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Ont. school board warns that coronavirus concerns veer into anti-Chinese racism
An Ontario school board is urging parents to not make assumptions about the new coronavirus that could stoke xenophobia and racism against the Chinese community. Officials with the York...
Jan 28, 2020
Feds rang up $1.4M in legal costs during failed prosecution of Mark Norman
OTTAWA - The federal government rang up more than $1.4 million in legal costs during the failed prosecution of retired vice-admiral Mark Norman. Revealed this week by Justice Minister David Lametti in...
Jan 28, 2020
Liberals' income tax cut to cost more in lost revenues than planned, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget watchdog estimates the Liberal government's newly enacted income tax cut will cost $2.5 billion more than projected. A report from the budget office this mo...
Jan 28, 2020
Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr signs contract extension with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., to a contract extension, which goes through the 2022 season. Adams became the Als' starting quarterback last year, guiding t...
Jan 28, 2020
Armed Forces wrap up blizzard response in Newfoundland after historic storm
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Armed Forces have wrapped up their mission in Newfoundland and Labrador after dispatching to the provincial capital more than a week ago to help with recovery from a histor...
Jan 28, 2020
Canadian Milos Raonic falls to Novak Djokovic in Australian Open quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Milos Raonic just can't solve Novak Djokovic. The No. 32 seed from Thornhill, Ont., fell to 0-10 against the second-seeded Djokovic with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (1) loss in the...
Jan 28, 2020
Canadian international Lindsay Agnew goes Down Under, joins Sydney FC
SYDNEY, Australia - Canadian international Lindsay Agnew has joined Sydney FC for the remainder of Australia's W-League season. The 24-year-old Agnew, who was born in Kingston, Ont., was waived by the...
Jan 28, 2020
Official: Remains of 2 US troops recovered from Afghan site
WASHINGTON - A U.S. defence official says the United States has recovered the remains of two American service members killed in the crash of an Air Force plane in Afghanistan. They were the only two p...
Jan 28, 2020
Deputy prime minister asks Opposition not to delay new NAFTA deal
OTTAWA - The minority Liberals made another pitch Sunday for cross-partisan co-operation on a key priority for the government in the upcoming sitting of the House of Commons: passing the new U.S....
Jan 28, 2020
RCMP secrets-case arrest triggered internal warnings, advisories to Mounties
OTTAWA - After the shocking arrest of one of their own on national-secrecy charges, rank-and-file Mounties were encouraged to get counselling if needed, decline to speak with the media ...
Jan 28, 2020