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Canucks defenceman Alexander Edler out at least a month with broken finger
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks announced Monday that defenceman Alexander Edler will undergo surgery for a broken finger. The 30-year-old was injured on Saturday night after blocking a shot in the ...
Nov 28, 2016
After high of winning at home, Impact set for hostile reception in second playoff leg
MONTREAL - The tables will be turned on the Montreal Impact in the second leg of the MLS Eastern Conference final. After playing before 61,004 home fans at Olympic Stadium while winning the opening ga...
Nov 28, 2016
Liberals changed fighter jet requirement, says air force commander
OTTAWA - Opposition critics accused the Liberal government of trying to manufacture a crisis Monday after the commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force pulled back the curtain on Canada’s appare...
Nov 28, 2016
Green leader poised to deliver stern rebuke on Island's electoral reform efforts
The leader of the P.E.I. Green party is expected to stand in the legislature Tuesday to rebuke the provincial government - and offer a warning to the Trudeau Liberals on democratic reform. The P.E.I. ...
Nov 28, 2016
Toronto FC groundskeeper says BMO Field grass came out of Grey Cup in good shape
Toronto FC head groundskeeper Robert Heggie says Sunday’s Grey Cup should not leave any kind of hangover for Toronto FC when it comes to the BMO Field playing surface for the midweek MLS playoff...
Nov 28, 2016
CBC/Radio-Canada wants to move to ad-free model with $318M in new annual funding
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada wants all its services to broadcast ad-free - but would need $318 million in new annual funding to do so, the public broadcaster said Monday in a proposal to the federal gove...
Nov 28, 2016
Redblacks GM Desjardins' three-year-old prediction proven correct
Ottawa Redblacks general manager Marcel Desjardins was right. Desjardins surprised many at his first news conference as Redblacks GM in 2013 when he laid out lofty expectations for the expansion franc...
Nov 28, 2016
New rules for Saskatchewan pipelines after Husky oil spill into river
REGINA - Saskatchewan is proposing tougher rules for pipelines following an oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River that jeopardized the drinking water of thousands of people. Legislation introduc...
Nov 28, 2016
Man granted Canadian residency after years in B.C. church wants to clear name
VICTORIA - A man who spent more than two years in a British Columbia church to avoid deportation from Canada on alleged terrorism links is asking the Federal Court to clear his name. Jose Figueroa wil...
Nov 28, 2016
Halifax ignored rules on Africville, lawyer says as 1960s razing heads to court
HALIFAX - The contentious 1960s-era decision that led the City of Halifax to raze a black community will be debated anew this week in Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Former residents of Africville are seek...
Nov 28, 2016