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Grey Cup-champion Stampeders re-sign Canadian linebacker Cory Greenwood
The Calgary Stampeders re-signed Canadian linebacker Cory Greenwood to a one-year deal Tuesday. Greenwood, 33, was scheduled to become a free agent next month. The six-foot-two, 235-pound native of Ki...
Jan 29, 2019
Advocates say public needs to report cases of child abuse and neglect
FREDERICTON - Advocates say a horrific case of child neglect in New Brunswick is far from the only case in the Maritimes and are urging people to report any neglect or abuse they see. Two recent repor...
Jan 29, 2019
Liberals target Scheer over cash-for-access fundraisers
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal party is looking to turn the tables on the Conservatives over so-called cash-for-access fundraisers. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is expected to attend a fundraiser a...
Jan 29, 2019
Online immigrant-sponsor application discriminatory, immigration lawyers say
OTTAWA - A new first-come-first-served online application for immigrants seeking to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada is being condemned as “profoundly discriminatory̶...
Jan 29, 2019
UN: More than 130 migrants appear to be missing off Djibouti
JOHANNESBURG - More than 130 migrants were thought to be missing after two boats capsized Tuesday off the tiny East African nation of Djibouti, the U.N. migration agency said. Local police had found f...
Jan 29, 2019
Pat Sheahan follows in son's footsteps, joins Dinos football program
Thirty years as a head football coach taught Pat Sheahan the importance of preparation, but he couldn’t have predicted the bizarre twist his U Sports career would take this off-season. Sheahan j...
Jan 29, 2019
WHL's Kootenay Ice to relocate to Winnipeg for 2019-20 season
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The Western Hockey League’s Kootenay Ice will relocate to Winnipeg before the start of the 2019-20 season. The league officially announced the move at a media conference in Cra...
Jan 29, 2019
Weinstein lawyers argue against sex trafficking claim
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers said the movie mogul is not a sex trafficker, despite claims in a class-action lawsuit. The lawyers in a court filing late Monday urged U.S. District Judge ...
Jan 29, 2019
Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum to join CNN
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum is joining CNN as a political commentator. The cable network announced the move Tuesday. The former Tallahassee mayor ...
Jan 29, 2019
Reaction to Bruce McArthur pleading guilty to 8 counts of first-degree murder
TORONTO - Here’s a look at reaction to serial killer Bruce McArthur pleading guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder: ___ “Bruce McArthur has pled guilty, and that’s closure. I...
Jan 29, 2019