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Grey Cup halftime performer Keith Urban curious about Canadian Football League
CALGARY - Country music star Keith Urban is about to experience the Canadian Football League for the first time. The four-time Grammy winner is the halftime performer for Sunday's 107th Grey Cup in Ca...
Nov 23, 2019
Don't eat romaine grown in Salinas, California, Canadian officials warn
OTTAWA - Canadian health officials are warning consumers to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, Calif., because of another food poisoning outbreak. The notice comes almost exactly one year af...
Nov 23, 2019
Jagmeet Singh announces appointments of House leader and party whip
VICTORIA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has tapped two MPs from British Columbia to lead his caucus' behind-the-scenes negotiations and work in the House of Commons. Peter Julian has been re-appointed as ...
Nov 23, 2019
CN strike triggers layoffs in Halifax as rail activity hits the brakes
MONTREAL - The ongoing CN strike has cost scores of Halifax rail workers their jobs - at least for now - as the labour stoppage continues to impact shipping across the country, the union representing ...
Nov 23, 2019
Hong Kong votes in election seen as referendum on protests
HONG KONG - Voting is underway in Hong Kong elections that have become a barometer of public support for anti-government protests now in their sixth month. The polls opened Sunday morning for 452 seat...
Nov 23, 2019
'I get to be mean': Ticats defender Lawrence not pulling punches before Grey Cup
CALGARY - After a blistering early season hit on quarterback Zach Collaros, Hamilton linebacker Simoni Lawrence says the two men have made up but he's warning football is a 'dangerous game' and he's n...
Nov 23, 2019
Kim clings to 1-shot lead with $1.5 million on the line
NAPLES, Fla. - Sei Young Kim was on the verge of taking all the drama out of the chase for the richest payoff in women's golf history. She opened with three birdies in seven holes Saturday in the CME ...
Nov 23, 2019
White House, GOP senators discuss impeachment trial strategy
WASHINGTON - Top White House officials met Thursday with Republican senators to discuss strategy for a widely expected Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump but made no decisions about it...
Nov 23, 2019
Canadian gymnast Black approaching rehab as a nice distraction ahead of Tokyo
TORONTO - When Ellie Black underwent ankle surgery recently, just eight months before the 2020 Tokyo Games, she reached out to someone who knows all about writing remarkable Olympic comeback stories. ...
Nov 23, 2019
Sinagra leads Dinos to Vanier Cup championship in final U Sports game
QUEBEC - Fourth-year quarterback Adam Sinagra led the Calgary Dinos to a 27-13 win over the Montreal Carabins for the Vanier Cup on Saturday. Sinagra, a native Chateauguay, Que., c...
Nov 23, 2019