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Prime Minister Trudeau expresses love for Canadiens on trade deadline day
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wasn’t about to shy away from supporting his favourite Canadian hockey team on trade deadline day. Speaking to TSN’s “TradeCentre” in a video inte...
Feb 25, 2019
Prime Minister Trudeau expresses love for Canadiens on trade deadline day
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wasn’t about to shy away from supporting his favourite Canadian hockey team on trade deadline day. Speaking to TSN’s “TradeCentre” in a video inte...
Feb 25, 2019
More money needed to deal with civil service pay problems, unions say
OTTAWA - The upcoming federal budget must include more money to stabilize the disastrous Phoenix pay system for government employees, and to launch its replacement, the country’s biggest civil s...
Feb 25, 2019
Flames add depth to their blue line by acquiring Oscar Fantenberg from Kings
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames added some depth to their blue line ahead of Monday’s NHL trade deadline, acquiring defenceman Oscar Fantenberg from the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional fourth-r...
Feb 25, 2019
Alberta vets ban unnecessary procedures on animals
Veterinarians in Alberta have voted to ban medically unnecessary surgical procedures on an animal, such as declawing, ear cropping and tail docking. They’ve also voted to require vets and their ...
Feb 25, 2019
Syria's Assad visits Iran in rare trip abroad
TEHRAN, Iran - Syrian President Bashar Assad has made an unannounced trip to Iran, where he met with the supreme leader and other top officials to discuss the planned U.S. troop withdrawal and Turkey&...
Feb 25, 2019
Canada must pay $7M over botched assessment of N.S. quarry project
OTTAWA - A North American free trade panel says Canada has to pay an American company $7 million over a botched environmental review of a quarry it wanted to build in Nova Scotia. The company, Bilcon,...
Feb 25, 2019
Consular officials in China meet with Kovrig, Global Affairs Canada says
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it met Monday with one of two Canadians detained in China since December. An update from the department said consular officials in China had their fourth visit with...
Feb 25, 2019
Ariana Grande to play Manchester, 2 years after arena bomb
LONDON - Ariana Grande is returning to Manchester, two years after a suicide bomber killed 22 people at her concert in the northwest England city. Organizers say Grande will be a headliner at the Manc...
Feb 25, 2019
Kyle Okposo returns to Sabres lineup vs. Maple Leafs after concussion
TORONTO - Kyle Okposo will be in the Buffalo Sabres’ lineup as they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs. Okposo participated in Buffalo’s morning skate on Monday and declared himself ready to pl...
Feb 25, 2019