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Liberals renew, broaden hate-crime prevention fund for groups at risk
OTTAWA - The federal government is making it easier for religious and cultural groups at risk of hate crimes to improve security in and around their buildings. The Liberals are expanding the range of ...
Nov 28, 2016
Sure-handed Redblacks receiver Ernest Jackson doesn't disappoint at Grey Cup
TORONTO - Ottawa receiver Ernest Jackson didn’t drop a ball all season. So when Henry Burris threw a pass his way in overtime at the Grey Cup, things looked bright. Uncharacteristically, Jackson...
Nov 28, 2016
Henry Burris hopes latest Grey Cup MVP outing lays ghosts to rest
TORONTO - Henry Burris carries a chip on his shoulder wherever he goes. At the 104th Grey Cup, the Ottawa Redblacks quarterback did it with a limp. The 41-year-old Burris’ left knee seized up du...
Nov 28, 2016
Store pulls potatoes from shelves after metal object found again in P.E.I. spuds
HALIFAX - A sewing needle has been found in a dish of cooked P.E.I. potatoes, the latest in a string of incidents involving metal objects discovered in Island spuds. Halifax police Const. Dianne Penfo...
Nov 28, 2016
Security, peacekeeping hot topic at PM's first summit of la Francophonie
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has returned from his first visit to Africa as prime minister, but the issue of security on the continent will continue to dominate as he prepares to reveal the location for th...
Nov 28, 2016
Top soldier angry, disappointed sexual misconduct still major problem
OTTAWA - A disappointed and angry chief of the defence staff put the military on notice Monday after a Statistics Canada survey found a troubling number of sexual assaults and other misconduct among a...
Nov 28, 2016
OECD maintains low-growth view of Canada's economy this year and next
TORONTO - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is sticking by its prediction that Canada’s economy will grow by 1.2 per cent this year, followed by a 2.1 per cent rise next...
Nov 28, 2016
Concerns about taxi driver safety in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT – A man wanted in connection to a recent sexual assault is now in custody. According to police, a female cab driver was assaulted and driven to Calgary against her will Thursday, No...
Nov 28, 2016
New UN chief says better training needed for peacekeepers
BEIJING - The United Nations’ incoming secretary-general said Monday that he wants U.N. peacekeepers to be better trained and more respectful of human rights, amid pressure on the organization t...
Nov 28, 2016
5,000 fish in ice at Japan skating rink sparks uproar
TOKYO - An amusement park in western Japan sparked an uproar after it displayed about 5,000 dead fish in the ice at a skating rink, forcing the park to close the attraction. Space World received a flo...
Nov 28, 2016