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Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr signs contract extension with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., to a contract extension, which goes through the 2022 season. Adams became the Als' starting quarterback last year, guiding t...
Jan 28, 2020
Armed Forces wrap up blizzard response in Newfoundland after historic storm
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Armed Forces have wrapped up their mission in Newfoundland and Labrador after dispatching to the provincial capital more than a week ago to help with recovery from a histor...
Jan 28, 2020
Canadian Milos Raonic falls to Novak Djokovic in Australian Open quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Milos Raonic just can't solve Novak Djokovic. The No. 32 seed from Thornhill, Ont., fell to 0-10 against the second-seeded Djokovic with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (1) loss in the...
Jan 28, 2020
Canadian international Lindsay Agnew goes Down Under, joins Sydney FC
SYDNEY, Australia - Canadian international Lindsay Agnew has joined Sydney FC for the remainder of Australia's W-League season. The 24-year-old Agnew, who was born in Kingston, Ont., was waived by the...
Jan 28, 2020
Official: Remains of 2 US troops recovered from Afghan site
WASHINGTON - A U.S. defence official says the United States has recovered the remains of two American service members killed in the crash of an Air Force plane in Afghanistan. They were the only two p...
Jan 28, 2020
Deputy prime minister asks Opposition not to delay new NAFTA deal
OTTAWA - The minority Liberals made another pitch Sunday for cross-partisan co-operation on a key priority for the government in the upcoming sitting of the House of Commons: passing the new U.S....
Jan 28, 2020
RCMP secrets-case arrest triggered internal warnings, advisories to Mounties
OTTAWA - After the shocking arrest of one of their own on national-secrecy charges, rank-and-file Mounties were encouraged to get counselling if needed, decline to speak with the media ...
Jan 28, 2020
Provincial funding for Alberta’s fish hatcheries
EDMONTON- The province is investing in Alberta's fish hatchery facilities to better support sustainable recreational fishing opportunities and a healthy aquatic environment.The province will replace t...
Jan 28, 2020 Minister Nixon learning how to
spawn trout at the Raven Creek Brood Trout Station near Caroline.
In #MeToo era, Kobe and other athletes often get a pass
DENVER - Folded conveniently into the narratives about his "complicated past" was the detail about Kobe Bryant that could've wrecked him. It was a rape allegation by a 19-year-old employee of a Colora...
Jan 28, 2020
Toronto-area mayors, police chiefs meet to discuss gun violence
TORONTO - Mayors and police chiefs from the Toronto area are meeting today to discuss a recent spike in gun violence throughout the region. Toronto Mayor John Tory says he called the meeting - wh...
Jan 28, 2020