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Postelection, should Ottawa be making a bigger fuss about Canada-U.S. border?
WASHINGTON - Experts are wondering if it's time for Canada to take a fresh approach to its relationship with the United States. Journalist and author Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Fo...
Sep 21, 2021
Raptors finalize 20-man training camp roster with additions of Mykhailiuk, Perry
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have completed their 20-player training camp roster by officially announcing the of addition guard-forward Svi Mykhailiuk and signing forward Reggie Perry. The Raptors sa...
Sep 21, 2021
Several tight races may not have an elected MP until the end of the week
OTTAWA - Several federal ridings may not have an elected member of Parliament until Thursday or even Friday, as Elections Canada begins the arduous task of verifying and counting more than one million...
Sep 21, 2021
RCMP delays on complaint files a 'serious and systemic' issue, group tells court
OTTAWA - A civil liberties group is telling a federal judge there's a culture of complacency in the RCMP that has caused inexcusable foot-dragging on complaint files. At a Federal Court hearing today,...
Sep 21, 2021
Dubois confident despite difficult first season with Jets: 'This is the real me'
Pierre-Luc Dubois felt like an impostor. Forced to navigate multiple quarantines, a highly publicized run-in with his former coach, a blockbuster trade, injuries and loneliness - the Winnipeg Jets cen...
Sep 21, 2021
DB Alford, LB Lawrence and QB Reilly all honoured as CFL's weekly top performers
TORONTO - Defensive back DeAundre Alford of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, linebacker Simoni Lawrence of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and B.C. Lions quarterback Michael Reilly were named the CFL's top weekly p...
Sep 21, 2021
Jenn Schmidt-Rempel running for Lethbridge City Council
LETHBRIDGE, AB - One of the 32 people vying for a seat on Lethbridge City Council in October's municipal election is Jenn Schmidt-Rempel.She told LNN that she first wanted to run for office after the ...
Sep 21, 2021
Car hits 9 people at Quebec polling station; status of 77-year-old woman 'uncertain'
MONTREAL - Police say the condition of a 77-year-old woman is uncertain after she was among nine people hit by a car outside a polling station in a Montreal suburb Monday evening. Sgt. Vronique Comtoi...
Sep 21, 2021
Everything old is new again after election returns virtually identical Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election last month. Early Tuesday, the Liber...
Sep 21, 2021
Submissions open for 2021 #YQL Expressions of Reconciliation Art & Media Contest
LETHBRIDGE, AB - For the fourth year in a row, local artists of all ages and abilities are invited to submit their work in the #YQL Expressions of Reconciliation Art & Media Contest.The competitio...
Sep 21, 2021