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Pallister says Canada can unite on climate action if partisan politics set aside
OTTAWA - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says the fight against climate change can unite this country even as it currently is fuelling talk of Alberta separation. Pallister is in Ottawa today to...
Nov 08, 2019
Ontario's memorial to veterans of Afghanistan war ready for next Remembrance Day
TORONTO - A memorial to honour veterans of the war in Afghanistan that is being built on the grounds of the Ontario legislature will include a stone from an Inukshuk that stood at Kandahar Airfield as...
Nov 08, 2019
Lions fire head coach Claybrooks after 5-13 season, no word on replacement
SURREY, B.C. - A failure to deliver on high expectations led to the B.C. Lions' decision to dismiss head coach DeVone Claybrooks on Wednesday, a few days after the team completed a disappointing 5-13 ...
Nov 08, 2019
Olympic champ's heartfelt speech marks end of an era at WADA
KATOWICE, Poland - The only reason Beckie Scott's going-away speech to the World Anti-Doping Agency wasn't her finest moment was because of all that led up to it. Bruised, berated and criticized by so...
Nov 08, 2019
Supreme Court rules drug trafficker need not pay additional fine
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a convicted drug trafficker should not have to pay a fine as part of his punishment to offset the fact he used money he obtained from his crimes to pay his le...
Nov 08, 2019
Kevin O'Leary's court challenge over Tory leadership debt to be heard in April
OTTAWA - Celebrity businessman and former Conservative leadership contender Kevin O'Leary has an April court date to challenge the constitutionality of campaign finance law. O'Leary tells The Can...
Nov 08, 2019
Canada loses to Australia, eliminated at Premier 12 baseball tournament
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Logan Wade broke a tie with a two-run triple in the bottom of the eighth and Australia beat Canada's men's baseball team 3-1 on Friday to eliminate the Canadians ...
Nov 08, 2019
Ottawa Fury pro soccer team suspends operations
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Fury are suspending operations, taking professional soccer out of the nation's capital. The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG), the United Soccer League team's owner, ann...
Nov 08, 2019
Quebec backtracks on changes to immigration program aimed at students
QUEBEC - The Quebec government has backtracked on proposed changes to an immigration program aimed at fast-tracking residency for post-secondary students that would've seen many of...
Nov 08, 2019
Comedian says Roger Stone pressed him to lie about contacts
WASHINGTON - A comedian and former talk show host is telling jurors in the Roger Stone trial that the political operative pressured him into backing up lies he told Congress. Randy Credico says Stone ...
Nov 08, 2019