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Gaudreau scores winner in shootout, Flames beat Stars 3-2
DALLAS - Johnny Gaudreau didn't watch the beginning of a shootout, though he had the best view in the house for the end. Gaudreau put a backhand past Dallas goalie Ben Bishop to give the Calgary Flame...
Oct 11, 2019
Class action seeks damages for sexual abuse of minors in N.L. institutions
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A class action lawsuit certified last month, alleges the government of Newfoundland and Labrador ignored sexual abuse suffered by children living in government-run in...
Oct 11, 2019
Canadian woman held in Iran after husband died now home safe: Freeland
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is confirming that a dual Iranian-Canadian citizen who has been denied permission to leave Iran is now safe at home in Canada. Freeland tweeted that...
Oct 11, 2019
Three parties back setting up wrongful-conviction tribunal; Tories silent
TORONTO - Three of the four major parties support setting up a British-style independent tribunal to review wrongful convictions, an advocacy group said on Wednesday. Only the Conservatives have yet t...
Oct 11, 2019
Scheer visits Roxham Road, vows to close 'loophole' enabling asylum seekers
ST-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Andrew Scheer brought his national campaign to the edge of the U.S. border, where he pledged to shut a legal "loophole" that he says has enabled tens of thousands of...
Oct 11, 2019
Conservative health ministers fight feds over military health costs
MARKHAM, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau promised Wednesday that military personnel will not suffer as a result of a battle over money that is playing out between the federal government and the p...
Oct 11, 2019
Scheer argues Trudeau hurt Canada-China relations with SNC-Lavalin affair
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer told a roundtable of journalists from ethnic media outlets that Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau caused further damage to&nb...
Oct 11, 2019
Bloc on the rise, along with calls for separation in Alberta
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau dismissed any notion that national unity is under threat Wednesday as he and other national leaders made efforts to beat back growing support for the Bloc Quebec...
Oct 11, 2019
Elizabeth May calls once more for taxes on major internet companies
OTTAWA - A Green government would "level the playing field" by implementing taxes on companies like Facebook and Netflix, leader Elizabeth May promised Wednesday during a campaign stop in al...
Oct 11, 2019
Conservatives pledge extra EI leave, expanded tax credit for adoptive parents
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are promising to provide more paid time off and an expanded tax credit for adopting parents. As it stands, parents who adopt children receiv...
Oct 11, 2019