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Ronaldo lawyers want lawsuit to go to private arbitration
LAS VEGAS - Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers are trying to push a lawsuit by a Nevada woman who alleges the soccer star raped her out of U.S. court and into private arbitration. Court documents filed in La...
Aug 14, 2019
Defence minister asks military watchdog to investigate racism in the ranks
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is asking Canada's military ombudsman to investigate racism in the Armed Forces. The unprecedented request follows several troubling incidents and reports linki...
Aug 14, 2019
Quebec court authorizes racial profiling class action against Montreal police
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action lawsuit against the City of Montreal on behalf of citizens who allege they were unfairly arrested and racially pro...
Aug 14, 2019
'Who do you trust?' Election campaign in Manitoba officially begins
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's official election campaign began Monday with promises from Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister to continue to reduce taxes and keep a leash on spending if he win...
Aug 14, 2019
Five parties invited to televised leaders' debates, Bernier left out for now
OTTAWA - The leaders of Canada's five main political parties were invited Monday to take part in this October's televised federal election debates, but the newly formed People's Party of Can...
Aug 14, 2019
Canadian military issues new ban on discriminatory, sexually explicit tattoos
OTTAWA - Canadian military members are being warned against getting certain tattoos, including those that could be deemed discriminatory or sexually explicit, as the armed forces tries to crack down o...
Aug 14, 2019
Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu 'overwhelmed' by response to Rogers Cup win
For Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu, hearing idols praise her game and compassion has been nothing short of crazy and overwhelming. Accolades for the 19-year-old have been flooding in ...
Aug 14, 2019
Keep justice minister and attorney general one role: McLellan report
OTTAWA - The former Liberal minister charged with making recommendations on whether the roles of justice minister and attorney general should be separated is recommending no structural changes sh...
Aug 14, 2019
Scheer excoriates Trudeau, calls on RCMP to investigate SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says there's now more than enough evidence of misconduct by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the SNC-Lavalin affair to warrant an investigation by the RCMP.S...
Aug 14, 2019 (File photo/ Canadian Press)
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime suffers first-round loss at Cincinnati event
MASON, Ohio - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has made an early exit at the Western & Southern Open. Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic upset the 19-year-old from Montreal 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of th...
Aug 14, 2019
