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People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier invited to two broadcast debates
OTTAWA - People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier secured an invitation Monday to two official leaders' debates in October. The Leaders' Debates Commission, formed by the federal government...
Sep 18, 2019
CFL rushing leader Andrew Harris returns to Winnipeg offence versus Alouettes
Andrew Harris returns to anchor the CFL's top-ranked ground attack this weekend. The CFL rushing leader will be back in the lineup Saturday when Winnipeg (9-3) visits the Montreal ...
Sep 18, 2019
Vaping-related illness confirmed in London, Ont., believed to be first in Canada
A youth from London, Ont., has been diagnosed with a severe respiratory illness related to vaping, local health officials said Wednesday. The Middlesex-London Health Unit had no further deta...
Sep 18, 2019
Send pipeline fights right to Supreme Court: Scheer
HAMILTON - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would overcome legal objections to building new petroleum pipelines by fast tracking any cases right to the Supreme Court. Scheer has long been cri...
Sep 18, 2019
Brian Mulroney officially opens university institute in N.S. that bears his name
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney officially opened an institute of government named after him at St. Francis Xavier University in central Nova Scotia on Wednesday. Can...
Sep 18, 2019
Iowa City student killed in B.C. bus crash remembered as kind soccer talent
VICTORIA - One of two 18-year-old students who died when a tour bus crashed on Vancouver Island is being remembered by his former principal as a friend to everyone at the Iowa high school wh...
Sep 18, 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 campaign on Sept. 11. Liberals Sept. 18: Increase o...
Sep 18, 2019
GM walkout brings factories and warehouses to a standstill
DETROIT - More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers went on strike Monday against General Motors, bringing more than 50 factories and parts warehouses to a standstill in the union's first wa...
Sep 18, 2019
Cubs to host Heritage Junior Hockey League Provincials
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Cubs will play host to the Heritage Junior Hockey League Provincials next year.The league and the Cubs made the announcement Tuesday evening on Twitter.The Medicine...
Sep 18, 2019 Medicine Hat Cubs logo
Unions lead third-party pack with big spending since start of pre-election period
OTTAWA - Two unions are spending big on political messaging already, topping the list of third-party advertiser expenses for the campaign season so far. Unifor has shelled out over $1.2 million s...
Sep 18, 2019