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Edmonton Eskimos sign veteran Canadian receiver Sam Giguere
EDMONTON - The injury-riddled Edmonton Eskimos have signed veteran Canadian receiver Sam Giguere. The Montreal Alouettes released the 32-year-old native of Sherbrooke, Que., in January. Giguere played...
Jun 26, 2018
Media groups speak out on charges against Ontario journalists arrested on the job
Two media advocacy groups say charges against a pair of Ontario journalists arrested on the job are an assault on freedom of the press. The groups say Aylmer Express publisher John Hueston and his son...
Jun 26, 2018
Marlins sign Canadian outfielder and third-round pick Tristan Pompey
The Miami Marlins signed third-round draft pick and Canadian outfielder Tristan Pompey on Tuesday. Miami selected the Mississauga, Ont., native 89th overall out of the University of Kentucky in the ML...
Jun 26, 2018
Study predicts Trans Mountain pipeline purchase will add to federal deficit
CALGARY - The federal government’s purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline will add significantly to the deficit next year, according to a study by a sustainable energy research group. Buying th...
Jun 26, 2018
Ford invites public to outdoor ceremony after swearing-in as Ontario premier
TORONTO - Doug Ford is set to officially become Ontario’s premier on Friday and he’s inviting the public to come watch. A ceremony is scheduled to take place on the steps of the legislatur...
Jun 26, 2018
Judge dismisses Aboriginal bid to block sale of P.E.I. golf course
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Mi’kmaq have lost a court bid to block the sale of a Crown-owned golf course on Prince Edward Island, but fears over the wider consequences for Aboriginal land title could pr...
Jun 26, 2018
Hockey player burned by campfire out of a coma, fundraising underway for family
CALGARY - A player with the Western Hockey League’s Lethbridge Hurricanes who was burned by a campfire earlier this month has emerged from a medically induced coma. Ryan Vandervlis, a 20-year ol...
Jun 26, 2018
B.C.'s illicit overdose deaths decreasing almost every month this year
VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service has released its latest overdose statistics, showing 109 people died in May from illicit drugs. That’s a decrease of 23 per cent in the number of deaths from ...
Jun 26, 2018
Rebels release 2018-19 Regular Season schedule
The Red Deer Rebels have released their schedule for the 2018-19 Western Hockey League Regular Season. The Rebels open with a home and home series versus the Edmonton Oil Kings - Friday, Sept. 21 at R...
Jun 26, 2018
Dad charged in toddler son's death pleads not guilty
DAYTON, Ohio - The father of a 2-year-old Ohio boy who investigators say was accidentally fatally shot by his 13-year-old brother while the teen was playing with a gun has pleaded not guilty to charge...
Jun 26, 2018