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Feds amend shipyard search following complaint about bias toward Quebec's Davie
OTTAWA - The federal government has amended its search for a third shipyard in line for potentially billions of dollars in work following allegations of bias for Quebec's Chantier Davie yard, but is s...
Aug 28, 2019
Veteran hockey analyst Nick Kypreos parting ways with Sportsnet
TORONTO - Hockey analyst Nick Kypreos is leaving Sportsnet after almost 21 years with the broadcaster. Kypreos issued a statement on Twitter on Wednesday saying he and Sportsnet have agreed to part wa...
Aug 28, 2019
Bouchard out of US Open after first-round loss to 12th-seed Sevastova
NEW YORK - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard is out of the U.S. Open after a first-round loss to 12th-seed Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia on Monday. Sevastova converted five of her nine break point chances ag...
Aug 28, 2019
Jefferson, Harris, Wynn named CFL's top performers for August
TORONTO - Winnipeg defensive lineman Willie Jefferson, Edmonton quarterback Trevor Harris and Hamilton defensive tackle Dylan Wynn are the CFL top performers for August. Jefferson had three force...
Aug 28, 2019
GOP Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin resigning from Congress
MADISON, Wis. - Republican Rep. Sean Duffy, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump who was on the cast of MTV's "The Real World" before he went into politics, announced Monday that he is resign...
Aug 28, 2019
Competition bureau investigating claims made by makers of 'flushable' wipes
OTTAWA - The Competition Bureau of Canada is investigating the marketing practices of companies that make "flushable" wipes. Friends of the Earth Canada and EcoJustice filed a complaint about the clai...
Aug 28, 2019
Judge approves plea deal for 'The Bachelor' star
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa - A judge has approved a plea deal that imposes two years' probation and a suspended prison term for an Iowa farmer who appeared on "The Bachelor." Buchanan County District Court re...
Aug 28, 2019
Canadian health officials on alert after reports of vaping illnesses in the U.S.
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says he and colleagues from across Canada are on alert as health officials in the United States continue to investigate nearly 200 cases of seve...
Aug 28, 2019
Queen's to teach med students about historic ban on black applicants to program
When medical students begin classes at Queen's University this fall, they'll be taught for the first time about the school's decades-long ban on admitting black applicants to the program. The uni...
Aug 28, 2019
Four Tigers headed to NHL Rookie Camps
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Four members of the Medicine Hat Tigers are heading to NHL rookie camps next week.The team announced Wednesday morning that James Hamblin, Ryan Chyzowski, Mads Sgaard and Brett Kemp...
Aug 28, 2019 Medicine Hat Tigers forward Ryan Chyzowski is pictured during a game last season. Chyzowski is one of four players recently invited to NHl Rookie Camps next week (photo by Colton McKee)