Thursday, 31 May 2018

Don Cherry puts Gary Bettman on the spot about Quebec City expansion


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Don Cherry and co-host Ron McLean spoke during their Coach's Corner segment on Wednesday night during the first intermission of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Washington Capitals and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. Bettman was standing nearby and the Hockey Night in Canada commentators invited him to step in front of the camera.

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Shares of Canadian metal companies take hit on U.S. tariff announcement


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Shares of Canadian metal companies got sideswiped Thursday after the Trump administration announced it will impose tariffs of 25 per cent on imported steel and 10 per cent on imported aluminum from Canada, beginning at midnight.

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Edmonton ISIS recruits groomed cousins for years, court documents say


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Two Edmonton brothers who died in 2014 fighting for ISIS in Syria spent years grooming their younger cousins in the United States for violent jihad, according to documents filed in a U.S. court.

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FIU-Indiana Football Game Set to Kick Off at 7 p.m. ET on CBSSN

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MIAMI, Fla. – FIU will host the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2018 season opener at Riccardo Silva Stadium at 7 p.m. (ET) on Sept. 1 on CBS Sports Network, the network announced Thursday.

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Trump to pardon conservative commentator convicted of campaign finance violations


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U.S. President Donald Trump says he will grant a full pardon to conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who was sentenced in 2014 to five years of probation for federal campaign law violations.

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Dellen Millard murder trial in death of his father, Wayne, begins


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Twice-convicted killer Dellen Millard faces a first-degree murder charge in a Toronto courtroom Thursday, as his trial in the death of his father, Wayne Millard, begins.

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Dellen Millard to stand trial in death of his father


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Economy grew at 1.3% pace to start 2018, slower than 2017 pace


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Canada's economy grew at a 1.3 per cent annual pace in the first three months of the year, worse than what economists had been expecting.

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Stick bug eggs can survive being eaten, pooped out by birds: study


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The stick bug has used nature to its advantage by looking like a stick to avoid being eaten. And researchers have discovered that this cleverly disguised insect may be using another bit of nature to its advantage: getting eaten by birds.

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U.S., North Korea hold 2nd day of nuclear talks


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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and high-ranking North Korean official Kim Yong-chol enter a second day of meetings in New York as they try to settle nuclear weapons disagreements and set the stage for a historic summit between their leaders.

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Spring Surge Powers Williams College to 21st Directors’ Cup in 23 Years


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Current Kilauea lava flows are hottest, fastest of latest eruption


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The hottest and fastest-moving lava of Kilauea volcano's latest eruption has spread across new parts of the Big Island, forcing officials to order evacuations in two coastal neighbourhoods.

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Canada beefs up anti-dumping measures ahead of U.S. decision on duties


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​The federal government says it is taking further steps to prevent foreign steel and aluminum from being dumped into the North American market just ahead of a U.S. decision on whether to slap punishing duties on those products.

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Vote Compass: Many women don't trust Doug Ford, a potential problem for PCs in key ridings


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Doug Ford ranks as the least trustworthy of the four main party leaders among women, according to data from CBC's Vote Compass survey, a gap that could prove costly for the Tories on election day.

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Double-data deals in Manitoba have Canadians asking: Why not my province?


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While many Manitobans are revelling in a double-data phone deal, Canadians elsewhere are left wondering why they can't get the same offer.

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Roseanne (the show) could go on without Roseanne (the performer)


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As Roseanne Barr barrels on with bizarre Twitter posts, could her rebooted sitcom still be salvaged? While excising a lead actor from a high-profile show amid controversy is rare, it's not unheard of: just ask Charlie Sheen.

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Two MPs are locked in a Twitter brawl over race and identity. Time to talk?


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For months now, two MPs — Liberal Celina Caesar-Chavannes and Conservative Maxime Bernier — have been locked in a very public Twitter battle over identity politics.

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Toronto man denies conspiring with Marvel CEO in alleged hate mail scheme


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A Toronto man accused of conspiring with the head of Marvel Entertainment in a bizarre hate mail campaign against his wealthy former employer has denied any role in the alleged scheme.

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Trump's immigration policy will separate kids from their parents. But don't confuse them with 'lost' children


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The Trump administration's new immigration policy will mean more children being removed from their parents at the U.S. border. What the policy hasn't done is create a generation of "lost" children who dropped off the government's radar. Here's what to know about the "zero tolerance" policy.

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Wednesday, 30 May 2018

CP Rail, engineers union reach tentative deal amid strike


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CP Rail has reached a tentative deal with the union representing striking engineers, meaning operations could be back to normal as early as Thursday if it's ratified.

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Weinstein won't testify before grand jury in rape case


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Harvey Weinstein declined Wednesday to testify before the New York grand jury that is weighing whether to indict him on rape and other sex charges, with his lawyers saying there wasn't enough time to prepare and "political pressure" made an indictment unavoidable.

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Lazaro Ends the Season as an ITA All-American

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MIAMI (May, 29 2018) – FIU Senior Andrea Lazaro earned ITA All-American honors for the first time in the FIU tennis program after reaching the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship quarterfinals in the individual draw.

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Lazaro Ends Memorable Season, Falls in NCAA Women's Tennis Quarterfinals

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WINSTON-SALEM, NC. (May, 26 2018) – FIU senior Andrea Lazaro fell in three sets to Pepperdine's Ashley Lahey, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Championship Saturday afternoon.

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Oldest lizard fossil fills evolutionary 'missing link'


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A finger-sized fossil creature found in the Italian Alps is the earliest lizard ever discovered, filling a long-time gap in the fossil record, Canadian scientists report.

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