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Federal leaders scatter across country as campaign ramps up in earnest
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders have scattered across the country as the election campaign starts to ramp up in earnest. Sunday was the legal deadline for Justin Trudeau to ask the Governor General to ...
Sep 15, 2019
Mounties lay secrets-law charges against RCMP intelligence official
OTTAWA - Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP intelligence official, made a brief court appearance Friday on charges of breaching Canada's secrets law. Ortis, 47, was charged under thr...
Sep 15, 2019
Double-draw, double-loss for TRU WolfPack soccer squads after four-game weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack women's and men's soccer teams played their way through back-to-back games this weekend with mixed results.Friday evening, the WolfPack women fell 4-...
Sep 15, 2019 (Image Credit: Allen Douglas / TRU Athletics)
Gasol completes historic double, Spain wins World Cup
BEIJING - Marc Gasol looked to the sky as confetti fell, some sticking to his massive shoulders, and then cradled and kissed the giant golden chalice that goes to the World Cup champions. He's getting...
Sep 15, 2019
Provincial cabinet minister resigns over 'race card' comment about Innu Nation
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A provincial cabinet minister in Newfoundland and Labrador has resigned for making comments in a voicemail message deemed racist by one of the province's largest Indigenous gro...
Sep 15, 2019
Connor McDavid cleared to practise as he rehabs knee at Oilers training camp
EDMONTON - It's so far, so good for Connor McDavid at training camp as he rehabs his knee. The Edmonton Oilers' superstar captain was cleared for practice and didn't require a non-contact jersey ...
Sep 15, 2019
Party leaders contend with posts and past lives from candidates in campaign
OTTAWA - The federal party leaders have spent the first days of the election campaign talking policy, as they'd like, and dismissing and defending candidates over old social-media posts, which they'd ...
Sep 15, 2019
4 Nations tournament cancelled because of Swedish boycott
STOCKHOLM - The Swedish Ice Hockey Federation has cancelled the Four Nations women's hockey tournament in November because it can't guarantee its players' participation due to an ongoing pay dispute. ...
Sep 15, 2019
Olympic bob champ Kaillie Humphries says she's forced to slide for U.S.
CALGARY - Kaillie Humphries says Canada's governing body of bobsled has left her no other option than to compete for another country. The two-time Olympic champion is suing Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton i...
Sep 15, 2019
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien granted leave of absence
WINNIPEG - Dustin Byfuglien's name was a surprise addition to the list of key Winnipeg Jets players absent from the first day of training camp Friday. As expected, restricted free-agent forwards Patri...
Sep 15, 2019
