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Kane nets treble, sets up Sterling as England beats Bulgaria
LONDON - Harry Kane scored a hat trick and set up Raheem Sterling's goal as England beat Bulgaria 4-0 in European Championship qualifying on Saturday. England has won all three games in Group A headin...
Sep 07, 2019
Ottawa paid $75M for veterans' cannabis last year, could pay $100M this year
OTTAWA - The federal government's effort to rein in the cost of reimbursing veterans for their medical marijuana appears to have failed as new figures show Ottawa shelled out a record $75 million in t...
Sep 07, 2019
Ex-hostage Boyle says he was worried about wife the night she fled their home
OTTAWA - Former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle says he was concerned for his wife Caitlan Coleman's safety the winter night she fled their Ottawa apartment in stocking feet, accusing Boyle of assa...
Sep 07, 2019
Calls for tighter right whale protections ahead of eastern premiers, governors meeting
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Massachusetts' attorney general is calling on political leaders in the United States and Canada to take stronger measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic right wh...
Sep 07, 2019
Struggling media could get lift from Competition Bureau digital review: group
VANCOUVER - The Competition Bureau's examination of possible anti-competitive practices by digital giants like Facebook and Google could offer a reprieve to the traditional media they "decimated," but...
Sep 07, 2019
Hurricane Dorian expected to make landfall in Nova Scotia on Saturday evening
HALIFAX - The centre of hurricane Dorian was still hundreds of kilometres from the Maritimes when its outer bands started lashing southern New Brunswick and mainland Nova Scotia with strong ...
Sep 07, 2019
China uses arbitrary detentions as 'tool' to achieve 'political goals': Trudeau
OTTAWA - China uses arbitrary detentions as a tool to achieve its international and domestic political goals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. He called that a pressure tactic that is...
Sep 07, 2019
Raiders cut Antonio Brown before playing a game with team
ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Oakland Raiders have released disgruntled star receiver Antonio Brown before he ever played a game for the team. The Raiders announced the decision Saturday, hours after he reque...
Sep 07, 2019
'Please pray for our Bahamasland,' Canadian victim wrote before Dorian hit
Hours before hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas and obliterated entire neighbourhoods, Alishia Sabrina Liolli asked her friends and loved ones on social media to pray for her family and the sma...
Sep 07, 2019
Michigan State University fined $4.5 million in Nassar case
WASHINGTON - The government on Thursday ordered Michigan State University to make sweeping changes and pay a $4.5 million fine after determining that it failed to adequately respond to sexual assault ...
Sep 07, 2019
