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Forward Colin White signs six-year deal with Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Colin White to a six-year contract with an average annual value of US$4.75 million. A first-round pick (21st overall) by the Senators in the 2015 NHL d...
Aug 21, 2019
Not a 'tattooed guy': Larry Bird mural will be changed
INDIANAPOLIS - Larry Bird likes the mural but not the tats. An artist says she'll remove most tattoos from a large painting of the former NBA star on an Indianapolis multi-family residence. The tattoo...
Aug 21, 2019
RCMP say Highway 9 crash investigation will take several weeks
CEREAL, AB - RCMP say that the investigation following the multi-vehicle collision near Cereal Tuesday afternoon will take several weeks. Corporal Laurel Scott, media relations officer with the RCMP, ...
Aug 21, 2019
With campaign looming, Trudeau makes $1.2B transit announcement in Quebec City
QUEBEC - For the second month in a row, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a billion-dollar funding announcement for public transit in Quebec, a province whose support he badly needs to maint...
Aug 21, 2019
Fed officials widely divided on rates at July meeting
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials were widely divided at their meeting last month when they decided to cut rates for the first time in a decade, with some arguing for a bigger rate cut while othe...
Aug 21, 2019
Unrest in Hong Kong not spilling over to demands on Canadian consulate
OTTAWA - Canadians in Hong Kong are watching nervously as tensions escalate between pro-democracy protesters and police but so far, the Canadian consulate in the region is seeing no obvious signs...
Aug 21, 2019
Groups ready large get-out-the-vote campaign to keep youth turnout high
OTTAWA - A coalition of hundreds of groups and activists is working on what is being styled as the largest, non-partisan voter engagement campaign to get young voters to the polls in Oc...
Aug 21, 2019
Trudeau vows to stand firm against 'increasingly assertive' China
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will seek dialogue with China but won't back down in its defence of Canadians against what he calls an increasingly assertive global powe...
Aug 21, 2019
Trans Mountain preparing to resume pipeline construction
EDMONTON, AB - Trans Mountain says it will resume work on its pipeline expansion.The company has issued "Notice to Proceed" directives to some of the prime construction contractors, which gives them 3...
Aug 21, 2019 An artist's rendering of the Trans Mountain Terminal in Burnaby (courtesy Trans Mountain)
NDP working to recruit candidates in New Brunswick where roster is bare
OTTAWA - A spokesperson for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh insists the party is working hard to recruit new candidates and get its message out to the people of New Brunswick. The comments come after fo...
Aug 21, 2019