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Clement proposes more security screening for immigrants, no values test
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Tony Clement says he will propose enhanced security screening for immigrants - but not a values test - as part of a broader plan for countering the threat of...
Sep 08, 2016
NEB to require companies to publish emergency management programs
CALGARY - The National Energy Board says it plans to require companies to publish their emergency management programs by the end of March next year as part of a push for increased transparency. The re...
Sep 08, 2016

Portrait of former Premier Alison Redford hung without Fanfare in Alberta Legislature
EDMONTON – The official portrait of the Honourable Alison Redford has been quietly added to the collection of former premiers’ paintings on the third floor of the Alberta Legislature. The ...
Sep 08, 2016
Ex-CEO of Amaya alleged to have benefited from kickback scheme: AMF document
MONTREAL - David Baazov, former CEO of Montreal online gaming firm Amaya, benefited from a kickback scheme in which he received payments in exchange for sharing privileged information about company ac...
Sep 08, 2016

Hockey player who pushed Ontario on transgender inclusion hopes for more
Jesse Thompson wanted transgender inclusive policies for hockey dressing rooms to be implemented sooner and for them to be Canada-wide, but says an important first step is happening in Ontario. The 19...
Sep 08, 2016
Woman and young child sought following brazen robbery in Invermere, B.C.
INVERMERE, B.C. - RCMP in southeastern British Columbia are trying to track a woman who used a young child, possibly her daughter, to help stage a robbery. Cpl. Grant Simpson says police are always co...
Sep 08, 2016

Political battle shaping up over Liberal government's peacekeeping plan
OTTAWA - Battle lines are being drawn between Liberals and Conservatives as the government prepares to deploy hundreds of Canadian troops to an as-yet-unannounced United Nations peacekeeping mission i...
Sep 08, 2016

Hurricanes Chase Provincial Grant for Capital Debt Reduction
LETHBRIDGE: The Lethbridge Hurricanes have turned to the community to help them out of a tough financial situation. The ENMAX Centre underwent some major renovations from 2008 to 2012, and the hockey ...
Sep 08, 2016

Breaking down the eight World Cup teams and their chances of victory in Toronto
The World Cup of Hockey makes its return in Toronto after a 12-year hiatus. Here’s a look at the eight teams involved in the tournament, which opens Sept. 17: Canada The unquestioned favourites,...
Sep 08, 2016
Winger Brad Marchand brings unique gritty style to Team Canada
OTTAWA - Stocked with No. 1 draft picks, Hart, Norris and Vezina Trophy winners, Team Canada has no one else quite like the five-foot-nine feisty ball of energy that is Brad Marchand. Few in hockey, f...
Sep 08, 2016