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Quebec religious symbols ban will apply to English schools until appeal decided
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal will not allow the English Montreal School Board to hire teachers who wear religious symbols while an appeal of a lower court decision on Quebec's secularism law ...
Nov 09, 2021
City gets ready to start 2022 budget deliberations
North Battleford city council is getting set to start deliberations on city administration's proposed 2022 budget.According to City Manager Randy Patrick, council was expected to receive a copy of the...
Nov 09, 2021
Habs goalie Carey Price says "substance use" led him to NHL's assistance program
MONTREAL - Carey Price has broken his silence after voluntarily entering the NHL's player assistance program more than a month ago. The superstar goaltender issued a statement through the Montreal Can...
Nov 09, 2021
Canadian show jumping chef d'equipe Mark Laskin quits, unhappy with Equestrian Canada
OTTAWA - Mark Laskin has resigned as chef d'equipe of the Canadian show jumping team and says he's been forced out. Laskin has been the show jumping team's chef d'equipe since 2012, which was a role i...
Nov 09, 2021
Veteran kicker Boris Bede justifying Argos rookie head coach Dinwiddie's faith in him
Head coach Ryan Dinwiddie can only hope the Toronto Argonauts' quest for top spot in the East Division standings comes down to kicker Boris Bede. Bede, 31, has played a huge role in Toronto (8-4) bein...
Nov 09, 2021
Brent Butt returns to EA Rawlinson Centre in the new year
One of Canada's brightest stars is returning to Prince Albert.Tickets are now on sale for An Evening with Brent Butt, which will take place at the EA Rawlinson Centre (EARC) in late January 2022."We'r...
Nov 09, 2021
Toronto Arrows to play one-off MLR game in Langford, B.C., in February
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows will open the 2022 Major League Rugby season Feb. 6 at the Seattle Seawolves before hosting the defending champion Los Angeles Giltinis the next week in Langford, B.C. The...
Nov 09, 2021
Fox's 'The Five' scores rare win for daytime; NFL takes top
NEW YORK (AP) - Fox News Channel's prime-time lineup gets plenty of attention, but, lately, the network's viewers have been drawn to an early-bird special. In October, Fox's "The Five" eclipsed every ...
Nov 09, 2021
CBS to make US qualifier at Jamaica only available as stream
NEW YORK (AP) - CBS, which has the U.S.-English language rights to the Americans' World Cup qualifier at Jamaica next week, said Tuesday it will make the Nov. 16 match available only on its Paramount+...
Nov 09, 2021
NDP calls for patent waiver to make and ship COVID-19 vaccines to countries in need
OTTAWA - The NDP is calling on the federal government to waive the patent on the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to allow a Canadian manufacturer to export a low-cost version to Bolivia. The Bo...
Nov 09, 2021