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Labour Day lives up to billing for Roughriders linebacker Moncrief
It took three seasons, but Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Derrick Moncrief finally experienced his first Labour Day clash and it lived up expectations. The six-foot-two, 220-pound Moncrief h...
Sep 05, 2019

Nicki Minaj tweets that she's retiring to 'have my family'
LOS ANGELES - Is Nicki Minaj really hanging up the mic? The chart-topping rapper announced Thursday on Twitter that she "decided to retire & have my family." Her announcement comes as a surprise a...
Sep 05, 2019

Bo Horvat says he's ready to be Captain Canuck in Vancouver
CHICAGO - Bo Horvat is ready and willing to be the next captain of the Vancouver Canucks. He's just waiting for the tap on the shoulder. The team left the role vacant last season following the retirem...
Sep 05, 2019

Father of slain 7-year-old Quebec girl gets bail pending his trial
GRANBY, Que. - The father of a slain 7-year-old Quebec girl at the centre of an alleged case of neglect has been granted bail by a judge. The evidence heard at his bail hearing today was under a ...
Sep 05, 2019

Medicine Hat woman recommended for provincial minimum wage panel
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- A local woman is being recommended for a government panel assessing Alberta's minimum wage for servers. NDP Labour Critic Christina Gray suggested seven people be added to the pane...
Sep 05, 2019 Courtesy: Colton Mckee

Opposition campaign launched to fight Quebec's religious symbols law
MONTREAL - People from various faiths gathered in a downtown Montreal church Thursday to declare their intention to keep battling the province's secularism law, which prohibits some public servan...
Sep 05, 2019

NTSB: Tesla on Autopilot when it hit California firetruck
DETROIT - A government report says the driver of a Tesla that slammed into a firetruck near Los Angeles last year was using the car's Autopilot system when a vehicle in front of him suddenly changed l...
Sep 05, 2019

New push for racial equality in the marijuana trade
BOSTON - Black entrepreneurs who say people of colour are being shut out of the lucrative marijuana trade are joining forces to close the gap. Real Action for Cannabis Equity, or RACE, launched Thursd...
Sep 05, 2019

Nordstrom opens new store with services but no merchandise
NEW YORK - Nordstrom opened a new store in Manhattan on Thursday - without any merchandise. Instead, the store offers services like tailoring and allows customers to pick up or return items, including...
Sep 05, 2019

'Outrageous:' Alberta man told oil and gas shirt not allowed in Senate
CALGARY - An Alberta man wants answers as to why he wasn't allowed to wear a T-shirt in support of Canadian oil and gas during a visit to the Senate on Parliament Hill. Conservativ...
Sep 05, 2019