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Bloc leader already talking about defeating minority governments, blocking bills
CANDIAC, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is already touting the gains his party would seek for Quebec - and the projects it would block - in the event of a minority gover...
Oct 18, 2019
Trudeau accuses Tories of running 'one of the dirtiest, nastiest campaigns'
MONTREAL - Justin Trudeau usually moves through a crowd at a brisk pace, stopping just long enough to pose for a photo and express his gratitude before reaching for the next outstretched hand. An olde...
Oct 18, 2019
TSN president weighs in on the network, competition and sports media landscape
TORONTO - Ask TSN president Stewart Johnston about his start at the network and he'll fire off specifics like it was yesterday. "It was Feb. 10, 1997. I wore a full suit because I didn't know what to ...
Oct 18, 2019
Roughly 9,000 still without power in Manitoba after snowstorm
WINNIPEG - Slogging through drenched fields and exposed to open prairie in near-freezing temperatures, Manitoba Hydro crews continued to restore power Wednesday to homes and businesses hit by last wee...
Oct 18, 2019
Scheer takes fight to Bernier, Greens and NDP go head to head on West Coast
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer returns to Quebec today, a province he just left, to campaign alongside the candidate hoping to knock People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier out of the House o...
Oct 18, 2019
Scheer takes fight to Bernier, Greens and NDP go head to head on West Coast
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer returns to Quebec today, a province he just left, to campaign alongside the candidate hoping to knock People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier out of the House o...
Oct 18, 2019
Pick 'Em: No clear favourite on Canadian men's curling scene this season
The days of just one or two Canadian men's curling teams being clear favourites on the domestic scene are in the rear-view mirror. With the first Grand Slam of the new campaign to ...
Oct 18, 2019
Maple Leafs set to begin life without John Tavares against Bruins
TORONTO - Alexander Kerfoot was the man in the middle at Maple Leafs' practice on Friday. The centre took up the spot normally occupied by Toronto captain John Tavares, who is out at least two weeks w...
Oct 18, 2019
'Beyond appearance': Singh makes pitch to Quebec voters on shared values
HUDSON, Que. - Before the election campaign began, Jagmeet Singh turned a national spotlight onto his turban, a move aimed at facing head-on the unavoidable fact he is different fr...
Oct 18, 2019
Netflix releases Panama Papers movie despite lawsuit
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Netflix has released a movie based on the so-called Panama Papers despite an attempt by two lawyers to stop the streaming premiere. "The Laundromat," starring Gary Oldman, Antonio B...
Oct 18, 2019