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O'Shea, Steinauer saw each other continuing on together as CFL coaches
Back when they were teammates with the Toronto Argonauts, Mike O'Shea and Orlondo Steinauer always figured they'd coach together. After winning a Grey Cup as players with Toronto in 2004, O'...
Jul 31, 2019
CFL picks: Hamilton Tiger-Cats turn to Dane Evans for game against Roughriders
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are now Dane Evans' team. Evans becomes Hamilton's starter after incumbent Jeremiah Masoli suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Ticats' 23-15 home win over the previousl...
Jul 31, 2019
Gord Bamford Foundation set to host 12th Annual Charity Golf Classic
Music and athletic celebrities will once again be gathering in Red Deer next month for the benefit of youth across Canada.The Gord Bamford Foundation's 12th Annual Charity Golf Classic runs August 7-8...
Jul 31, 2019
Risk of student loan defaults rising, say documents warning 'system is broken'
OTTAWA - Federal officials warned in a presentation earlier this year that the risk of student loan defaults and delays was on the rise, noting bleakly: the "system is broken." Federal stude...
Jul 31, 2019
R. Kelly judge to decide on order protecting evidence
CHICAGO - A federal judge overseeing singer R. Kelly's child-pornography case in Chicago is set to rule on how tightly he should restrict access to and mentions of the evidence. There's little doubt J...
Jul 31, 2019
Hamilton Tiger-Cats add former Saskatchewan quarterback David Watford
HAMILTON - Three days after losing starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli to a season-ending injury, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed QB David Watford. Masoli tore his left anterior cruciate ligament...
Jul 31, 2019
Rare Steinbeck story, set in Paris, published this week
NEW YORK - Ernest Hemingway wasn't the only Great American Writer with something to say about Paris. Hemingway's contemporary and fellow Nobel laureate, John Steinbeck, was best known for "The Grapes ...
Jul 31, 2019
Sobeys to remove plastic bags from all stores in 2020
NOVA SCOTIA- Shoppers at Sobeys grocery stores will soon need to bring their own totes or lug their purchases home in paper bags as the chain moves to phase out plastic bags by February 2020.The groce...
Jul 31, 2019
Trump signs Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund extension
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund helping those impacted by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks never runs out of money, ending years of leg...
Jul 31, 2019
CN freight train derails in Calgary
CALGARY- Traffic was blocked and power was knocked out in some areas when more than a dozen cars in a Canadian National Railway train derailed in Calgary.CN says that 14 cars left the tracks early Tue...
Jul 31, 2019