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Canada will have a sizable contingent from the Major League Rugby champion New England Free Jacks and the Toronto Arrows when it tours Tonga next month. Canada, currently ranked 23rd in the world, wil...

CFL offences are getting a break from Canadian Mathieu Betts and the B.C. Lions defence. B.C. (4-1) has a league-high 21 sacks this season. The six-foot-three, 250-pound Betts has a CFL-best nine sack...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Kevin Mandolese to a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Tuesday. The contract is worth US$775,000 at the NHL level and $110,000 in the A...

Winnipeg police have charged former fashion mogul Peter Nygard with sexual assault and unlawful confinement. Police say a person came forward with allegations from 1993 about a sexual assault at the N...

VULCAN, AB - The provincial and federal governments have collaborated to bring high-speed internet to many people across Alberta. An investment of over $96 million will help bring services to more tha...

Champion runner Caster Semenya's legal victory on Tuesday is a "huge victory for human rights," says a professor from the University of Toronto. The European Court of Human Rights decided that Semenya...

The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) said it agrees with Licenced Practical Nurses (LPN) that they deserve respect and dignity.Last month, a group called LPNs for Change started a movement...

Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation's crop health team has detected increased cases of wheat streak mosaic (WSM) around Alberta. The disease most commonly affects wheat and is a viral disease that caus...

TORONTO - Trevor Harris of the Saskatchewan Roughriders was named the top quarterback in the CFL's weekly honour roll Tuesday. Players in nine specific positions are highlighted based on data points r...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says a judge dismissed from leading a high-profile inquiry had rejected an offer for help, even though he had asked for four extensions to allow him to complete hi...