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B.C. taxi industry challenges 'destructive competition' from ride-hailing apps
VANCOUVER - A coalition of nine taxi companies has asked British Columbia Supreme Court to quash policies it says were illegally created for ride-hailing companies but the province's tr...
Sep 07, 2019
Sudan PM names first Cabinet since removal of al-Bashir
CAIRO - Sudan's newly appointed prime minister on Thursday announced his Cabinet, the first since the military ousted autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in April. The new members include Sudan's firs...
Sep 07, 2019
Campaigns strengthen harassment training in the wake of #MeToo movement
OTTAWA - Patty Hajdu remembers encountering an angry - and racist - person at the doorstep. "I hit a door where someone said, 'Oh, you're a Liberal?'" Hajdu, the federal employment minister seeki...
Sep 07, 2019
Wiltjer has 29 points to lead Canada to 126-71 World Cup rout of Jordan
SHANGHAI - A FIBA record for three-point shots. And a thoroughly dominant victory that will help Canada's chances of earning a ticket to Tokyo. In a FIBA World Cup that hasn't gone Canada's way, ...
Sep 07, 2019
Nurse calls on Canada's top players to commit, and not just for one summer
SHANGHAI - Nick Nurse is calling on Canada's best basketball players to commit to playing for their country. And showing up next summer isn't commitment enough. Just six weeks into his stint as C...
Sep 07, 2019
Kane nets treble, sets up Sterling as England beats Bulgaria
LONDON - Harry Kane scored a hat trick and set up Raheem Sterling's goal as England beat Bulgaria 4-0 in European Championship qualifying on Saturday. England has won all three games in Group A headin...
Sep 07, 2019
Ottawa paid $75M for veterans' cannabis last year, could pay $100M this year
OTTAWA - The federal government's effort to rein in the cost of reimbursing veterans for their medical marijuana appears to have failed as new figures show Ottawa shelled out a record $75 million in t...
Sep 07, 2019
First Nations given maximum compensation for Ottawa’s child-welfare discrimination
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has awarded more than $2 billion in compensation to First Nations children and their families who were separated by a chronically underfunded welfare system...
Sep 07, 2019
Ex-hostage Boyle says he was worried about wife the night she fled their home
OTTAWA - Former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle says he was concerned for his wife Caitlan Coleman's safety the winter night she fled their Ottawa apartment in stocking feet, accusing Boyle of assa...
Sep 07, 2019
Calls for tighter right whale protections ahead of eastern premiers, governors meeting
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Massachusetts' attorney general is calling on political leaders in the United States and Canada to take stronger measures to protect the endangered North Atlantic right wh...
Sep 07, 2019