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CUPW issues strike notice after it says Canada Post refused to extend talks
OTTAWA - Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk said Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will begin working with a special mediator Friday morning in the face of a union threat of job actio...
Aug 25, 2016
Special forces commander charged after accidentially firing weapon
OTTAWA - Canada’s top special forces soldier has become the latest senior officer to be charged and face a court martial after accidentally firing his weapon. The charge against Maj.-Gen. Michae...
Aug 25, 2016
Calgary Man Charged in Exploitation Case Against a Lethbridge Teen
LETHBRIDGE – A 61-year old Calgary man has been arrested for alleged child exploitation against a Lethbridge teen. ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) team, including members from Ca...
Aug 25, 2016
Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby named captain of Canada's World Cup team
TORONTO - Hockey Canada is going to mine a gold-medal leadership group for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey. Sidney Crosby will once again serve as captain for Team Canada, joined like he was at the 2...
Aug 25, 2016
The cost of raising an Olympic athlete can have a low return-on-investment
TORONTO - Cheryl Simundson can still vividly recall the time her daughter, two-time Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries, stood on a chair during a family dinner more than 20 years ago and annou...
Aug 25, 2016
Liberal MP Kate Young's letter to the CRTC was improper: ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - It was improper for Liberal MP Kate Young, as a parliamentary secretary, to support a television station’s licence renewal application, the federal ethics commissioner says. Mary Dawson...
Aug 25, 2016
Russian doping coach Chegin loses appeal against life ban
MOSCOW - The Russian anti-doping agency says a coach linked to more than 20 doping cases has lost his appeal against a life ban from athletics. Viktor Chegin was banned in March on evidence he oversaw...
Aug 25, 2016
At least one tornado confirmed in Windsor, Ont.: Environment Canada
WINDSOR, Ont. - Environment Canada says at least one tornado touched down in the Windsor, Ont., area Wednesday night, though the strength of the storm isn’t yet known. Meteorologist Geoff Coulso...
Aug 25, 2016
Cyclists Langlois, Roth lead eight-man Canadian team for UCI road races
MONTREAL - National road race champion Bruno Langlois of Quebec City and Ryan Roth of Cambridge, Ont., were among eight riders named Thursday to the Canadian team that will participate in a pair of UC...
Aug 25, 2016
Bettman on fighting, ads on jerseys, European expansion, outdoor games and more
Would the NHL ever look to eliminate fighting? Are ads coming to NHL sweaters? And what of expansion, Las Vegas and the Olympics? NHL commissioner Gary Bettman spoke to those issues and more in a rece...
Aug 25, 2016