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Three teens plead guilty in St. Michael's College School sex assault scandal
TORONTO - Three teens pleaded guilty Thursday in a sexual assault scandal at an all-boys Catholic school that made national headlines last year and sparked a public conversation about&n...
Oct 05, 2019
Martinez remains unbeaten after MMA win in UAE
Grande Prairie's Alex Martinez is now 6-and-0 in his professional mixed martial arts career after a convincing win on Friday in the United Arab Emirates. Martinez, who trains out of Champion Gym in Gr...
Oct 05, 2019 photo courtesy Alex Martinez's Facebook page
Scheer and Trudeau accuse each other of distracting from their records
OTTAWA - Both the Liberal and Conservative leaders faced attacks Thursday that target the cores of their characters, as each accused the other of trying to distract voters from his record. Conservativ...
Oct 05, 2019
Scheer and Trudeau accuse each other of distracting from their records
OTTAWA - Both the Liberal and Conservative leaders faced attacks Thursday that target the cores of their characters, as each accused the other of trying to distract voters from his record. Conservativ...
Oct 05, 2019
Drop in US service sector activity raises economic concerns
WASHINGTON - Growth in the U.S. economy's vast services sector slowed sharply in September to its lowest point in three years, suggesting that the Trump administration's trade conflicts and rising unc...
Oct 05, 2019
Rugby league officials say Wolfpack meet promotion criteria if they win Saturday
TORONTO - On the eve of their promotion showdown with Featherstone Rovers, the Toronto Wolfpack have got the green light to join the Super League if they win Saturday's Million Pound Game. T...
Oct 05, 2019
Vipers, Navigators pick up wins in Friday night NWJHL play
The Sundown Oilfield Services Sexsmith Vipers jumped out to a 6-2, second period lead, and then hung on for a 6-5 win over the defending champion Fort St John Huskies in NWJHL play on Friday, Tanner V...
Oct 05, 2019 Tyson Walker made 45 saves to pick up the win for the Vipers. Photo courtesy EverythingGP
Tax cuts and tax credits are 'innovative' policy ideas, says Andrew Scheer
UPPER KINGSCLEAR, N.B. - What Andrew Scheer bills as innovative policy ideas are in fact deeply rooted in basic conservative fundamentals. Before Thursday, at least nine of the Conservatives' mai...
Oct 05, 2019
Trudeau says he would look at ways to improve medical assistance in dying law
MONTREAL - A re-elected Liberal government would expand Canadians' eligibility for medically assisted dying with legislation to bring the law into line with a recent court ruling, Liberal Leader Justi...
Oct 05, 2019
Last Sable Island horse in captivity dies at wildlife park in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The last Sable Island horse in captivity - a stocky, chestnut-coloured male with no name - has died. The 30-year-old animal, which was in declining health, was ...
Oct 05, 2019