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Canadian men's team sticks with familiar look for rematch against US
The Canadian men's soccer team will soon find out whether consistent players on the roster will translate to consistent results on the field against top competition. Canada announced its ros...
Nov 10, 2019
Halifax museum honours legacy of former member of Canadian-U.S. Black Devils
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia member of the famed Canada-U.S. Second World War army unit known as the Black Devils has been honoured with a new museum exhibit in Halifax. Herb Peppard of Truro, N.S., d...
Nov 10, 2019
Alberta alters rules on oil production limits to spur more conventional drilling
EDMONTON - Alberta is adjusting its rules on oil production limits to give companies incentive to drill more conventional wells. Energy Minister Sonya Savage says that starting immediately a...
Nov 10, 2019
Pallister says Canada can unite on climate action if partisan politics set aside
OTTAWA - Giving clear indications that he's prepared to broker a truce between the federal Liberals and his more disgruntled Prairie counterparts, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said he offered stra...
Nov 10, 2019
NewsAlert: Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments
TORONTO - Sportsnet has apologized for TV commentator Don Cherry's remarks on Saturday night's Coach's Corner segment. The network says Cherry's remarks are discriminatory and offensive and do&nb...
Nov 10, 2019 Don Cherry
NewsAlert: Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments
TORONTO - Sportsnet has apologized for TV commentator Don Cherry's remarks on Saturday night's Coach's Corner segment. The network says Cherry's remarks are discriminatory and offensive and do&nb...
Nov 10, 2019
Ontario's memorial to veterans of Afghanistan war ready for next Remembrance Day
TORONTO - A memorial to honour veterans of the war in Afghanistan that is being built on the grounds of the Ontario legislature will include a stone from an Inukshuk that stood at Kandahar Airfield as...
Nov 10, 2019
Jury enters third day of deliberations in Halifax jail cell death case
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia jury has entered a third day of deliberations in the case of two special constables charged in the death of an impaired 41-year-old man who suffocated in a ...
Nov 10, 2019
Jordan retakes lands leased by Israel in 1994 peace accord
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's king announced Sunday that his country is retaking "full sovereignty" over two pieces of land leased by Israel, reflecting the cool relations between the neighbouring countrie...
Nov 10, 2019
Kenney announces ‘Fair Deal Panel’ to advance Alberta’s interests
RED DEER, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced the creation of a panel that will examine ways to make his province more independent of Ottawa in a speech to the conservative Manning Centre o...
Nov 10, 2019