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Moe speaks out against possible CP Rail labour disruption
Trains could soon be stopped in their tracks and Premier Scott Moe isn't happy about it.CP Rail has issued a lockout notice to its workers' union. Meanwhile, the union has issued a strike notice.If th...
Mar 18, 2022
Quebec seniors home investigated for alleged mistreatment of workers from Africa
LVIS, Que. - Quebec's labour minister says an investigation is underway into allegations that a private seniors residence in Lvis, Que., paid workers from Africa just $70 a week to work as orderlies f...
Mar 18, 2022
Longtime Team Jacobs second E.J. Harnden to serve as fifth for Team Gushue at worlds
As a longtime second for Team Brad Jacobs, E.J. Harnden was a big part of one of the best rivalries in Canadian curling. The so-called "Battle of the Brads" between Jacobs and Team Brad Gushue resulte...
Mar 18, 2022
Australian speedster Matt Hood combines rugby and business with Toronto Arrows
Matt Hood can design or help you run a website. Or he can just run. When not playing rugby for the Toronto Arrows, the former Australian sevens speedster works on marketing and website development. Wh...
Mar 18, 2022
Defense challenges witness in Lorenzen Wright murder trial
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A defense attorney for a man charged with fatally shooting former NBA player Lorenzen Wright attempted to poke holes Friday in the testimony of a convicted killer who said Wright...
Mar 18, 2022
Eve Gascon to become third female goaltender to play in QMJHL
Goaltender Eve Gascon continues to make history on the ice. The native of Laval, Que., will become just the third female player to ever play in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League when she makes an ...
Mar 18, 2022
Defense challenges witness in Lorenzen Wright murder trial
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A defense attorney for a man charged with fatally shooting former NBA player Lorenzen Wright attempted to poke holes Friday in the testimony of a convicted killer who said Wright...
Mar 18, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says western countries more unified than ever
TORONTO - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says the Russian invasion of Ukraine has unified western nations like never before and strengthened NATO's alliance. Speaking to a crowd at the Universit...
Mar 18, 2022
Dikes to protect N.S.-N.B. link from flooding expected to cost hundreds of millions
HALIFAX - An engineering study looking at three options to save the land link between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from climate-related flooding is pegging costs at between $189 million and just over...
Mar 18, 2022
Jonathan Osorio helps lead a new generation of Canadian talent at Toronto FC
TORONTO - Jonathan Osorio recalls watching on TV as Canada upset Colombia to win the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was seven at the time. "I remember vividly that day," said the Toronto FC midfielder. "T...
Mar 18, 2022