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Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson disappointed with Senators owner in arena dispute
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has expressed disappointment in Senators owner Eugene Melnyk now that a proposed new downtown arena for the NHL team is in jeopardy. Speaking after the National Capital Commiss...
Feb 27, 2019
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson disappointed with Senators owner in arena dispute
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has expressed disappointment in Senators owner Eugene Melnyk now that a proposed new downtown arena for the NHL team is in jeopardy. Speaking after the National Capital Commiss...
Feb 27, 2019
Canadians nurse winter wounds as cities grapple with icy sidewalks
All it took was one foul step, and Ahsher Zeldin was in for at least a week of pain. Last Thursday, Zeldin was taking his two dogs out for an early morning stroll in north Toronto when a patch of blac...
Feb 27, 2019
Leafs defenceman Jake Gardiner out week-to-week with back injury
TORONTO - Defenceman Jake Gardiner will be out week-to-week with a back injury, the Toronto Maple Leafs said Wednesday. The Maple Leafs updated Gardiner’s status on Twitter after earlier saying ...
Feb 27, 2019
Morales drives in two as Jays edge Pirates 2-1 for first win in spring training
BRADENTON, Fla. - Kendrys Morales drove in a pair of runs as the Blue Jays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Wednesday, giving Toronto its first win in spring training. Morales drove in Kevin Pillar wit...
Feb 27, 2019
Study says it makes sense to have mass transit to Banff National Park from Calgary
BANFF, Alta. - A feasibility study says bus or passenger rail service between Calgary and Banff National Park would make sense, but the high price tag would need provincial and federal government help...
Feb 27, 2019
Liberals face pressure to act on safer drug supply amid opioid-related deaths
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is facing pressure to make safer opioids available to people who use street drugs as overdose deaths continue to increase. The push is coming from public-health advocat...
Feb 27, 2019
Quebec premier says hockey game should have been stopped after racist taunts
MONTREAL - Racist taunts recently directed at a black hockey player were unacceptable and should not be tolerated, Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday. Legault raised the case of Jonathan-I...
Feb 27, 2019
Quebec premier says hockey game should have been stopped after racist taunts
MONTREAL - Racist taunts recently directed at a black hockey player were unacceptable and should not be tolerated, Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday. Legault raised the case of Jonathan-I...
Feb 27, 2019
Labour code contraventions flagged after death of CP Rail conductor
CALGARY – Documents show a federal investigator flagged labour code contraventions after a Canadian Pacific Railway train conductor died in a workplace accident in a Calgary rail yard last Novem...
Feb 27, 2019