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Dickson eager to erase pain of Calgary Roughnecks' NLL final loss in 2014
The Calgary Roughnecks' disappointing loss in the 2014 National Lacrosse League championship still haunts Curtis Dickson. But he and his teammates have an opportunity to erase the heartbreak...
May 19, 2019
Unions increasingly at odds over replacing troubled Phoenix pay system
OTTAWA - The federal team charged with finding a replacement for the government's troubled Phoenix pay system will present the Liberals with options within weeks that are expected to include...
May 19, 2019
Back on top: Nadal beats Djokovic for 9th Italian Open title
ROME - Rafael Nadal is right back where he wants to be. After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, Nadal dominated for stretches against his longtime rival, Novak Djokovi...
May 19, 2019
Tentative CBA presents one less distraction for Argos rookie Richards
TORONTO - Shane Richards has no shortage of things to deal with as he prepares for his first CFL training camp. Thankfully, the prospect of going out on strike isn't among them. On Wednesday...
May 19, 2019
2nd woman testifies against Winnipeg suspect in death of woman found in barrel
WINNIPEG - A woman testified Friday that she helped hide another woman's dead body in a barrel filled with chemicals because the man accused in the killing had total control over her after y...
May 19, 2019
Williams Lake RCMP prevent distressed man on hotel roof from jumping
WILLIAMS LAKE - While attempting to apprehend a man with several warrants yesterday, Williams Lake RCMP wound up talking him down from a potentially harmful jump. In a release today, Cst. Joel Kooger ...
May 19, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
CFL collective bargaining agreement holds together after 'discrepancy'
Labour peace between the CFL and its players' association held together after reports that a tentative collective bargaining agreement between the two sides had fallen apart. Several media outlets rep...
May 19, 2019
Data reveals scope, damage of spring floods in Quebec and New Brunswick
New data from Statistics Canada is revealing the scale and scope of this spring's devastating flooding in Quebec, Manitoba and New Brunswick. More than 600 square kilometres of land suffered...
May 19, 2019
Long-awaited end to Canada's tariff standoff with U.S. finally at hand
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration agreed Friday to drop its punitive and controversial tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, ending a bitter dispute between historic allies and r...
May 19, 2019
Bomb hits tourist bus near Egypt's Giza Pyramids, wounds 17
CAIRO - A roadside bomb hit a tourist bus on Sunday near the Giza Pyramids, wounding at least 17 people including tourists, Egyptian officials said. The officials said the bus was travelling on a road...
May 19, 2019
