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Hurricane Dorian expected to make landfall in Nova Scotia on Saturday evening
HALIFAX - The centre of hurricane Dorian was still hundreds of kilometres from the Maritimes when its outer bands started lashing southern New Brunswick and mainland Nova Scotia with strong ...
Sep 7, 2019
Thunderchild First Nation receives funding for wellness centre with health services, ice rink, field house
The federal and provincial governments are contributing millions of dollars to fund a wellness centre on the Thunderchild First Nation. The Thunderchild Wellness Centre northeast of Turtleford will ho...
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China uses arbitrary detentions as 'tool' to achieve 'political goals': Trudeau
OTTAWA - China uses arbitrary detentions as a tool to achieve its international and domestic political goals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. He called that a pressure tactic that is...
Sep 7, 2019
Raiders cut Antonio Brown before playing a game with team
ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Oakland Raiders have released disgruntled star receiver Antonio Brown before he ever played a game for the team. The Raiders announced the decision Saturday, hours after he reque...
Sep 7, 2019
'Please pray for our Bahamasland,' Canadian victim wrote before Dorian hit
Hours before hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas and obliterated entire neighbourhoods, Alishia Sabrina Liolli asked her friends and loved ones on social media to pray for her family and the sma...
Sep 7, 2019
Michigan State University fined $4.5 million in Nassar case
WASHINGTON - The government on Thursday ordered Michigan State University to make sweeping changes and pay a $4.5 million fine after determining that it failed to adequately respond to sexual assault ...
Sep 7, 2019
Some former New Brunswick NDP candidates deny they left party to join the Greens
MONTREAL - Some of the 14 former candidates for the New Brunswick NDP whose names were on a declaration stating they were jumping to the provincial and federal Green parties are now cla...
Sep 7, 2019
Leclerc takes pole position for Italian GP
MONZA, Italy - Charles Leclerc secured a second straight pole position at the end of a chaotic qualifying session for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday to give Ferrari encouragement it can end a nine...
Sep 7, 2019
Michigan State University fined $4.5 million in Nassar case
WASHINGTON - The government on Thursday ordered Michigan State University to make sweeping changes and pay a $4.5 million fine after determining that it failed to adequately respond to sexual assault ...
Sep 7, 2019
‘A dogfight’: Riders ready for physical battle in Winnipeg rematch
This year's Banjo Bowl will have a little more importance than previous seasons, with first place in the CFL's West Division on the line.The Winnipeg Blue Bombers (8-3) and Saskatchewan Roughriders (7...
Sep 7, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Kyran Moore, seen here in a file photo, says he has had games against Winnipeg circled on his calendar since the 2018 CFL playoffs. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)