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Canadian star winger DTH van der Merwe retires from international rugby
After arriving in Canada with his family from South Africa in 2003, DTH van der Merwe wasted little time hooking up with the Regina Rogues rugby club. The 17-year-old promptly enrolled and played...
Oct 19, 2019
Quebec town's moose statue won't seek to supplant Moose Jaw, Sask.'s famed Mac
MONTREAL - Mac the Moose can rest easy - a Quebec town that expects to build its own massive moose statue says it doesn't want to beat the record for the world's tallest held by Moose Jaw, Saskat...
Oct 19, 2019
Canadian tennis star Shapovalov advances to first career ATP final
STOCKHOLM - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the final of an ATP tournament for the first time in his career on Saturday. The 20-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated Japan's...
Oct 19, 2019
Bloc leader calls on Canada to let exiled Catalan leader enter the country
MONTREAL - Separatism and national independence were on the menu Thursday at a Bloc Quebecois news conference in Montreal, but party leader Yves-Francois Blanchet wasn't talking about Quebec. Bla...
Oct 19, 2019
'A mess out here:' Manitoba farmers struggling with wet crops after snowstorm
WINNIPEG - More Manitoba residents saw their electricity restored Thursday - one week after a major snowstorm brought down power poles and transmission towers and delivered another wallop to...
Oct 19, 2019
GM workers to stay on picket line until vote on new contract
DETROIT - Striking General Motors workers will stay on the picket lines for at least another week until they vote on a tentative contract with the company. Factory-level officials from the United Auto...
Oct 19, 2019
Singh would use federal money to 'encourage' provinces on health services
WELLAND, Ont. - The billions of dollars the federal government transfers to provinces for health care give Ottawa leverage that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he'd use to push for better local ser...
Oct 19, 2019
Trudeau defends record on Indigenous issues, as stump speech mentions are brief
HAMILTON - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is defending his record on Indigenous issues, which have received precious little attention in a 40-day federal election campaign that is nearly over...
Oct 19, 2019
Scheer promising carbon tax will be history by January if he gets majority
LITTLE HARBOUR, N.S. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer gave a glimpse Thursday of what kind of prime minister he might seek to be: one not tethered to conventions. He promised to do whatever it...
Oct 19, 2019
Great Pumpkin Classic coming soon
People are being encouraged to grab a giant gourd, prep their paddle and celebrate the start of Vernon's Fall Festival."Since January, local growers have been nurturing giant pumpkins - meaning pumpki...
Oct 19, 2019

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