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Nova Scotia premier likes CFL, but non-committal on provincial help for stadium
HALIFAX - One of the key players in determining the ultimate success of a bid to bring a CFL franchise to Halifax is remaining non-committal on help to build a stadium. Premier Stephen McNei...
Dec 13, 2019

Raptors fans show Kawhi the love in his return to Toronto as a Clipper
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard got his championship ring and a standing ovation Wednesday as Raptor fans showed him the love in his return to Toronto with the Los Angeles Clippers. It was back to the future ...
Dec 13, 2019

B.C. plane crash victim identified; witnesses describe 'explosion'
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Friends are identifying a kind, caring and skilled pilot among those killed in a plane crash on Gabriola Island. Alex Bahlsen was born in Germany and moved to Cayley, Alta...
Dec 13, 2019

Ottawa accepts New Brunswick's carbon-tax proposal
OTTAWA - New Brunswick consumers will get a break at the gas pumps come April, after the federal government approved the province's carbon-tax proposal Wednesday. It is the second time this week ...
Dec 13, 2019

B.C. plane crash victim identified; witnesses describe 'explosion'
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Friends are identifying a kind, caring and skilled pilot among those killed in a plane crash on Gabriola Island. Alex Bahlsen was born in Germany and moved to Cayley, Alta...
Dec 13, 2019

After announcing resignation, Scheer misses last question period before break
OTTAWA - The day after Andrew Scheer abruptly announced he won't be leading the Conservative party for much longer, he is leaving his deputy to lead the charge against the government in question perio...
Dec 13, 2019

Grey Cup champion Blue Bombers extend contracts of coach and general manager
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are rewarding general manager Kyle Walters and head coach Mike O'Shea for helping the team win the Grey Cup last month. The CFL team says Walters' contract&nb...
Dec 13, 2019

Brad Wall not interested in Conservative party leadership
REGINA - Former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall says he's not interested in running for the Conservative party leadership. His is one of the names being tossed around in Conservative circles ...
Dec 13, 2019

Police investigate after woman, two young sons found dead in east-end Montreal home
MONTREAL - Police officers who showed up at an east-end Montreal home Wednesday morning to break the news of a family member's death instead discovered the bodies of a 42 year-old-woman and ...
Dec 13, 2019

Bill to ratify new North American trade deal coming in short order: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Opposition parties' public fretting over aspects of the newly revised North American free-trade deal - a pact tweaked this week to win American lawmakers' support - suggests the agreemen...
Dec 13, 2019