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Senators gives up on suing former members for expenses flagged by auditor
OTTAWA - The Senate spending scandal dragged to a close Thursday as the upper chamber abandoned plans to sue a group of former senators to recoup questionable travel, office and housing expenses. The ...
Dec 08, 2016
Feds tout fairness, economic benefits in $2.3-billion military rescue plane deal
OTTAWA - More than 10 years after then-prime minister Paul Martin said replacing Canada’s ancient military search-and-rescue planes would be made a “major priority,” the federal gove...
Dec 08, 2016
Lawsuit against Forces alleges discrimination against gays and lesbians
HALIFAX - A former Canadian Forces member who says a series of aggressive investigations into her sexual orientation hounded her out of the military in the late 1980s is leading a class action lawsuit...
Dec 08, 2016
Duquette: Orioles to pass on Bautista, not a fan favourite
OXON HILL, Md. - Jose Bautista has long been booed whenever he’s played in Baltimore. Now, the free agent slugger wants the Orioles to consider signing him, and the team isn’t having any p...
Dec 08, 2016
Worst may be over for Alberta economy: Conference Board
The Conference Board of Canada says it expects Alberta to emerge from one of the worst recessions to ever hit the province next year. However, the independent research organization is forecasting only...
Dec 08, 2016
Claims for US unemployment aid slide again
WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans signed up for unemployment benefits last week, another sign the U.S. job market remains healthy. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly claims for job...
Dec 08, 2016
Doping agency criticizes Russia as Isinbayeva given key role
MOSCOW - Even before Friday’s publication of a new report into alleged state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes, Russia and the World Anti-Doping Agency are bickering. WADA is upset because it...
Dec 08, 2016
RCMP seize 127 kilograms of cocaine in Quebec drug-smuggling investigation
LAC SAINT-FRANCOIS, Que. - RCMP have seized 127 kilograms of cocaine and made three arrests in a drug smuggling investigation in southwestern Quebec, the force announced Thursday. Investigators said t...
Dec 08, 2016
Bach: Olympic bid process needs to change; 'too many losers'
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Signalling a potential radical change in the way Olympic host cities are chosen, IOC President Thomas Bach wants to revise the bidding process because it “produces too ma...
Dec 08, 2016
Carrier factory union chief standing ground against Trump
INDIANAPOLIS - A local union president slammed by Donald Trump on Twitter stood his ground Thursday, maintaining the president-elect gave false hope to hundreds of workers by inflating the number of j...
Dec 08, 2016