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Saskatchewan MP to file his leadership campaign paperwork Wednesday
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Andrew Scheer is ready to join the race to replace former prime minister Stephen Harper, and is planning a show of force by surrounding himself with caucus colleagues supporti...
Sep 27, 2016

Birthday party plans outlined by 4H
Famed rodeo announcer and author Dave Poulsen will be the guest speaker as the southern region of 4H Alberta kicks off the organization’s 100th birthday in January. At a breakfast Tuesday, Sept....
Sep 27, 2016

Woman who lost kids, dad to drunk-driving crash marks anniversary of deaths
TORONTO - A year after a horrific drunk-driving crash killed her children and father, a grieving Toronto-area mother says she hopes the tragedy that decimated her family will make people think twice b...
Sep 27, 2016

Class action lawsuit proposed on Air Canada and WestJet baggage fees
CALGARY - Air Canada and WestJet are facing a potential class action lawsuit after imposing checked baggage fees only days apart. The proposed class action alleges that the two airlines colluded to im...
Sep 27, 2016
Another prep school finds sex abuse in its past
The Pomfret School in Connecticut has revealed that several of its teachers engaged in improper conduct with students between the 1970s and 2000s, adding its name to a list of elite boarding schools n...
Sep 27, 2016
Jays' Shapiro meets with Dunedin officials about spring facility upgrade
Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro met with Dunedin officials Monday night regarding proposed upgrades to the club’s spring-training facility that would help keep the franchise in the only...
Sep 27, 2016
Arceneaux, Smith and Mitchell secure CFL weekly top performer honours
TORONTO - Receivers Emmanuel Arceneaux of the B.C. Lions and Jamill Smith of the Ottawa Redblacks and Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell were named the CFL’s players of the week Tue...
Sep 27, 2016
Orange Shirt Day for residential school children marked in northern Saskatchewan
ILE-A-LA-CROSSE, Sask. - A school in northern Saskatchewan is showing support for children who attended residential schools. Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Solomon Schofield joined staff and students at the Rossigno...
Sep 27, 2016

Opponents of Bay of Fundy tidal power project ask judge to suspend testing
HALIFAX - An ambitious plan to lower two massive turbines into the Bay of Fundy, where they will be tested against the awesome power of the world’s highest tides, has hit more legal turbulence. ...
Sep 27, 2016

Mayrand: don't change election laws without broad support of Parliament
OTTAWA - Canada should consider requiring the support of more than just a simple majority of parliamentarians before making any changes to the country’s election laws, the chief electoral office...
Sep 27, 2016