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Tigers sign two prospects to standard player agreement
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Days following the completion of their training camp, the Medicine Hat Tigers have already signed two of their prospects to a standard player agreement.The team announced Tuesday af...
Sep 03, 2019
B.C. mother who smothered daughter must wait 15 years before applying for parole
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia mother found guilty of the second-degree murder of her eight-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole for 15 ...
Sep 03, 2019
Big spender: Alberta panel says savings to be found in health, education changes
CALGARY - A panel looking into Alberta's finances says the province habitually overspends on the services it delivers. The panel, chaired by former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon, says...
Sep 03, 2019
Report into Alberta's finances says province has spending problem
EDMONTON, AB - A panel tasked with looking into Alberta's finances says Alberta has a spending problem which needs to be fixed.Janice MacKinnon, chair of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta finances, pre...
Sep 03, 2019
Jonathon Jennings replacing Dominique Davis as Redblacks' starting QB
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are promoting Jonathon Jennings to starting quarterback. The Redblacks (3-7) will replace the struggling Dominique Davis with Jennings when they return to action on Satur...
Sep 03, 2019
Colts coach Hawerchuk to take leave of absence for health reasons
BARRIE, Ont. - Former NHL star Dale Hawerchuk is taking a leave of absence as head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Colts for the upcoming season. The Colts announced Tuesday that Hawerchuk...
Sep 03, 2019
Joshua Boyle's lawyers want charge of misleading police thrown out
OTTAWA - Lawyers for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle want a judge to toss out a charge that he misled police - one of several criminal counts he faces in Ontario court. Boyle, 36, has ple...
Sep 03, 2019
Captain Tyler Ardron to lead Canada's 31-man squad at Rugby World Cup in Japan
Tyler Ardron captains a Canadian side with few surprises for the Rugby World Cup kicking off next month in Japan. Ardron, a powerful back-rower who plays his club rugby in New Zealand for the Chiefs, ...
Sep 03, 2019
Quebec woman waiting for news of her parents trapped in Bahamas during hurricane
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area woman says she's desperately waiting for news of her parents, who were trapped in the northern Bahamas when Hurricane Dorian battered the ...
Sep 03, 2019
Environment champions want voters to make climate their main priority this fall
OTTAWA - Two leading Canadian activists say voters need to think about climate change as if we are country at war against greenhouse-gas emissions. David Suzuki and Stephen Lewis plan a...
Sep 03, 2019