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Feds propose making some employers offer menstrual products for free at work
OTTAWA - Workers in federally regulated workplaces should have access to free menstrual products, the Canadian government says in a proposal published Friday. The government wants to put menstrua...
May 05, 2019
CBC must diversify revenue to protect it from political whims, president says
MONTREAL - The CBC must continually look for new commercial revenue streams - particularly internationally - as a way to protect itself from the whims of politicians, the public broadcaster's pre...
May 05, 2019
Auger-Aliassime beats fellow Canadian Shapovalov, will play Nadal in Madrid
MADRID - Felix Auger-Aliassime fought through a tight match on Sunday to beat fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the Mutua Madrid Open. Auger-Aliassime took the vict...
May 05, 2019
Canadian firm WSP finding new work in Saudi Arabia despite diplomatic dispute
OTTAWA - At least one Canadian-based company is optimistic about its prospects in Saudi Arabia, a bullishness that comes as businesses fret about their future in the kingdom following a...
May 05, 2019
Public prosecutor takes aim at SNC-Lavalin's court bid for remediation deal
OTTAWA - Canada's director of public prosecutions is firing a new volley at SNC-Lavalin that could hobble the company's ongoing legal fight for a special settlement agreement over ...
May 05, 2019
Trade pact with Europe could be hurt by climate action infighting: McKenna
OTTAWA - Canadian dithering about climate action could put France's support for the Canada-Europe free trade agreement at risk, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says. McKenna ...
May 05, 2019
Women's players hope NHL steps in to create new league
Meghan Duggan need only look around sports to get excited about what an NHL-run women's hockey league might look like. The NBA did it with the WNBA. Soccer leagues in Europe and the U.S. have done it....
May 05, 2019
Controversial finish at Kentucky Derby sparks debate in U.S., Canadian racing
TORONTO - A prominent voice in Canadian horse racing says the wild finish at Saturday's Kentucky Derby has "opened up the debate" about how the sport is governed in the U.S. and Canada. Woodbine Enter...
May 05, 2019
Ottawa worried about fallout from jailing of farmer in Beirut, documents show
FREDERICTON - Documents filed with the Federal Court show the former Harper government was concerned about the legal and political fallout from how it dealt with a New Brunswick potato farmer jailed f...
May 05, 2019
Raptors Pascal Siakam a 'game time decision' against 76ers: coach
PHILADELPHIA - Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he'll make a game time decision on whether Pascal Siakam will play against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. The 25-year-old forward was lis...
May 05, 2019