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Montreal mayor commits to 55 per cent emissions cut at UN, says cities must play big role
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante was on the international stage at the United Nations Climate Summit today, telling the audience that cities will have a key role to play in th...
Sep 23, 2019
Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Sept. 11. Liberal...
Sep 23, 2019
Captaincy Question: What's the value having a player wearing the 'C' in the NHL?
Patrick Kane answered one way and then caught himself. The Blackhawks winger is part of a leadership group captained by Jonathan Toews in Chicago, but as it stands, seven NHL teams don't cur...
Sep 23, 2019
Lightning sign Brayden Point to $20.25M, 3-year deal
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed restricted free agent forward Brayden Point to a $20.25 million, three-year contract on Monday. Point will count $6.75 million against the salary cap ...
Sep 23, 2019
Supreme Court justices hear two cases in Winnipeg, meet with Indigenous leaders
WINNIPEG - Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner says holding hearings in Winnipeg is an important step toward informing people about how the country's highest court works. Judges from the Suprem...
Sep 23, 2019
Trudeau's behaviour panned by Alberta premier who pumps up Scheer instead
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says images of federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing black and brown face makeup should make it easier for voters to choose in next month's election. Jaso...
Sep 23, 2019
Trudeau's behaviour panned by Alberta premier who pumps up Scheer instead
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says images of federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing black and brown face makeup should make it easier for voters to choose in next month's election. Jaso...
Sep 23, 2019
Brain activity 'dampened' by vaped THC, similar to those with schizophrenia: study
A new study by Ontario researchers suggests that brain activity in rats exposed a single time to THC - the vapourized psychoactive component of marijuana - is similar to those with...
Sep 23, 2019
Former Cubs captain Karg enjoying move to behind the bench
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Skating off the ice for the final time last spring, Medicine Hat Cubs captain Quinten Karg pondered where his future would take him.While his playing days were now past, the pull of...
Sep 23, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Bloc leader calls for suspension of Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement
SAINT-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is calling for the suspension of a border agreement between Canada and the United States that he says&...
Sep 23, 2019