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Former British Columbia mayor to plead guilty: prosecution service
SMITHERS, B.C. - British Columbia's Crown prosecution service says the former mayor of Burns Lake intends to plead guilty to charges he faces at a court appearance next month. The prosecution service ...
Apr 10, 2019
Toronto FC says veteran defender Drew Moor unlikely to play Saturday in Seattle
TORONTO - Defender Drew Moor is unlikely to play in Toronto FC's game Saturday in Seattle due to a groin issue. And Brazilian fullback/wingback Auro is questionable. Coach Greg Vanney said Moor f...
Apr 10, 2019
CFL Players' Association says league "unilaterally" delaying negotiations
The Canadian Football League Players' Association says the CFL has "unilaterally" decided to delay contract negotiations. The news comes after two days of talks between the league and its players...
Apr 10, 2019
Former coach Herb Page thrilled with Corey Conners's first PGA Tour win
Herb Page and Jon Mills were sitting at an airport bar in Houston, wondering if the rain that had cancelled Kent State University's golf tournament over the weekend would affect their flights back to ...
Apr 10, 2019
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington addresses teenage tweets
WINNIPEG - St. Louis Blues rookie goalie Jordan Binnington says he has grown up since teenage tweets about women in burkas and cab drivers who speak different languages. The tweets, from 2013 and 2014...
Apr 10, 2019
Scheer repeats alleged libel, goads Trudeau to follow through on lawsuit threat
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer is trying to provoke Prime Minister Justin Trudeau into following through on his threat to sue him over allegedly libellous criticism of the SNC-Lavalin affair. The Conserv...
Apr 10, 2019
In pre-budget letter, Hajdu asks Ontario to reverse student-loan changes
OTTAWA - The feud between the federal Liberals and the Ontario Tories is taking another turn in the run-up to the Doug Ford government's first provincial budget. Labour Minister Patty Hajdu,...
Apr 10, 2019
Most Fed officials see rates staying on hold for all of 2019
WASHINGTON - A majority of Federal Reserve officials last month believed that economic conditions would likely warrant keeping the Fed's benchmark policy unchanged for the rest of this year. Several o...
Apr 10, 2019
Former Red Deer teacher facing additional child sex-related offences
A former Red Deer teacher accused of child sex-related offences is now facing 21 new charges.Norman Joseph Howes, 61, now faces 26 counts. Some of the offences are alleged to have taken place over a 1...
Apr 10, 2019
Opioid overdoses claimed more than 3,200 lives in first nine months of 2018
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has released new data showing that than 3,200 Canadians died after apparent opioid-related overdoses between January and September last year. The data ...
Apr 10, 2019