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'He was ditched:' La Loche victim spiralled without support, now going to prison
SASKATOON - A promising football player whose dreams of playing professionally were crushed after a deadly school shooting in northern Saskatchewan has been sent to prison and his famil...
Jun 16, 2019
Manitoba-to-Minnesota power line project approved with several conditions
WINNIPEG - The federal government has approved a $453-million Manitoba-Minnesota power transmission project that has been the source of friction between Premier Brian Pallister and the Manitoba M...
Jun 16, 2019
'I've fallen in love': Paralyzed Bronco player finds passion for water sport
SASKATOON - Jacob Wassermann spent most of his life on the ice before he fell in love in the water. The former Humboldt Broncos goaltender, who started in the net when he was nine, was paralyzed ...
Jun 16, 2019
Baloney Meter: Is Elections Canada biased in favour of Liberals, as Tory claims?
OTTAWA - "Hard to trust the Liberal lapdogs at Elections Canada, who let Liberals-SNC off the $100K donation scam and has paid influencers to intervene in the campaign." - Conservative MP Pierre...
Jun 16, 2019
How a Montreal working-class neighbourhood's activists changed Quebec and Canada
MONTREAL - The Pointe-St-Charles neighbourhood is isolated from the rest of Montreal by the Lachine Canal and the railroad, meaning that for years it was the kind of place that man...
Jun 16, 2019
Liberal bleeding after SNC-Lavalin affair seems to have stopped: Leger Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the federal Liberals have stopped the bleeding from the beating they took in the SNC-Lavalin furor. The Leger poll suggests the Liberals have closed the gap slig...
Jun 16, 2019
In the news today, June 14
Five stories in the news for Friday, June 14 --- RAPTORS WIN FIRST NBA TITLE IN FRANCHISE HISTORY The Toronto Raptors, a team whose magical playoff run sparked civic pride and raucous enthusiasm ...
Jun 16, 2019
Missy Elliott, in tears, gets inducted into Songwriters Hall
NEW YORK - Missy Elliott, the creative mastermind who has written hit songs for a number of female acts and created camaraderie among women in the music industry for more than two decades, felt the lo...
Jun 15, 2019
Ottawa Redblacks come from behind to edge Calgary Stampeders 32-28
CALGARY - Redblacks quarterback Dominique Davis compensated for passing mistakes with his legs in Ottawa's 32-28 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. Intercepted four times, Davis scored ...
Jun 15, 2019
King of the North: Kawhi Leonard wins Finals MVP
OAKLAND, Calif. - Kawhi Leonard's first season with the Toronto Raptors started with his now-infamous laugh. It ended with him getting the last laugh. The best player on the league's newly crowned bes...
Jun 15, 2019
