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University changes course; professors may testify in lawsuit
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Reversing its previous position, the University of Florida said Friday that it will allow three professors to testify as experts in a lawsuit challenging a new state election law ...
Nov 05, 2021
Battle for Montreal city hall takes nasty turn ahead of Sunday's vote
MONTREAL - As the race to see who will be Montreal's next mayor moves into its final days, the campaign has taken an increasingly personal tone, with the two main candidates accusing each other of lac...
Nov 05, 2021
Duck Call: Devlin Hodges to start at QB for Redblacks against Argonauts
OTTAWA - It's finally Duck season for the Ottawa Redblacks. Devlin Hodges, who got the nickname Duck for his prowess at duck calling while playing college football at Samford, will be making his first...
Nov 05, 2021
Free menstrual products coming to on-reserve schools: Indigenous Services minister
The federal government plans to provide free menstrual products for students who attend on-reserve schools. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the plan in a Twitter post on Friday. She...
Nov 05, 2021
SACPA: discussing the prospect of solar power breathing new life into abandoned oil wells
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has more than 170,000 inactive and abandoned oil wells and over 3,000 orphan wells that have been abandoned by failed companies.According to the Southern Alberta Council ...
Nov 05, 2021
Former B.C. Lions player Josh Boden convicted in 2009 slaying of Burnaby woman
VANCOUVER - Former Canadian Football League wide receiver Joshua Boden has been found guilty of the second-degree murder of a Burnaby woman. The B.C. Prosecution Service confirms Boden was found guilt...
Nov 05, 2021
The Backlog: Thousands of veterans with disabilities are waiting years for support
OTTAWA - Nearly a dozen years ago, Micheal McNeil was hit with an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. The former combat engineer, who is now a 40-year-old father of three in Saint John, N.B., ...
Nov 05, 2021
Superstar goaltender Carey Price to rejoin Montreal Canadiens on Monday
Carey Price is preparing to return to the Montreal Canadiens. Habs head coach Dominique Ducharme has confirmed that the superstar goalie will rejoin the team on Monday. Ducharme said on Friday that Pr...
Nov 05, 2021
Canadian men's rugby team looks forward to a new beginning, starting in Portugal
Spencer Jones' road to the Canadian rugby team took him to New Zealand, Europe, Texas and then Victoria. And now Portugal. The 24-year-old Jones will start at fly half Saturday when 23rd-ranked Canada...
Nov 05, 2021
Alberta agriculture minister quits cabinet amid concerns about drinking
EDMONTON - Alberta Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen has resigned from cabinet amid concerns over his drinking.Dreeshen, in a short statement, says his "conduct'' with alcohol has become a distracti...
Nov 05, 2021