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Felix Auger-Aliassime posts convincing win in opener at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open. The 18-year-old from Montreal crushed Cameron Norrie of Britain 6-3, 6-2 in the fi...
Mar 07, 2019
Canadian groups join forces on study on abuse and discrimination in sport
OTTAWA - The federal government is partnering with a Canadian athlete rights group for a study on abuse and discrimination in sport. Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, says she is supportin...
Mar 07, 2019

Ralph Hall, oldest-ever member of US House, dead at age 95
AUSTIN, Texas - Former Texas Rep. Ralph Hall, the oldest-ever member of the U.S. House and a man who claimed to have once sold cigarettes and Coca-Cola to the bank-robbing duo of Bonnie and Clyde, has...
Mar 07, 2019

Former CLC president Georgetti on CFLPA bargaining committee in talks with CFL
It’s been a steep learning curve for Ken Georgetti. Since 2016, he’s served as a senior adviser with the CFL Players’ Association. Georgetti is a former president of the Canadian Lab...
Mar 07, 2019

Former Supreme Court justice Beverley McLachlin leads B.C. investigation
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says the appointment of a retired Supreme Court of Canada chief justice to investigate allegations of spending abuses at British Columbia’s legislature ensures the...
Mar 07, 2019

A healthy Harry Jones looks to help Canada rugby sevens men impress on home soil
Harry Jones knew it was time to get his shoulder fixed when it popped out while he was helping his brother put up some blinds. “I was holding something for him and my shoulder slipped out,”...
Mar 07, 2019

National Capital Commission trying again on major Ottawa land development
OTTAWA - The government of Canada is once again trying to offload billions of dollars worth of Crown land next to Parliament Hill that has remained virtually empty since the 1960s. The National Capita...
Mar 07, 2019

Nearly 40,000 veterans waiting for disability benefits as backlog keeps growing
OTTAWA - Despite repeated promises to fix the mess, the number of veterans waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits has continued to grow, and there are fears the turmoil will ...
Mar 07, 2019
A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony to the House of Commons justice committee: Feb. 19, 2015 – The RCMP lays corruption and...
Mar 07, 2019

Wilson-Raybould could have effected change in Indigenous Services: leaders
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould would have brought a wealth of experience to the Indigenous services portfolio, including first-hand knowledge from the world of First Nations politics, some Indigenous l...
Mar 07, 2019