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Stabbed B.C. cop who tackled knife-wielding man called hero by police chief
DELTA, B.C. - An off-duty British Columbia police officer who was stabbed several times in the stomach while picking up his children outside an elementary school is being called a hero by his police c...
Feb 21, 2019
Canada's Mark Arendz wins silver in biathlon individual at world championships
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Canada’s Mark Arendz won silver in the biathlon individual race to capture his fourth medal of the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships. The Springton, P.E.I., native hit...
Feb 21, 2019

Boy isolated 400 days: Manitoba urged to end long solitary confinement for youth
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s children’s advocate is urging the province to stop lengthy solitary confinement of youth in custody after a review that found one boy was isolated for 400 straight da...
Feb 21, 2019
CFL awards 2020 Grey Cup game to Regina, 2021 contest to Hamilton
TORONTO - He won three Grey Cups as a player, another as a head coach and two as an executive with the Toronto Argonauts, but it’s the 1996 CFL championship that will forever resonate with Mike ...
Feb 21, 2019
Stone, Duchene, Dzingel sit against Devils as trade rumours continue
NEWARK, N.J. - Senators forwards Matt Duchene, Mark Stone and Ryan Dzingel were all healthy scratches for Ottawa’s game Thursday night at New Jersey. All three are unrestricted free agents after...
Feb 21, 2019

Trial underway in Canada Day crash that killed two teens
A trial is underway for a young man charged in a Canada Day 2016 crash east of Red Deer that claimed the lives of two teens. Dylan James Beauclair, 21, faces four counts including two of dangerous dri...
Feb 21, 2019

Wilson-Raybould wasn't pressured, is free to talk, top bureaucrat says
OTTAWA - Canada’s top bureaucrat launched a vigorous defence Thursday of the government’s handling of the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, bluntly declaring allegations of political in...
Feb 21, 2019

Toronto Wolfpack after Sonny Bill Williams or another top-five world rugby talent
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack is looking to bring New Zealand star Sonny Bill Williams to Canada. Majority owner David Argyle confirmed Thursday that the transatlantic rugby league team has had ̶...
Feb 21, 2019

Smollett reactions epitomize polarized state of US politics
Democratic politicians and celebrities called it a shocking instance of Trump-era racism and hate. Republicans now depict it as yet another example of liberals and mainstream media rushing to judgment...
Feb 21, 2019
Three instances when SNC-case was discussed with Wilson-Raybould, clerk says
OTTAWA - Michael Wernick, clerk of the Privy Council, appeared at the House of Commons justice committee Thursday, to answer questions about his knowledge on the SNC-Lavalin affair and whether former ...
Feb 21, 2019