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Arbitrator upholds CFL's suspension against Ticats' linebacker Lawrence
TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will be without linebacker Simoni Lawrence for two games. An arbitrator ruled Tuesday in favour of the CFL's original suspension, a week after Lawrence met with the&n...
Jul 16, 2019
Some MPs are warning the parliamentary workload is going to kill someone
OTTAWA - Some MPs are warning the high-stress, high-stakes environment of politics coupled with relentless work schedules and bouts of politically motivated marathon voting and debating sessions&...
Jul 16, 2019
Town of Coaldale borrowing $3.1-million to rebuild 8th Street Industrial Ring Road
COALDALE, AB - Construction on a major industrial road in the community should begin in the next couple of weeks.By connecting with 11th Ave and Range Road 203, the municipality wrote in their 2019-20...
Jul 16, 2019 A map showing the construction areas. (Supplied by Google Maps / Town of Coaldale)
Anxious immigrants wait to learn effect of new asylum policy
Dozens of immigrants lined up Tuesday at a major Mexico border crossing, waiting to learn how the Trump administration's plans to end most asylum protections would affect their hopes of taking refuge ...
Jul 16, 2019
Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario will cause hearing delays: Immigration Refugee Board
OTTAWA - The tribunal that adjudicates asylum claims in Canada says it expects cuts to legal-aid funding imposed by the Doug Ford government in Ontario will lead to delays and other disruptions of ref...
Jul 16, 2019
Caregiver benefit for parents of ill children misunderstood, federal review says
OTTAWA - An evaluation of a federal benefit to help parents take time off work to care for critically ill children says fewer people have used it than expected because they didn't know about it o...
Jul 16, 2019
Nelson Nogier signs one-year contract with Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Nelson Nogier to a one-year, two-way contract with an average annual value of US$700,000. Nogier, 23, played one game for the Jets in 2018-19 and su...
Jul 16, 2019
Boeing jet trouble leads to cuts at Europe's busiest airline
LONDON - Europe's biggest airline, budget carrier Ryanair, will cut flights and close some of its bases beginning this winter because of the delay to deliveries of the Boeing 737 Max plane, which has ...
Jul 16, 2019
Retail rivals crash Amazon's Prime Day party
NEW YORK - The gravitational pull of Amazon Prime Day is so strong on shoppers it's benefiting other retailers as well, according to an early analysis from a key data group. On Monday, the first day o...
Jul 16, 2019
Brandon Banks, Vernon Adams Jr. and Andrew Harris named CFL top performers
TORONTO - Hamilton receiver Brandon Banks, Montreal quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris are the CFL top performers for Week 5. Banks recorded nine receptions for 86 ya...
Jul 16, 2019