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Scheer should have booted Clement from caucus right away: Tory consultant
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer shouldn’t have taken Tony Clement at his word that he’d only been involved in one improper online exchange, a prominent conservative political co...
Nov 09, 2018
Liberals again delay firearm marking regulations despite campaign promise
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is again delaying implementation of firearm-marking regulations intended to help police trace guns used in crimes - despite a 2015 campaign pledge to immediately enact ...
Nov 09, 2018
Maschmeyer earns shutout in Canada's 3-0 win over Finland at Four Nations
SASKATOON - Canadian goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer exorcised a painful memory in helping her country advance to the final of the Four Nations Cup women’s hockey tournament. The 24-year-old from...
Nov 09, 2018
Celebrities flee fast-moving Southern California wildfire
LOS ANGELES - A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has scorched a historic movie site recently used by the HBO series “Westworld” and forced numerous celebrities to join the thous...
Nov 09, 2018
Canadian goaltender Shannon Szabados takes NWHL commute in stride
SASKATOON - Shannon Szabados is getting to know every kilometre of the I-90 on Lake Erie’s south side. The veteran goaltender for the Canadian women’s team makes a 700-kilometre round trip...
Nov 09, 2018
Texas man gets 55 years in prison for fatal church bus crash
UVALDE, Texas - A driver was sentenced to 55 years in prison Friday for causing a church bus crash in South Texas that killed 13 people . Jack Dillon Young , 21, of Leakey, was sentenced after a three...
Nov 09, 2018
Riders coach Jones remains mum on his West semifinal starting quarterback
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ quarterback situation seems to be up in the air as the CFL West Division semifinal quickly approaches, but Chris Jones doesn’t see what all the fuss ...
Nov 09, 2018
Strong shooting by Siakam, Ibaka add another layer to Raptors' offence
TORONTO - Nick Nurse hasn’t been sleeping well. And that’s a good thing. Back home after a perfect and historic 4-0 western road swing, and boasting the best record in the NBA at 11-1, the...
Nov 09, 2018
Attempt to appeal '60s Scoop settlement tossed for 'extreme' lack of evidence
TORONTO - A last-ditch effort to challenge the court-approved settlement of the ’60s Scoop class action failed Friday when a judge tossed the novel attempt as lacking any substance. In his decis...
Nov 09, 2018
Walk-in doctors want equal pay but group says relationship with patients key
VANCOUVER - Doctors at over 300 walk-in clinics in British Columbia want fair payment for their work compared with those in full family practice, says the head of an association that’s rallying ...
Nov 09, 2018