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Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario will cause hearing delays: Immigration Refugee Board
OTTAWA - The tribunal that adjudicates asylum claims in Canada says it expects cuts to legal-aid funding imposed by the Doug Ford government in Ontario will lead to delays and other disruptions of ref...
Jul 16, 2019
Caregiver benefit for parents of ill children misunderstood, federal review says
OTTAWA - An evaluation of a federal benefit to help parents take time off work to care for critically ill children says fewer people have used it than expected because they didn't know about it o...
Jul 16, 2019
Nelson Nogier signs one-year contract with Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Nelson Nogier to a one-year, two-way contract with an average annual value of US$700,000. Nogier, 23, played one game for the Jets in 2018-19 and su...
Jul 16, 2019
Boeing jet trouble leads to cuts at Europe's busiest airline
LONDON - Europe's biggest airline, budget carrier Ryanair, will cut flights and close some of its bases beginning this winter because of the delay to deliveries of the Boeing 737 Max plane, which has ...
Jul 16, 2019
Retail rivals crash Amazon's Prime Day party
NEW YORK - The gravitational pull of Amazon Prime Day is so strong on shoppers it's benefiting other retailers as well, according to an early analysis from a key data group. On Monday, the first day o...
Jul 16, 2019
Brandon Banks, Vernon Adams Jr. and Andrew Harris named CFL top performers
TORONTO - Hamilton receiver Brandon Banks, Montreal quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris are the CFL top performers for Week 5. Banks recorded nine receptions for 86 ya...
Jul 16, 2019
Airline confirms three dead after float plane crashes in Labrador lake
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The president of a small Quebec airline says three people were killed when one of its planes crashed into a Labrador lake Monday. Jean Tremblay, president of Air Sagu...
Jul 16, 2019
Lewis Hamilton wins record 6th British GP, extends F1 lead
SILVERSTONE, England - A day of dramatic English sporting glory began with a far more fortuitous - but still record-breaking - victory for Lewis Hamilton on the nation's Formula One track. A sixth Bri...
Jul 16, 2019
Alouettes part ways with GM Kavis Reed, but stay quiet about reason
MONTREAL - The reason behind general manager Kavis Reed's firing is shrouded in secrecy to avoid "legal trouble," according to Montreal Alouettes president and CEO Patrick Boivin. Boivin did not ...
Jul 16, 2019
2 people dead, dozens of homes damaged in Indonesian quake
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong earthquake in eastern Indonesia killed two people and damaged at least dozens of homes, a disaster official said Monday, as the government declared a seven-day emergency ...
Jul 16, 2019
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