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Bombers' Brady Oliveira, Argos Chad Kelly finalists for CFL's top player award
TORONTO - Rushing leader Brady Oliveira and record-setting quarterback Chad Kelly are the finalists for the CFL's outstanding player award. The CFL unveiled its individual finalists Wednesday in votin...
Nov 01, 2023
Quebec increases immigration target by 10,000, imposes French requirement for workers
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is increasing its immigration target to about 60,000 people next year and imposing new French-language requirements for newcomers. Premier Franois Legault says the off...
Nov 01, 2023
Auger-Aliassime eliminated from Paris Masters after second-round loss to Tsitsipas
PARIS - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime had his six-match winning streak ended Wednesday with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) loss to seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in second-round action at the Paris Masters tennis...
Nov 01, 2023
Canadian skip Gushue sounds off on setup at WCF's Pan Continental championships
Canada skip Brad Gushue says he doesn't blame TSN for dropping television coverage of the Pan Continental Curling Championships. He says the broadcasting situation is one of many issues he has with th...
Nov 01, 2023
'Makes me sad': New Quebec poll sees Premier Legault losing ground to Parti Québécois
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he takes full responsibility for his party's sagging poll numbers. He told reporters that a new Leger poll published today, conducted for the Journal de Montral and...
Nov 01, 2023
UPDATE: Milk River Emergency Department re-opens after physician coverage secured
UPDATE - November 3, 2023MILK RIVER, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) has confirmed that the Emergency Department (ED) at the Milk River Health Centre has re-opened, as of 8 a.m. on Friday, November...
Nov 01, 2023
Quebec tuition hike: Concordia says could lose up to 90% of out-of-province students
Montreal's Concordia University is warning of "devastating financial implications" if Quebec moves forward with a plan to double tuition for out-of-province students next fall. University president Gr...
Nov 01, 2023
Nicklas Backstrom is taking a leave of absence from the Washington Capitals because of his hip
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom is taking a leave of absence from the team because of what he called an "ongoing injury situation" after a slow start to the season on hi...
Nov 01, 2023
Montreal police arrest 17 people for alleged real estate fraud worth over $5 million
Montreal police say they've arrested 17 people in connection with an alleged real estate fraud scheme worth more than $5 million. Police say members of the alleged fraud ring used fake IDs to borrow a...
Nov 01, 2023
Make the next federal vote a 'carbon tax election,' Poilievre challenges Trudeau
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a "carbon tax election," and is calling on the Liberals to exempt all home heating from carbon pricing unt...
Nov 01, 2023