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Ex-police chief sentenced to 15 months in jail for sexually exploiting teen
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - A former police chief in Nova Scotia has been sentenced to 15 months in jail and one year of probation after being convicted last October of sexually exploiting a teen wi...
Mar 04, 2020
Saskatoon to host UFC's first Canadian event of 2020 with June Fight Night card
Saskatoon will host the UFC's first Canadian event of 2020. The UFC announced Wednesday that the SaskTel Centre will host a Fight Night televised card on June 20. While the main event has yet to be an...
Mar 04, 2020
Saskatchewan Huskies looking for second national women's basketball title
OTTAWA - The top-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball team heads into this week's national championship loaded with talent and big expectations. The Huskies have appeared in t...
Mar 04, 2020
Bloomberg out, Biden resurgent after Super Tuesday victories
WASHINGTON - New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was reassessing her candidacy, as the winnowing process in the De...
Mar 04, 2020
Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians weren't happy with Justin Trudeau's handling of the natural-gas pipeline dispute in British Columbia that led to nationwide ra...
Mar 04, 2020
It's up again for stocks as Wall Street's wild ride extends
NEW YORK - Stocks jumped Wednesday morning and clawed back much of their sharp losses from the day before as Wall Street's wild, virus-fueled swings extend into a third week. Health care stocks led th...
Mar 04, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Ottawa Senators fire CEO Jim Little
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have fired new CEO Jim Little, continuing a trend of departures for club executives. Little was named CEO on Jan. 10. The Senators say Little's conduct was "inconsistent" ...
Mar 04, 2020
No money for salary increases for teachers: Toews
EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister is taking effective control of upcoming contract bargaining with teachers and says there's no money for salary increases.GP-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews says the gover...
Mar 04, 2020
PM creates COVID-19 cabinet committee to deal with novel coronavirus
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has created a new cabinet committee to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak, which began in China but now has spread around the world. The COVID-19 cabinet c...
Mar 04, 2020
Court update: All charges dismissed in one drug case, charges withdrawn in another
Alberta Justice and the Federal Crown Prosecutor say all the charges against three people arrested in a 2019 Grande Prairie drug bust have been dismissed.Alberta Justice says all the charges against T...
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