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B.C. politicians view supermodel's transition journey on Transgender Day
VICTORIA - Members of British Columbia's legislature marked Canada's Transgender Day of Remembrance by viewing a documentary that follows a depressed, suicidal female teenager's three-year surgic...
Nov 20, 2019
Old friends Orlondo Steinauer, Mike O'Shea to square off in Grey Cup
CALGARY - Jim Barker will have a unique opportunity Sunday. Barker will be on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' sidelines when the East champs face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup at M...
Nov 20, 2019
Crown seeks Supreme Court of Canada hearing in railway terror case
OTTAWA - The Crown is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to review an appeal court's decision to order a new trial for two men convicted of plotting to crash a Via Rail train. In&n...
Nov 20, 2019
Ticats coach says despite top offence the defence is the 'heartbeat of our team'
CALGARY - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have racked up an impressive offensive record in 2019, but the team's head coach says it's the defence that has become the "heartbeat" of team. Orlondo Steinauer's cl...
Nov 20, 2019
Closing arguments begin in legal case over private health care in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A lawyer arguing in favour of a two-tier health-care system in British Columbia says the government can't legally justify preventing patients from paying private doctors to alleviate their...
Nov 20, 2019
Canada prepares for quarterfinals at Davis Cup Finals after topping Group F
When Vasek Pospisil returned to the tennis court in the summer after missing six months due to back surgery, his main goal was to finish the season healthy. Not only is his body fe...
Nov 20, 2019
Potent aerial attack gives Ticats edge over Bombers in Grey Cup game
All that's certain Sunday is one team will end a lengthy Grey Cup drought. Winnipeg and Hamilton will square off for CFL bragging rights at McMahon Stadium. The Blue Bombers are chasing thei...
Nov 20, 2019
Canada faces tougher road in CONCACAF after recent Nations League results
TORONTO - It looks like Canada will slip out of the top six in CONCACAF when the new FIFA rankings come out later this month. That means the Canadian men will have to maximize points from intern...
Nov 20, 2019
NHL Notebook: Francis on Seattle; Draisaitl and McDavid's scorching stretch
Ron Francis spoke at a conference in downtown Toronto this week a few blocks from where NHL general managers were holding one of their annual meetings. The GM on the league's 32nd franc...
Nov 20, 2019
In Musgraves’ Christmas special, her grandma steals the show
NEW YORK - Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves knows who the real star is in her family - her grandmother. That's why the singer put the woman she calls Nana in her upcoming holiday special, "The Kacey Musg...
Nov 20, 2019