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Deals on paid time off for domestic violence 'beginning of a wave,' says expert
OTTAWA - An academic expert on violence against women and children says several new deals reached between the federal government and one of its biggest civil service unions that allows paid time off f...
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Christine Sinclair scores goal No. 182 but Canada loses 2-1 to Dutch at World Cup
REIMS, France - Canada got a wake-up call at the Women's World Cup on Thursday, paying for a slow start and some defensive lapses with a 2-1 loss to the European champion Netherlands in thei...
Jun 22, 2019
Auger-Aliassime falls to Lopez in semifinals of Queen's Club tournament
LONDON - Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime fell just short of reaching his fourth ATP final of the season, losing in three sets to veteran Feliciano Lopez on Saturday in the semifinals of the Queen'...
Jun 22, 2019
Maple Leafs trade veteran Patrick Marleau to Hurricanes for 2020 pick
VANCOUVER - The Toronto Maple Leafs took a big step towards getting some salary cap relief about an hour before the NHL draft resumed Saturday. The club shipped veteran forward Patrick Marle...
Jun 22, 2019
Predators send defenceman P.K. Subban to Devils for Santini, picks
VANCOUVER - P.K. Subban is leaving Music City. The Nashville Predators traded the 30-year-old defenceman to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday ahead of the second round of the NHL d...
Jun 22, 2019
Inhumane practice of carving fins off live sharks to become illegal in Canada
OTTAWA - Carving fins off live sharks and tossing them in the ocean to drown will be illegal in Canada as early as Friday. Importing shark fins that are no longer attached to sharks will als...
Jun 22, 2019
Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Alex Edler to two-year extension
VANCOUVER - Defenceman Alex Edler says signing an extension with the Vancouver Canucks was always his top priority. On Thursday, the Canucks announced that the 33-year-old Swede had inked a deal worth...
Jun 22, 2019
Hussen says he wants Canada to accept more refugees as economic immigrants
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he would like to see Canada welcome more refugees than it currently accepts and believes more of them should be able to enter through economic immigrati...
Jun 22, 2019
David Ortiz shooting suspect charged with drug possession
NEWARK, N.J. - The man in custody in the Dominican Republic on suspicion of shooting former baseball star David Ortiz was indicted Thursday on drugs and weapons charges unrelated to the shooting. Rolf...
Jun 22, 2019
B.C. imposes interim moratorium on resource development to protect caribou
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government announced an interim moratorium on resource development in parts of the south Peace region on Thursday, giving itself more time to sign a long-ter...
Jun 22, 2019
