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Jennifer Jones, Brent Laing off to quick start at mixed doubles nationals
FREDERICTON - Former Olympic women’s champ Jennifer Jones and her husband Brent Laing were one of 12 teams leading the way at 2-0 midway through the second day of the Canadian mixed doubles curl...
Mar 20, 2019
Border agency watchdog will 'fill gap' for disgruntled travellers, Goodale says
OTTAWA - Travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel mistreated by Canada’s border agency will be able to complain to an independent body under a new measure included in the federal bu...
Mar 20, 2019
Quebec Court of Appeal upholds Richard Henry Bain's sentence in election shooting
MONTREAL - The sentence given 2012 Quebec election night shooter Richard Henry Bain will remain unchanged, Quebec’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday. Bain was convicted of attacking a Parti Quebe...
Mar 20, 2019
Three Calgary officers get jail time for corruption crimes in harassment case
CALGARY - Three Calgary police officers found guilty of misusing department computers and harassing a woman involved in a custody battle have been sentenced to jail. Bradford McNish, Bryan Morton and ...
Mar 20, 2019
Opioid related deaths triple in Lethbridge from 2016
LETHBRIDGE – Since Alberta Health began releasing quarterly reports in 2016 on opioid-related deaths across the province, the number of those who have died in Lethbridge alone from apparent acci...
Mar 20, 2019
New women's multi-sport event will feature at least three Canadians
ALBANY, N.Y. - At least three Canadians will compete for Team Americas at the inaugural Aurora Games, an all-women’s sports and entertainment festival this summer. The event announced Wednesday ...
Mar 20, 2019
Lightning not planning on taking foot off the gas down the stretch
Victor Hedman’s biggest disappointment remains his greatest motivation. The hulking defenceman’s Tampa Bay Lightning had home-ice advantage in the 2015 Stanley Cup final against the Chicag...
Mar 20, 2019
Top-two OHL scorers meet in first round when Battalion face IceDogs
TORONTO - There’s more on the line than a league title for North Bay Battalion forward Justin Brazeau when the Ontario Hockey League playoffs begin. The 21-year-old is in his overage season with...
Mar 20, 2019
Celina Caesar-Chavannes quits Liberal caucus, sits as independent MP
OTTAWA - Celina Caesar-Chavannes has informed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that she’s leaving the federal Liberal caucus and will sit as an Independent MP. The Whitby, Ont., MP has been a vocal...
Mar 20, 2019
Trial of alleged Fredericton shooter set for 8 weeks this autumn
FREDERICTON - A Fredericton man accused of fatally shooting four people, including two police officers, in a killing spree last August will stand trial this fall. Eight weeks have been set aside for t...
Mar 20, 2019