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Whitecaps change management structure, removing president from current role
VANCOUVER - Longtime Vancouver Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi is out of his current role after the club announced it will begin a search for a sporting director. The Major League Soccer team,...
Aug 16, 2019
Farmers granted extension to repay cash advances
OTTAWA -- Farmers with cash advances for grains, oilseeds and pulse crops are being granted more time to pay the money back.The federal government is extending the stay of default from the end of Sept...
Aug 16, 2019 Canola Field - LNN
Free local potatoes up for grabs at annual "Spud Day" east of Coaldale
COALDALE, AB - If you want to get your hands on 20 lbs of free local red potatoes, you can do that on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. at a local farm east of Coaldale. The Potato Growers of Albert...
Aug 16, 2019 Spud Day 2019 (Photo Courtesy: Perry Farms, Potato Growers of Alberta)
Alek Minassian's statement to police after alleged van attack to be made public
TORONTO - Details of what a man accused in Toronto's deadly van attack told police after his arrest will be made public next month. Justice Anne Molloy says a publication ban on Alek Minassian's state...
Aug 16, 2019
Most residents allowed home after house explosion in London, Ont.
LONDON, Ont. - More residents have been cleared to return home after an explosion in London, Ont. A statement from the city says all but 10 of 100 homes were declared safe Thursday night and some...
Aug 16, 2019
Ottawa announces $1.75B to compensate dairy farmers for impact of trade deals
COMPTON, Que. - Ottawa has announced $1.75 billion in compensation for Canadian dairy farmers to offset a loss of market share resulting from free trade agreements with Europe and count...
Aug 16, 2019
Bombers QB Nichols leaves game in fourth quarter with apparent injury
WINNIPEG - Blue Bombers quarterback Matt Nichols left the field early in the fourth quarter of Winnipeg's game against the Lions Thursday night after he was sacked by B.C. defensive lineman Shawn Lemo...
Aug 16, 2019
Canadian Tyler Mislawchuk wins World Triathlon Olympic test event
TOKYO - Tyler Mislawchuk became the first Canadian man to win a World Triathlon Series race when he claimed gold in an Olympic test event on Friday. The 23-year-old from Oak Bluff, Man....
Aug 16, 2019
Former star of Carleton Ravens basketball team charged with sexual assault
Ottawa police have charged a former Carleton Ravens basketball player with multiple offences stemming from a sexual assault investigation. Police said in a release Friday that Eddie Ekiyor, 22, has be...
Aug 16, 2019
Legault tells companies to increase wages if they want to find workers
QUEBEC - Restaurant owners and other employers having trouble finding workers need to pay higher wages if they expect to fill those jobs, Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday in response ...
Aug 16, 2019