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Canadian tax-evasion fight zeros in on transactions involving Israeli bank
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is seeking information from three Canadian banks about customer transactions linked to a major Israeli financial institution as part of a federal crackdown on offsho...
Nov 13, 2017
Quebec optimistic World Anti-Doping Agency will vote Thursday to remain in Montreal
Quebec’s international relations minister says she is optimistic the World Anti-Doping Agency will accept Canada’s offer on Thursday to keep the organization’s headquarters in Montre...
Nov 13, 2017
Rugby Canada parts ways with general manager, restructures front office
Rugby Canada, whose flagship men’s 15s team has been moving backwards in recent times, shook up its structure Monday. The governing body fired its top rugby man in Jim Dixon, its general manager...
Nov 13, 2017
Pending free-agent kicker Medlock weighing all his options after Bombers loss to Esks
WINNIPEG - Kicker Justin Medlock says retirement is one option he’ll consider now that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ season is over. Another surprise as the players cleaned out their lockers ...
Nov 13, 2017
McKenna uses Twitter to troll coal from Bonn during U.S. event promoting it
OTTAWA - A U.S. effort to stoke the fires of coal-powered electricity didn’t escape the attention of Canada’s environment minister Monday as Catherine McKenna used her Twitter account to t...
Nov 13, 2017
Video recovered, 10 more charged in Penn State frat death
Newly recovered security camera footage from inside a Penn State fraternity house showed a pledge had been given at least 18 drinks in less than 90 minutes, investigators said Monday in announcing doz...
Nov 13, 2017
Report recommends ending program that puts cops in some Toronto schools
TORONTO - A report by staff at Canada’s largest school board recommends eliminating a controversial program that placed police officers in certain Toronto schools after finding the scheme left s...
Nov 13, 2017
US budget deficit up sharply to $63.2 billion in October
WASHINGTON - The federal government began its new budget year with an October deficit of $63.2 billion, up sharply from a year ago. The Treasury Department reported Monday that the October deficit was...
Nov 13, 2017
Lin-Manuel: Puerto Rican efforts making up for slow start
NEW YORK - Lin-Manuel Miranda’s next project is far away from Broadway, in a 35-mile-long stage. The artist is focused in helping Puerto Rico recover from the devastation Hurricane Maria has lef...
Nov 13, 2017
Music school to hold open forum after sex misconduct report
BOSTON - A prestigious music school in Boston will hold an open forum in the wake of an investigation that found the college allowed three male professors to quietly leave the school after students co...
Nov 13, 2017