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'Hadestown' jumps to lead of pack before Tonys really start
NEW YORK - The arty and original "Hadestown," which takes place in the underworld of Greek mythology, began its night at the Tony Awards with four wins before the telecast even started. Rachel Hauck t...
Jun 09, 2019
Competing ads during NBA finals to paint very different pictures of Scheer
OTTAWA - The Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors aren't the only ones who'll be trying to score during Game 5 of the NBA finals. The Conservative party will be competing with ...
Jun 09, 2019
Ohio product joins Vipers
Christian Felton from Medina, Ohio, has committed to the Vipers for 2019-20.At 6'1" and 194 pounds, the 19-year-old defenseman has good size and strength but he is also mobile and able to join the rus...
Jun 09, 2019
Free traders no more? GOP warms up to Trump's use of tariffs
WASHINGTON - With President Donald Trump threatening to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico, his transformation of Republican Party trade policy is nearly complete. Republican lawmakers usually don't li...
Jun 09, 2019
Liberals to announce plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
OTTAWA - The federal government will announce a plan Monday to ban harmful single-use plastics such as drinking straws as early as 2021. A government official with knowledge of the plan says no l...
Jun 09, 2019
Raptors fans prepare for Monday's potentially championship-clinching Game 5
Raptors fans across Canada - and beyond - are gearing up for Monday's potentially championship-clinching Game 5 in Toronto. Viewing parties across the country are expanding as the Raptors lo...
Jun 09, 2019
Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day
VICTORIA - A move to seek federal funding for Victoria's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired, the city's mayor said Friday. Lisa Helps said she expected council members would re...
Jun 09, 2019
Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day
VICTORIA - A move to seek federal funding for Victoria's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired, the city's mayor said Friday. Lisa Helps said she expected council members would re...
Jun 09, 2019
'The Buffalo Hunt' seeks to show tribe in a new light
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - "The Buffalo Hunt," a new documentary on the homeland of the Oglala Lakota, attempts to shun clichs around the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota involving poverty and a...
Jun 09, 2019
Tory senators deny stalling private members' bills on Indigenous rights
OTTAWA - Conservative senators are being blamed for running out the parliamentary clock on a number of bills, including several aimed at advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Conse...
Jun 09, 2019

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