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Highlights of Saskatchewan's 2019-2020 budget
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government introduced its 2019-2020 budget Wednesday. Here are a few of the highlights: - Provincial sales tax stays at six per cent; no new taxes or increases. - New $3,000 ...
Mar 20, 2019
Jennifer Jones, Brent Laing off to quick start at mixed doubles nationals
FREDERICTON - Former Olympic women’s champ Jennifer Jones and her husband Brent Laing were one of 12 teams leading the way at 2-0 midway through the second day of the Canadian mixed doubles curl...
Mar 20, 2019
Border agency watchdog will 'fill gap' for disgruntled travellers, Goodale says
OTTAWA - Travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel mistreated by Canada’s border agency will be able to complain to an independent body under a new measure included in the federal bu...
Mar 20, 2019
Quebec Court of Appeal upholds Richard Henry Bain's sentence in election shooting
MONTREAL - The sentence given 2012 Quebec election night shooter Richard Henry Bain will remain unchanged, Quebec’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday. Bain was convicted of attacking a Parti Quebe...
Mar 20, 2019
Three Calgary officers get jail time for corruption crimes in harassment case
CALGARY - Three Calgary police officers found guilty of misusing department computers and harassing a woman involved in a custody battle have been sentenced to jail. Bradford McNish, Bryan Morton and ...
Mar 20, 2019
Lightning not planning on taking foot off the gas down the stretch
Victor Hedman’s biggest disappointment remains his greatest motivation. The hulking defenceman’s Tampa Bay Lightning had home-ice advantage in the 2015 Stanley Cup final against the Chicag...
Mar 20, 2019
New women's multi-sport event will feature at least three Canadians
ALBANY, N.Y. - At least three Canadians will compete for Team Americas at the inaugural Aurora Games, an all-women’s sports and entertainment festival this summer. The event announced Wednesday ...
Mar 20, 2019
Top-two OHL scorers meet in first round when Battalion face IceDogs
TORONTO - There’s more on the line than a league title for North Bay Battalion forward Justin Brazeau when the Ontario Hockey League playoffs begin. The 21-year-old is in his overage season with...
Mar 20, 2019
Sutter Fund Chiefs ready for Midget AAA Provincials
The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs are hoping to capitalize on their current momentum heading into Provincials this month. The female Midget AAA hockey club is coming off a 2-0 series win over the Edmont...
Mar 20, 2019
Mounties seize homemade firearm during Wetaskiwin break-in
A 27-year-old man faces charges after Maskwacis RCMP members located a loaded homemade .22-calibre firearm on a suspicious male in Wetaskiwin. On March 15, Mounties were passing a commercial property ...
Mar 20, 2019