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CFL commissioner Ambrosie can finally concentrate on football to open 2023 season
TORONTO - It's a welcomed change for Randy Ambrosie. For the first time in a while, the CFL commissioner can concentrate solely on the start of a regular season and not the immediate future of one of ...
Jun 06, 2023
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files paperwork launching 2024 Republican presidential bid
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has filed paperwork formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president ahead of a town hall event in New Hampshire Tuesday eve...
Jun 06, 2023
'Dirty deal': protesters disrupt Joe Manchin event over Mountain Valley pipeline
WASHINGTON - Sen. Joe Manchin's latest legislative victory is stirring up anti-pipeline sentiment in the U.S. capital. Protesters who snuck into the event unfurled banners and locked arms today at a D...
Jun 06, 2023
Kienan LaFrance signs with B.C. Lions after 3 seasons with Roughriders
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions say they have signed veteran running back Kienan LaFrance after he was released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. LaFrance had 91 yards on 18 carries and hauled in 14 recepti...
Jun 06, 2023
Sex harassment case involving Trudeau Foundation should be heard in N.L., lawyer says
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The lawyer representing a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed by a former Northwest Territories premier says her client would likely have to end her lawsuit if a judge deter...
Jun 06, 2023
Job action at Capilano U in B.C., as contracts inked with staff at five other schools
VANCOUVER - Job action has halted all classes at Capilano University in North Vancouver. A statement on the university's website says classes are suspended at its main campus and its Sechelt campus on...
Jun 06, 2023
Stellantis has what it needs to make decision on Windsor battery plant: Champagne
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says Stellantis and LG Energy Solutions have what they need to make a decision on a proposed electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor. A spokeswo...
Jun 06, 2023
PGA Tour, Europe to merge with Saudis and end LIV Golf feud
The PGA Tour ended its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia's golf venture and now is joining forces with it, making a stunning announcement Tuesday of a merger that creates a commercial operation with t...
Jun 06, 2023
Ottawa gives updated deal to federal union that signed agreement before PSAC strike
OTTAWA - The federal government has given an updated deal to a public-service union that signed its collective agreement in the fall in order to match deals reached with the Public Service Alliance of...
Jun 06, 2023
Evacuees can return in Sept-Îles, but more than 160 wildfires still burning in Quebec
MONTREAL - One Quebec city that had been threatened by approaching wildfires has lifted an evacuation order, but other parts of the province continue to deal with out-of-control blazes that are taxing...
Jun 06, 2023
