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Montreal Gay Village's famous rainbow balls taken down and offered for sale
MONTREAL - A well-known piece of public art that hangs over Montreal's Gay Village is being dismantled and sold off in pieces to the public. Known as "18 Shades of Gay," the installation is made up of...
Sep 03, 2019

Former UFC champion Cris (Cyborg) Justino signs with Bellator promotion
LOS ANGELES - Former UFC featherweight champion Cris (Cyborg) Justino has signed with the Bellator promotion. Bellator announced the move Tuesday to acquire one of the most accomplished fighters in wo...
Sep 03, 2019

Judge strikes down Quebec law forbidding home cultivation of cannabis
MONTREAL - A court has invalidated the provisions of Quebec's cannabis law prohibiting home cultivation of the drug. Quebec Superior Court Justice Manon Lavoie ruled Tuesday that Quebec's le...
Sep 03, 2019

Vancouver Whitecaps deal midfielder Norman to start up Inter Miami CF
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are parting ways with homegrown midfielder David Norman Jr. The club announced Tuesday that the 21 year old has been traded to Major League Soccer expansi...
Sep 03, 2019

Federal Court of Appeal to rule Wednesday on letting pipeline appeals proceed
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says it will reveal Wednesday whether a new set of legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed. The federal government has twice ...
Sep 03, 2019

Montreal's Mirabel cargo airport to get $107 million for expansion
MIRABEL, Que. - Montreal's Mirabel airport does not have enough space to expand its flagship air cargo business. On Tuesday, the federal government and local airport authority sought to change that, a...
Sep 03, 2019

Canadian filmmakers explore female bonds, mother-daughter relationships at TIFF
TORONTO - For Nicole Dorsey, director and writer of stylistic, psychological drama "Black Conflux," creating of the film's main character, Jackie, was about relaying her own experiences as a teenager....
Sep 03, 2019

Serena turns ankle in US Open win; Djokovic quits his match
NEW YORK - Serena Williams was in pain - "acceptable" pain, her coach called it - after rolling her right ankle during the second set of a U.S. Open victory. That was the bad news. On a day that defen...
Sep 03, 2019

Svitolina beats Konta to reach US Open semifinals
NEW YORK - Elina Svitolina reached the semifinals for the second straight Grand Slam tournament, beating Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday at the U.S. Open. Svitolina followed up on her run to the fin...
Sep 03, 2019

Dillon Ratt
Dillon Myles Ratt is wanted for break and enter; possession of weapon for dangerous purpose; fail to comply with undertaking; aggravated assault; assault causing bodily harm; theft of sport utility ve...
Sep 03, 2019 Dillon Myles Ratt, 26. (submitted photo/RCMP)