Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Over 400 dead from earthquake in Iran-Iraq border area
Nasser Karimi And Amir Vahdat, The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran - Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday through the debris of buildings brought down by a powerful earthquake that killed more than...
Nov 13, 2017
Louis C.K. says he misused his power and ‘brought pain’
NEW YORK - With his career imploding over allegations of sexual misconduct, comedian Louis C.K. confessed Friday to masturbating in front of women and expressed remorse for wielding his influence "irr...
Nov 10, 2017
Louis C.K. says he misused his power and ‘brought pain’
NEW YORK - With his career imploding over allegations of sexual misconduct, comedian Louis C.K. confessed Friday to masturbating in front of colleagues and expressed remorse for wielding his in...
Nov 10, 2017 Comedian Louis C.K. has seen a planned movie release and an upcoming stand-up special cancelled over allegations of sexual misconduct. (Louis C.K./Facebook)
'We were sitting ducks:'100-year-old war veteran shares memories of Dieppe
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press MONTREAL - At age 100, Honorary Col. David Lloyd Hart still remembers every detail of the bloody and chaotic scene on the beach during the ill-fated Allied raid on...
Nov 10, 2017
Ottawa proposing legal weed tax of at least $1 per gram, plus GST
OTTAWA - Anyone planning to purchase legal marijuana next year better be prepared to pay the taxman as well, to the tune of at least $1 for every gram - plus GST. The proposed federal tax scheme, anno...
Nov 10, 2017
Man remembers slain officer as an 'incredible person' after he was pulled over
By Linda Givetash, The Canadian Press Warren Banks was driving home on Halloween wearing his costume - a brown cultist robe - when he was pulled over by a police officer in Abbotsford, B.C. It led to ...
Nov 10, 2017 Cst. John Davidson with Abbotsford Police Department died after a suspect opened fire in a local parking lot on Nov. 6, 2017. (Abbotsford Police Department/Facebook)
Chinese-Canadian veterans fought in secret WWII unit and helped changed laws
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER - Giant monkeys in the jungle are what Ronald Lee remembers most about his Second World War "adventure" in Burma as part of a dangerous and secret Britis...
Nov 10, 2017
A few things to know about changes to federal parental, caregiver benefits
OTTAWA - The federal government outlined the details of new parental leave benefits that were announced in this year's budget. Here are some things to know about the new benefits, which come into forc...
Nov 09, 2017
Report: 5 women accuse Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct
NEW YORK - Comedian Louis C.K. has been accused of sexual misconduct toward several women, including masturbating in front of them to their horror and embarrassment, according to a report in The New Y...
Nov 09, 2017
MPs move to keep religious protections in Criminal Code clean-up efforts
OTTAWA - Disrupting a religious service is likely to remain a crime, since MPs on the House of Commons justice committee have agreed to change a controversial part of proposed legislation aimed at mod...
Nov 09, 2017
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