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Liberals' fiscal update shows billions more in deficits this year and next
OTTAWA - Canada's federal budget deficit will be billions of dollars deeper than it was supposed to be this year and next, according to the Finance Department. The figures released this morning show t...
Dec 16, 2019

SHA Certified Teams - Register for Chad Bird Memorial Atom Hockey Tournament
Chad "Widdles" Bird Memorial Atom Hockey Tournament, sponsored by Orano, will be Saturday February 29 and March 1 at the JRMCC Arena in Lac La Ronge. Contact Stuart Halkett for entries.Only SHA-certif...
Dec 16, 2019

Quebec legislature member files police complaint over hateful online messages
MONTREAL - A Quebec legislature member says she has filed two police complaints over hateful messages she received. Quebec solidaire member Christine Labrie wrote on Facebook that she filed ...
Dec 16, 2019

Players hope US-Canada rivalry game helps spawn pro league
HARTFORD, Conn. - The United States women's hockey beat Canada 4-1 on Saturday night, with players hoping the first in a series of five games between the international rivals will help kindle the publ...
Dec 16, 2019

In reversal, Hallmark will reinstate same-sex marriage ads
NEW YORK - The Hallmark Channel, reversing what it called a "wrong decision," said Sunday it will reinstate commercials featuring same-sex couples that it had pulled following a complaint from a conse...
Dec 16, 2019

Harvey Weinstein says he's advanced women's film careers
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein says he is a pioneer in advancing the careers of women in the film industry, saying his work has been forgotten in the wake of allegations of sexual assault. "I feel like t...
Dec 16, 2019

Off-season carousel continues in CFL
I never really thought of Friday the 13th as a bad thing...but consider this.I initially wrote my Riderville column on December 12 and most of the question marks surrounding CFL coaches seem to have b...
Dec 16, 2019

Toronto police and family to make statement in Barry and Honey Sherman case
Toronto police will release a statement this morning regarding the investigation into the murders of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman. Police say they will release a statement ...
Dec 16, 2019

Ex-Sudan strongman al-Bashir gets 2 years for corruption
KHARTOUM, Sudan - A court in Sudan convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption on Saturday, sentencing him to two years in a minimum security lockup. That's the first ...
Dec 16, 2019

Royalty, EU, US delegations attend Battle of Bulge ceremony
BASTOGNE, Belgium - Royalty, U.S. and European Union top officials are attending ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II - the Battle of the Bulge,...
Dec 16, 2019