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Court rejects German girl's bid to join all-boys choir
BERLIN - A court in Germany has rejected a 9-year-old girl's bid to join a centuries-old Berlin boys choir. In its ruling Friday, the Berlin administrative court said the choir's right to choose its s...
Aug 16, 2019

Trudeau breached Conflict of Interest Act, says ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau refused to apologize Wednesday for intervening in the SNC-Lavalin affair, even after the federal ethics watchdog concluded that the prime minister violated the Confli...
Aug 16, 2019

RCMP confirm fatality in two-vehicle collision south of La Ronge
One person is dead after a two-vehicle collision 30 kilometers south of La Ronge on Thursday.That's according to an RCMP media release, which states at approximately 1:00 p.m. members from the La Rong...
Aug 16, 2019 The incident occurred Thursday at about 1 p.m. (Betsy Elle/Facebook)

Meet the Mentor
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Aug 16, 2019 Neena Sharma

Wayne Rooney, D.C. United a tough test for struggling Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Wayne Rooney is expected to draw a crowd in Vancouver this weekend, but the Whitecaps aren't letting the soccer superstar change their game plan. Rooney is set to make ...
Aug 16, 2019

Whan: Henderson a marketable star, but LPGA needs more exposure to close pay gap
Even with Canada's Brooke Henderson emerging as a marketable superstar, LPGA Tour commissioner Mike Whan says women's golf needs more exposure to grow the game and close the pay gap with mal...
Aug 16, 2019

Soccer star Sala exposed to harmful carbon monoxide in plane
LONDON - Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot were exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide before their small plane crashed in the English Channel, killing them both, British acc...
Aug 16, 2019

Saint John police chief says Oland murder investigation no longer active
FREDERICTON - The Saint John Police Force said Wednesday it is not actively investigating the 2011 killing of multi-millionaire businessman Richard Oland despite last month's acquittal ...
Aug 16, 2019

EDC expresses regret for US$41M loan to back Bombardier sale to Zuma allies
OTTAWA - Canada's export credit agency says it regrets its 2015 decision to lend US$41 million to a South African company owned by members of a family facing corruption allegations related t...
Aug 16, 2019

Jimmy Kimmel named honourary mayor of Dildo, N.L., promises to visit community
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - After weeks broadcasting his passion for Dildo, N.L., late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel was named "honourary mayor" Thursday night and made a commitment to visit the commun...
Aug 16, 2019