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Redblacks QB Nick Arbuckle excited to take on starting role in Ottawa
OTTAWA - One week after signing their new No. 1 quarterback to a two-year deal, the Ottawa Redblacks introduced Nick Arbuckle to the media Friday morning. Not that he needed an introduction. An injury...
Feb 7, 2020
Denny Morrison's speedskating career one of tenacity and teamwork
CALGARY - Denny Morrison leaves speedskating a king of comebacks and the beneficiary of a teammate's generosity. Winner of Olympic gold and silver medals in team pursuit and a silver and a bronze...
Feb 7, 2020
Quebec premier says returns will fly high with $30-million airship investment
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is dismissing naysayers who are accusing his government of wasting $30 million on a company that wants to build giant airships ...
Feb 7, 2020
Fire keeping investigators away from train derailment in rural Saskatchewan
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board says a fire continues to burn at the site of a train derailment in Saskatchewan and investigators can't access the site. It says one investigator...
Feb 7, 2020
Feds to fund urgent research into new coronavirus, including social impacts
OTTAWA - The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is set to release some urgent funding to study the novel coronavirus - including the fear it causes. The federal granting agency says it wants ...
Feb 7, 2020
Switzerland opens Fed Cup qualifier with two singles wins over Canada
BIEL, Switzerland - Switzerland won the first two rubbers Friday in its best-of-five Fed Cup qualifier against Canada at the Swiss Tennis Arena. Jil Teichmann opened with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win ...
Feb 7, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack visit Salford in search of their first Super League win
The Toronto Wolfpack saw their 23-game winning streak snapped last Sunday in a 28-10 loss to Castleford Tigers in their Betfred Super League debut. On Saturday, the transatlantic rugby league team loo...
Feb 7, 2020
Cost of Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion rises 70% to $12.6-billion
EDMONTON, AB - The cost to build the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has jumped by 70 per cent to $12.6 billion from a three-year-old estimate of $7.4 billion.President and CEO Ian Anderson says the...
Feb 7, 2020 (Supplied by The Canadian Press)
Montreal to fully ban plastic bags by end of 2020, mayor announces
MONTREAL - Given the urgent need to reduce the city's environmental footprint, Montreal will move to fully ban the distribution of plastic bags by the end of 2020, Mayor Valerie Plante ...
Feb 7, 2020
Canadians urged to leave China now as first evacuation attempt hits snag
OTTAWA - Canadians are being encouraged to leave China while they still can as the federal government and counterparts around the world struggle to evacuate citizens from the centre of the n...
Feb 7, 2020