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CFL commissioner Ambrosie feels CBA talks will begin sometime next month
TORONTO - Fresh off a busy European road trip, CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie expects contract talks between the league and its players will begin sometime next month. Ambrosie said the two...
Feb 09, 2019
Expert says man accused of killing ailing wife had disturbed state of mind
MONTREAL - A Montreal man accused of killing his ailing wife had a "disturbed" state of mind at the time of her death, a psychologist testified Thursday. Michel Parisien, the final defence witnes...
Feb 09, 2019
Canadiens acquire defenceman Folin, forward Weise in trade with Flyers
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Dale Weise and defenceman Christian Folin from the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday in exchange for David Schlemko and Byron Froese. The Canadien...
Feb 09, 2019
Charge dropped against aspiring Bloc candidate who confronted Trudeau
MONTREAL - The Crown has withdrawn a charge of obstructing a peace officer against an aspiring Bloc Quebecois candidate who confronted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a public eve...
Feb 09, 2019
Wild week for Canadian NBA player Stauskas continues ahead of trade deadline
It's been a wild week for Canadian NBA player Nik Stauskas, and it might not be over yet. A person familiar with the negotiations says Stauskas and Wade Baldwin have been traded from the Houston ...
Feb 09, 2019
Town tortured by stench of fermenting seafood wafting from abandoned factory
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland town is being tormented by the unbearable smell of seafood sauce left to ferment in large vats when a factory was abandoned more than a decade ago. The owner abandone...
Feb 09, 2019
B.C. wants federal action after 1,500 deaths from illicit overdoses last year
VICTORIA - British Columbia's mental health and addictions minister has joined health officials to call for a safer drug supply to fight the rising overdose death toll while urging the federal governm...
Feb 09, 2019
Ottawa announces 2019 measures to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales
SHIPPAGAN, N.B. - Ottawa has announced measures aimed at protecting North Atlantic right whales, finessing rules that officials say helped prevent any known deaths of the endangered mammals last ...
Feb 09, 2019
Toronto Argonauts head coach Corey Chamblin finalizes his 2019 coaching staff
Toronto Argonauts head coach Corey Chamblin finalized his staff Thursday. The Argos unveiled Chamblin's staff that includes the CFL return of Jacques Chapdelaine as offensive co-ordinator and quarterb...
Feb 09, 2019
Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas ready to return from dislocated thumb
ATLANTA - The Toronto Raptors have confirmed that centre Jonas Valanciunas is ready to return to action after missing nearly two months with a dislocated left thumb. The Raptors posted a picture of Va...
Feb 09, 2019