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Campaigns strengthen harassment training in the wake of #MeToo movement
OTTAWA - Patty Hajdu remembers encountering an angry - and racist - person at the doorstep. "I hit a door where someone said, 'Oh, you're a Liberal?'" Hajdu, the federal employment minister seeki...
Sep 07, 2019
Wiltjer has 29 points to lead Canada to 126-71 World Cup rout of Jordan
SHANGHAI - A FIBA record for three-point shots. And a thoroughly dominant victory that will help Canada's chances of earning a ticket to Tokyo. In a FIBA World Cup that hasn't gone Canada's way, ...
Sep 07, 2019
Nurse calls on Canada's top players to commit, and not just for one summer
SHANGHAI - Nick Nurse is calling on Canada's best basketball players to commit to playing for their country. And showing up next summer isn't commitment enough. Just six weeks into his stint as C...
Sep 07, 2019
Kane nets treble, sets up Sterling as England beats Bulgaria
LONDON - Harry Kane scored a hat trick and set up Raheem Sterling's goal as England beat Bulgaria 4-0 in European Championship qualifying on Saturday. England has won all three games in Group A headin...
Sep 07, 2019
Ottawa paid $75M for veterans' cannabis last year, could pay $100M this year
OTTAWA - The federal government's effort to rein in the cost of reimbursing veterans for their medical marijuana appears to have failed as new figures show Ottawa shelled out a record $75 million in t...
Sep 07, 2019
Ex-hostage Boyle says he was worried about wife the night she fled their home
OTTAWA - Former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle says he was concerned for his wife Caitlan Coleman's safety the winter night she fled their Ottawa apartment in stocking feet, accusing Boyle of assa...
Sep 07, 2019
Calls for tighter right whale protections ahead of eastern premiers, governors meeting
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Massachusetts' attorney general is calling on political leaders in the United States and Canada to take stronger measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic right wh...
Sep 07, 2019
Hurricane Dorian expected to make landfall in Nova Scotia on Saturday evening
HALIFAX - The centre of hurricane Dorian was still hundreds of kilometres from the Maritimes when its outer bands started lashing southern New Brunswick and mainland Nova Scotia with strong ...
Sep 07, 2019
China uses arbitrary detentions as 'tool' to achieve 'political goals': Trudeau
OTTAWA - China uses arbitrary detentions as a tool to achieve its international and domestic political goals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. He called that a pressure tactic that is...
Sep 07, 2019
Raiders cut Antonio Brown before playing a game with team
ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Oakland Raiders have released disgruntled star receiver Antonio Brown before he ever played a game for the team. The Raiders announced the decision Saturday, hours after he reque...
Sep 07, 2019