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Crown agency ups wage, benefit proposals, backs down on pension changes
OTTAWA - Canada Post issued wide-ranging new contract offers to its employees Wednesday in the hope of preventing a work stoppage at the Crown corporation ahead of the busy holiday online shopping sea...
Oct 03, 2018
Notley unhappy no appeal on Trans Mountain, willing to let process play out
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she’s not happy with Ottawa’s decision to let stand a court decision that has stalled the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The federal...
Oct 03, 2018
Ottawa Senators set to start post-Karlsson era without a captain
OTTAWA - With Erik Karlsson now lacing up his skates on the other side of the continent, the Ottawa Senators are going into the first year of their rebuild without a captain. The Senators announced th...
Oct 03, 2018
Maple Flavour: Eight Canadians in field for PGA Tour season opener
Some Canadian golfers are long-standing members of the PGA Tour, while others secured status for the 2018-19 season at the last minute. Add them all up and the CanCon will hit a record level at this w...
Oct 03, 2018
MLB gives Russell 40-game ban under domestic violence policy
Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell accepted a 40-game suspension Wednesday for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy after a series of allegations made by his ex-wife. C...
Oct 03, 2018
Preliminary hearing booked for 2017 Red Deer homicide
A man charged in a 2017 homicide in Red Deer will face a preliminary hearing next spring. Gabriel Agotic, 34, is charged with manslaughter for the July 17, 2017 death of Mathiang Chol. It was just aft...
Oct 03, 2018
Military looking to provide case workers for victims of sexual misconduct
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is looking to provide case workers to victims of inappropriate sexual behaviour to ensure they have continuous support from the moment they report an incident through to...
Oct 03, 2018
Kavanaugh had the edge over his accuser in TV audience size
NEW YORK - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has the edge over accuser Christine Blasey Ford in television audience size. The Nielsen company says the audience for Kavanaugh’s testimony duri...
Oct 03, 2018
Review board moves Calgary mass killer to Edmonton, grants him day passes
CALGARY - A man found not criminally responsible for the stabbing deaths of five young people in Calgary is being moved to continue his treatment and start his reintegration into the community. Matthe...
Oct 03, 2018
National Torch Relay for 2019 Games launches Thursday in Ottawa
The 2019 Canada Winter Games is celebrating the launch of the first ever national MNP Canada Games Torch Relay. The 48-stop torch relay travels across Canada, beginning with the lighting of the Roly M...
Oct 03, 2018