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Cheer athlete given lifetime ban for using and trafficking cocaine
OTTAWA - A cheer athlete and athlete support person, has been handed a lifetime ban for multiple anti-doping rule violations, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport announced Tuesday. The ban is retr...
Apr 18, 2023
WestJet pilots vote in favour of strike mandate, could walk before May long weekend
The union representing WestJet pilots says they have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate.The Air Line Pilots Association says the 1,600 WestJet pilots it represents can launch a strike ...
Apr 18, 2023
4 fatally shot in Maine home, followed by gunfire on highway
YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) - Four people were fatally shot in a Maine home in a crime that was linked to gunfire that erupted later Tuesday on a busy interstate highway about 25 miles away, leaving three pe...
Apr 18, 2023
Here's what the looming public-service strike would look like for hybrid workers
OTTAWA - Canada's federal public servants will need to show up at the picket line for four hours each day if they go on strike - even if their union has been trying to negotiate permanent work-from-ho...
Apr 18, 2023
PSAC hoping for deal with federal government before 7 p.m. strike deadline
Thousands of federal workers are inching closer to a possible strike.If a deal between the federal government and those who are represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada isn't reached by 7 ...
Apr 18, 2023
Police say several injured in western German city gym attack
BERLIN (AP) - German police say several people have been injured in an attack at a gym in the western city of Duisburg. Tuesday evening's attack occurred in the old city of Duisburg and police asked r...
Apr 18, 2023
Sheriff: Arrest warrant moot for kidnapping of Emmett Till
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi sheriff says in a new court filing that there's no point in serving an arrest warrant on a white woman in the 1955 kidnapping that led to the lynching of Black teen...
Apr 18, 2023
Goldsmith cracks Central Scouting's final ranking
While the NHL playoffs are only just beginning, half the league has already had to start looking forward to next season. For those 16 teams, the focus now shifts to the NHL entry draft, and another mi...
Apr 18, 2023
'Done and dusted': Liberal's controversial online streaming bill back before Senate
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's controversial online-streaming bill is back in the upper chamber today, where a senator who opposed it expects it to pass. After more than a year of debate and revisi...
Apr 18, 2023
Canada's Zach Edey declares for NBA draft, maintains college eligibility
Canadian star centre Zach Edey declared for the NBA draft on Tuesday. The Toronto native made his announcement on Twitter, mentioning that he would maintain his college eligibility. Edey averaged a ca...
Apr 18, 2023
