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Federal Court gives green light to action over alleged military pension delays
OTTAWA - A judge has certified a class-action lawsuit from former military reservists who say they endured lengthy waits for pension payments. It means that hundreds or possib...
Nov 07, 2019
Investigating cop testifies she heard Dafonte Miller scream about being beaten
OSHAWA, Ont. - The trial of two Toronto-area brothers accused of brutally beating a black teen nearly three years ago took a surprise turn Tuesday when an officer who responded to the incident recalle...
Nov 07, 2019
Uproar from students after Quebec restricts access to fast-track immigration
QUEBEC - In a rare show of solidarity, all of Quebec's opposition parties gathered Tuesday with a group of foreign students to denounce the government's latest immigration reforms, which they describe...
Nov 07, 2019
RCMP testing turns up dangerous mixtures in seized drugs
Grande Prairie RCMP's Drug Section says lab testing has turned up stronger drugs in what were initially believed to be heroin and cocaine.Those included carfentanil and fentanyl. Other substances foun...
Nov 07, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Leafs prospect Nick Robertson producing like a first-round pick with Peterborough Petes
Peterborough Petes forward Nick Robertson had no hesitation approaching Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock to talk after Toronto selected him in the 2019 NHL Draft. Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit wh...
Nov 07, 2019
Canadian women's soccer team heads to Texas to open Olympic qualifying
MIAMI - Canada will be in a group with fellow 2019 World Cup participant Jamaica, Mexico and St. Kitts and Nevis at the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The finalists at the eight-team ...
Nov 07, 2019
Peace River MLA Dan Williams to introduce private member's bill to reopen physician conscience rights
Alberta politicians are to debate the role of conscience rights and the responsibilities of physicians asked to assist or advise on abortions, contraception or medically assisted deaths.Peace River ML...
Nov 07, 2019
Liberal winners, losers gather in Ottawa after disappointing election result
OTTAWA - Re-elected, newly elected and defeated Liberal MPs are gathering on Parliament Hill to mull over the disappointing results of the Oct. 21 election and contemplate the best way forwa...
Nov 07, 2019
High Prairie Regals out of North Peace Hockey League
Due to a severe lack of player commitment, the High Prairie Regals have announced that they are folding operations and will no longer be a part of the North Peace Hockey League.The decision was made b...
Nov 07, 2019 Photo: Facebook / Deen Fleet
Woman fired over access to leaked tape of ABC's Amy Robach
NEW YORK - A CBS News employee has lost her job following reports that she may have been involved in the leak of video that showed ABC's Amy Robach complaining that her bosses didn't run a story about...
Nov 07, 2019