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What will new fuel standards do to gas prices? The Baloney Meter weighs in
OTTAWA - "Your secret fuel tax will undoubtedly increase the cost of gasoline by at least another four cents a litre, a fact you continue to hide." - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in a ...
Jul 13, 2019
Toronto FC moves on, says goodbye to homegrown striker Jordan Hamilton
Toronto FC said goodbye to one of its own Thursday, dealing homegrown product Jordan Hamilton to Columbus Crew SC for American striker Patrick Mullins. Toronto also gave up an international roste...
Jul 13, 2019
Lucky Whitehead with 104-yard kickoff return, Blue Bombers beat Argonauts
WINNIPEG - Lucky Whitehead savoured every one of the 104 yards he ran on the way to the end zone on Friday. The Blue Bombers receiver set the tone when he took a kickoff in for a touchdown on the open...
Jul 13, 2019
Canadian Julia Budd scores TKO win for third straight Bellator title defence
THACKERSVILLE, Okla. - Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd successfully defended her Bellator featherweight title for a third time Friday night, stopping Israeli (Big Bad) Olga Rubin in the first round. B...
Jul 13, 2019
Nursing shortage forces Ashcroft emergency room to close overnight — again
ASHCROFT, B.C. - The latest temporary closure of an emergency room in B.C.'s interior is shedding light on the continued nursing shortage in the region.Interior Health announced Wednesday the emergenc...
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'Robot umpires' debut in independent Atlantic League
YORK, Pa. - "Robot umpires" have arrived. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call balls and strikes Wednesday night at its All-Sta...
Jul 13, 2019
Twitter taps Canada as test market for new 'hide' tweet feature
OTTAWA - Twitter launched an experiment in Canada Thursday to give users in this country the ability to hide replies to tweets on its social-media platform, in a bid, the company says, to give us...
Jul 13, 2019
Taylor Swift shakes off drama with fun concert performance
NEW YORK - In her first public appearance since discovering her masters were in the hands of someone she's not a fan of, Taylor Swift didn't directly address the issue, but she did play music from tha...
Jul 13, 2019
Canada to compensate 718 gay-purge victims in class-action settlement
OTTAWA - A lawyer says some victims of the federal government's gay purge were so devastated by the experience that even decades later they needed the help of a therapist to fill out forms to receive ...
Jul 13, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Plastic-bag fiasco proves need for recall law for city councils
DO YOU EVER WISH there was a way to throw the rascals out without waiting for the next election?There is at the provincial level, but not municipal. Maybe it's time for an overhaul of the municipal el...
Jul 13, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
