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Quebec religious symbols ban will apply to English schools until appeal decided
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal will not allow the English Montreal School Board to hire teachers who wear religious symbols while an appeal of a lower court decision on Quebec's secularism law ...
Nov 09, 2021

Habs goalie Carey Price says "substance use" led him to NHL's assistance program
MONTREAL - Carey Price has broken his silence after voluntarily entering the NHL's player assistance program more than a month ago. The superstar goaltender issued a statement through the Montreal Can...
Nov 09, 2021

Canadian show jumping chef d'equipe Mark Laskin quits, unhappy with Equestrian Canada
OTTAWA - Mark Laskin has resigned as chef d'equipe of the Canadian show jumping team and says he's been forced out. Laskin has been the show jumping team's chef d'equipe since 2012, which was a role i...
Nov 09, 2021

Veteran kicker Boris Bede justifying Argos rookie head coach Dinwiddie's faith in him
Head coach Ryan Dinwiddie can only hope the Toronto Argonauts' quest for top spot in the East Division standings comes down to kicker Boris Bede. Bede, 31, has played a huge role in Toronto (8-4) bein...
Nov 09, 2021

Toronto Arrows to play one-off MLR game in Langford, B.C., in February
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows will open the 2022 Major League Rugby season Feb. 6 at the Seattle Seawolves before hosting the defending champion Los Angeles Giltinis the next week in Langford, B.C. The...
Nov 09, 2021

Fox's 'The Five' scores rare win for daytime; NFL takes top
NEW YORK (AP) - Fox News Channel's prime-time lineup gets plenty of attention, but, lately, the network's viewers have been drawn to an early-bird special. In October, Fox's "The Five" eclipsed every ...
Nov 09, 2021

CBS to make US qualifier at Jamaica only available as stream
NEW YORK (AP) - CBS, which has the U.S.-English language rights to the Americans' World Cup qualifier at Jamaica next week, said Tuesday it will make the Nov. 16 match available only on its Paramount+...
Nov 09, 2021

COVID outbreak doubles at NRGH, additonal case detected at Nanaimo care home
NANAIMO - Several more people have tested positive for COVID-19 as part of an ever-growing outbreak at Nanaimo Hospital.Island Health revealed eight new cases in the hospital's Transitional Care Unit ...
Nov 09, 2021

Alberta isn't alone in facing climate challenge, says province's COP26 representative
Alberta's top representative to the global climate conference taking place in Scotland has a message to those in the province who feel singled out by the pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Y...
Nov 09, 2021

No deal to support Liberals on table, but NDP open to working with government: Singh
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says a formal agreement to prop up the minority Liberal government is not on the table, but his party is "open to discussions" about ways to make Parliament work. Sin...
Nov 09, 2021