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Auditor general says $500M in overpayments to civil servants needs to be collected
OTTAWA - Up to a quarter of federal government employees are still experiencing problems with their pay because of the troubled Phoenix pay system, and the government might be running out of time to c...
Oct 27, 2022
Outrage in South Africa as charges dropped in gang rape case
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Women's rights groups in South Africa expressed outrage Thursday and criticized police for perceived failures after charges were dropped against 14 men accused of gang raping and r...
Oct 27, 2022
Crown adjusts Hoggard charge in northeastern Ontario sex assault case
HAILEYBURY, Ont. - The Ontario Crown in northeastern Ontario is proceeding with a sexual assault charge against Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard. The Canadian musician was charged in March with sexual as...
Oct 27, 2022
Ottawa Senators sign centre Mark Kastelic to two-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators and centre Mark Kastelic have agreed on a two-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday. The deal, which carries an average annual value of US$835,000, will pay...
Oct 27, 2022
Maine begins removing those naughty license plates
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine is cleaning up its roadways by removing the flippin' vulgarities from license plates. The state is enforcing new rules to eliminate f-bombs and other obscenities that appe...
Oct 27, 2022
Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier shares life in and out of hockey in 'All Roads Home'
Bryan Trottier didn't want to go back. It was December 1972 and his junior team - the Swift Current Broncos - was set to resume its schedule following the Christmas break. After a rough and tumble fir...
Oct 27, 2022
Putin claims West seeks global domination by using Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday sought to cast the conflict in Ukraine as part of efforts by the West to secure its global domination. Speaking at a conference of internatio...
Oct 27, 2022
Study: Touchdown Atlantic provided economic boost to Nova Scotia cities
TORONTO - The CFL's '22 Touchdown Atlantic generated more than $12.7 million in economic benefit to regions of Nova Scotia according to a study commissioned by the league. Touchdown Atlantic was held ...
Oct 27, 2022
Supreme Court will not hear appeal of Manitoba's public-sector wage freeze
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from unions that consider the Manitoba government's public-sector wage freeze a violation of collective bargaining rights. Just over a year...
Oct 27, 2022
WATCH: Ghoulish Halloween house returns this year in P.A.
In a matter of days, young trick-or-treaters will be visiting houses throughout the city and some houses will be proving the ultimate treat this year.From ghouls, witches, and skeletons on motorbikes,...
Oct 27, 2022
