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Quebec university joins growing trend toward letting students use preferred names
MONTREAL - A major Quebec university is joining a growing movement toward allowing students - including transgender students who’ve long sought the provision - to use a name other than their giv...
Nov 14, 2018
NHL Notebook: Max Domi flourishing in Montreal pressure cooker after trade
Marc Bergevin says it takes a certain type of player to excel in the spotlight. The general manager of the Montreal Canadiens appears to have found one in Max Domi. “It’s easy to play in a...
Nov 14, 2018
'He's got a hold of me:' Woman says she was groped by Manitoba politician
WINNIPEG - A longtime Manitoba Progressive Conservative party member and volunteer says she was groped by a legislature member ousted from government caucus last month over inappropriate remarks to fe...
Nov 14, 2018
Penguins star Crosby skips practice with upper-body injury
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has skipped practice while being evaluated Wednesday for an upper-body injury. Coach Mike Sullivan declined to get into specifics about Crosby’s injury....
Nov 14, 2018
Canmore, Whistler, B.C., disappointed by Calgary vote to end 2026 Olympic bid
CANMORE, Alta. - Leaders in Canmore and Whistler say they are disappointed that Calgarians have rejected a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Canmore Mayor John Borrowman, who has lived in the Alberta ...
Nov 14, 2018
AFN national chief urges action on 'gross human-rights violation'
OTTAWA - Forced sterilizations of Indigenous women are reprehensible and must immediately be stopped, says Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde. The scope of the problem must also...
Nov 14, 2018
After intense wrangling, UK backs a Brexit deal. Now what?
LONDON - Like white smoke from the Vatican announcing a new pope, the signal from Britain’s Cabinet table says: We have a decision. After a year and a half of negotiating with the European Union...
Nov 14, 2018
Brian Gallant to announce plans to step down as New Brunswick Liberal leader
FREDERICTON - Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant will be stepping down as Liberal leader, and asking the party to organize a leadership convention. The Canadian Press has learned from sources ...
Nov 14, 2018
Province unveils 'lost-revenue counter,' says $6B lost to Trans Mountain Pipeline delay
The Alberta government is launching what it calls a real-time lost-revenue counter to show how much Canadians are missing by keeping energy resources landlocked. The government says in a release that ...
Nov 14, 2018
Casey proud of his influence on the Raptors, Canadian basketball
TORONTO - Dwane Casey might be gone, but he certainly is not forgotten. The capacity Scotiabank Arena welcomed the 61-year-old Detroit Pistons coach back to Toronto with a long and loud standing ovati...
Nov 14, 2018