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CFL Players' Association says league "unilaterally" delaying negotiations
The Canadian Football League Players' Association says the CFL has "unilaterally" decided to delay contract negotiations. The news comes after two days of talks between the league and its players...
Apr 10, 2019
Former coach Herb Page thrilled with Corey Conners's first PGA Tour win
Herb Page and Jon Mills were sitting at an airport bar in Houston, wondering if the rain that had cancelled Kent State University's golf tournament over the weekend would affect their flights back to ...
Apr 10, 2019
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington addresses teenage tweets
WINNIPEG - St. Louis Blues rookie goalie Jordan Binnington says he has grown up since teenage tweets about women in burkas and cab drivers who speak different languages. The tweets, from 2013 and 2014...
Apr 10, 2019
Scheer repeats alleged libel, goads Trudeau to follow through on lawsuit threat
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer is trying to provoke Prime Minister Justin Trudeau into following through on his threat to sue him over allegedly libellous criticism of the SNC-Lavalin affair. The Conserv...
Apr 10, 2019
In pre-budget letter, Hajdu asks Ontario to reverse student-loan changes
OTTAWA - The feud between the federal Liberals and the Ontario Tories is taking another turn in the run-up to the Doug Ford government's first provincial budget. Labour Minister Patty Hajdu,...
Apr 10, 2019
No DUI for riding a bicycle while drunk but charges can be laid
With temperatures and gas prices on the rise people might be tempted to hop on their bike a lot more, but after having a few drinks, is it legal to ride it?According to SGI's website, driving any moto...
Apr 10, 2019 It is a criminal code offence to have a blood alcohol content of .08 while driving or controlling a motor vehicle. (File Photo/Dreamstime.com)
Most Fed officials see rates staying on hold for all of 2019
WASHINGTON - A majority of Federal Reserve officials last month believed that economic conditions would likely warrant keeping the Fed's benchmark policy unchanged for the rest of this year. Several o...
Apr 10, 2019
Opioid overdoses claimed more than 3,200 lives in first nine months of 2018
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has released new data showing that than 3,200 Canadians died after apparent opioid-related overdoses between January and September last year. The data ...
Apr 10, 2019
Hilaria Baldwin describes decision to share miscarriage news
NEW YORK - Hilaria Baldwin says she chose to share that she had a miscarriage because it would hurt if she "went through it in silence." The author, yoga instructor and wife of actor Alec Baldwin wrot...
Apr 10, 2019
Schools struggle with phone bans:'These devices continue to cause major problems'
On Friday, March 29, St. Francis School in Harbour Grace, N.L., announced a ban on cellphones and other personal electronics for its students, who range from kindergarten through Grade 8. "These devic...
Apr 10, 2019
