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Canadian men kick off Rugby World Cup preparations with game in Uruguay
Canada kicks off its 2019 Rugby World Cup preparations in Montevideo on Saturday against a Uruguay team it knows all too well. The 17th-ranked Uruguayans consigned the Canadian men to a repe...
Feb 01, 2019
Exiled in Montreal, family fears former Venezuelan officer being tortured
MONTREAL - Oswaldo Garcia Padilla says he has experienced firsthand the brutality of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime Last February, masked men broke into the family home outside Caracas, ...
Feb 01, 2019
Defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng signs extension with Edmonton Eskimos
Canadian defensive lineman Kwaku Boateng signed a contract extension through the 2020 season with the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday. Boateng was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 12. The six-foo...
Feb 01, 2019
RCMP divers recover human remains, personal items from wreckage of downed plane
Human remains and a number of personal items have been found in a downed plane that crashed into a northern Saskatchewan lake 60 years ago. RCMP divers also recovered boots, a camera, pendant, knife a...
Feb 01, 2019
Ensure you arrive alive during winter storm: SGI
As the snow hits the ground these next two days, it's important that you stay safe and arrive alive. With 10 to 20 centimetres of snow expected to hit the area, it's imperative drivers follow the rule...
Feb 01, 2019
Montreal lightweight John Makdessi to face Haqparast at UFC show in Nashville
TORONTO - Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi will face German Nasrat Haqparast on March 23 at a televised UFC card in Nashville. Makdessi (16-6-0) was slated to fight Diego Ferrei...
Feb 01, 2019
'Who was the aggressor?' Defence lawyer argues bus driver went after passenger
WINNIPEG - A defence lawyer is arguing that a bus driver stabbed to death in a fight with a passenger could have pulled out the knife that he was eventually killed with. Evan Roitenberg told...
Feb 01, 2019
Former Eskimos understand what New England Patriots are trying to achieve
The New England Patriots will look to rise above the hate and earn a record sixth Super Bowl title on Sunday. If anyone can understand what the Patriots are going through, it has to be membe...
Feb 01, 2019
More staff, artificial flooding among plans to save Wood Buffalo National Park
OTTAWA - The federal government intends to save the international heritage status of Canada's largest national park by increasing staffing, better monitoring the tailings from the oil sands,...
Feb 01, 2019
Quebec man accused of killing ailing wife takes stand in his defence
MONTREAL - A Quebec man on trial for suffocating his ailing wife has told a jury he became increasingly isolated as he struggled to care for her. Michel Cadotte began testifying today at his second-de...
Feb 01, 2019