunday’s Games NBA Finals Golden State 110 Cleveland 77 (Golden State leads series 2-0) —…
B.C. health minister lays out assisted dying rules in absence of law
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government and provincial doctors say they are working together to fill…
Jury hears love triangle led to shooting death of Salmon Arm, B.C., man
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A Kamloops, B.C., jury has heard that a volatile love triangle led…
Religious guidance, unlawful police activity key to entrapment: lawyer
VANCOUVER – The lawyer for a man found guilty of planning to bomb the British…
‘Minecraft: Pocket Edition’ top paid iPhone app in Canada
Top 10 free and paid apps for the iPhone and iPad in Canada for May…
Donated WWII Japanese internment camp photos show slice of normal life
VANCOUVER – The black and white picture shows teenage girls posing for the camera with…
Forty years of flying experience brings happy end to B.C. plane crash saga
SURREY, B.C. – When an experienced Surrey, B.C., pilot agreed to take a friend and…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
One of two nannies at prime minister’s residence to be let go as of July 1
OTTAWA – Come Canada Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s family will be down to one…
Quotations in the News
“Thanks to you we’ve reached a milestone.” — Hillary Clinton, who claimed victory in the…
‘The Noise of Time’ by Julian Barnes tops Maclean’s fiction list
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…
Behaviour of mentally ill dad who killed kids doesn’t stick out: psych nurse
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A mentally ill British Columbia man who killed his three children…
Residents to take stock, retrieve belongings in hardest-hit Fort McMurray areas
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Residents of three neighbourhoods most badly damaged by a Fort McMurray…
Axl Rose demands Google take down unflattering pictures
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Axl Rose is demanding Google take down several unflattering images of…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week
WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, a sign that employers are hanging…
New report on child labour raises call for supply chain transparency law
OTTAWA – A new report says Canadian consumers may be unwittingly buying goods made by…
The technological frontier: New forensic tests helping to solve cold cases
TORONTO – In a spartan room in north Toronto, a woman dressed in long-sleeved scrubs…