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Alouettes GM Maciocia 'encouraged' by new signings despite ownership debacle
MONTREAL - As the Montreal Alouettes flew into a cloud of uncertainty over the team's ownership situation, the frustration started to take its toll on general manager Danny Maciocia. In the weeks lead...
Feb 15, 2023
Priestman responds to English report that she is pondering her future with Canada
ORLANDO, Fla. - Canada coach Bev Priestman, caught in the middle of a bitter labour dispute between Canada Soccer and its players, found herself talking about her future with the program Wednesday. Th...
Feb 15, 2023
Liberal MP may not vote for party's language bill due to changes made by Bloc, Tories
OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament says it would be difficult to support his government's official languages bill because of changes the Conservatives and Bloc Qubcois have made to it, which he b...
Feb 15, 2023
Veteran linemen Davis, Figueroa return to Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Veteran American linemen Ja'Gared Davis and Joel Figueroa are back with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Hamilton announced the signing of Davis and Figueroa on Wednesday, the second day of CFL fre...
Feb 15, 2023
Canadians should get info on how much alcohol is in a standard drink: Bennett
OTTAWA - Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett says Canadians deserve to know how much alcohol is in a standard-sized drink, but she is not committing to mandate that companies put tha...
Feb 15, 2023
Nikki Haley kicks off her GOP campaign for White House
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Republican Nikki Haley formally announced her 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday, betting that her boundary-breaking career as a woman and person of color who governed in ...
Feb 15, 2023
N.B. local, Belanger named to Team Sask for North American Indigenous Games
North Battleford local and member of Saulteaux First Nation, Ayden Belanger, is headed to the east coast with Saskatchewan's U19 baseball team for the upcoming 2023 North American Indigenous Games.Whe...
Feb 15, 2023
Quebec premier wants Trudeau to discourage asylum seekers from coming to Canada
MONTREAL - A day after Quebec confirmed that asylum seekers who cross the border irregularly are being sent to other provinces, Premier Franois Legault called on the prime minister to discourage migra...
Feb 15, 2023
Federal government expected to announce details of Black justice strategy
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti's office says he will announce today that the long-awaited Black justice strategy will be developed by a committee of community leaders. The Liberal government ...
Feb 15, 2023
Feds restrict funding of research with foreign agencies deemed to pose security risk
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is tightening its policy on bankrolling research with foreign entities that might pose a risk to national security. The government says "a sensitive research ar...
Feb 15, 2023