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Liberals did not show fiscal restraint in fall update: parliamentary budget officer
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says the federal government did not show fiscal restraint in its recent fall economic statement. Giroux told MPs at a House of Commons finance committ...
Nov 28, 2022
"It was time for Canada" — Davis Cup team tennis trophy finally in Canadian hands
Robert Bettauer was Tennis Canada's director of tennis development some three decades ago when the federation created a vision statement with some lofty goals. One of the top priorities was to one day...
Nov 28, 2022
Arbitrator will referee Dr. J's suit against brand developer
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A Delaware judge on Monday halted a lawsuit filed by basketball legend Julius Erving against a brand-development and marketing company, ruling that the dispute must go to arbitratio...
Nov 28, 2022
Panthers forward Tkachuk returns to province where he was loved, and loathed
EDMONTON - For six seasons, Matthew Tkachuk wore the fiery Flames logo on his chest. But, on the eve of his return to Calgary, he kept the rhetoric cool. "Obviously I've thought about it," Tkachuk sai...
Nov 28, 2022
Line 5 shutdown 'draconian,' both sides must consider 'imperfect' alternatives: judge
WASHINGTON - A judge in Wisconsin is ordering Enbridge Inc. and an Indigenous band to confer about "imperfect" alternatives to shutting down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. District Court Judge Will...
Nov 28, 2022
Hundreds in Vancouver rally in sympathy with China COVID protests
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of people have rallied in Vancouver in sympathy with rare protests that are sweeping across China in response to the country's hardline zero-COVID lockdown policies. The protester...
Nov 28, 2022
Opposition, experts praise new Indo-Pacific strategy but want implementation plan
OTTAWA - Opposition parties and geopolitical experts say they welcome the Liberals' new Indo-Pacific strategy, but it needs an implementation plan. Ministers revealed the government's priorities for t...
Nov 28, 2022
P.A. soccer leader believes there are positives from Canada's loss to Croatia
Canada's second match at the World Cup didn't go as planned but there were positives to take away from it. That's according to Dragan Ivkovic, the technical director of the Prince Albert Youth Soccer ...
Nov 28, 2022
Senior Air Force officers charged over 'inappropriate' fighter pilot nickname
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force says two senior officers have been charged for allegedly failing to stop a group of fighter pilots from assigning an inappropriate nickname to another member in J...
Nov 28, 2022
Water Security Agency report warns of supply shortages in 2023
The Water Security Agency is raising concerns about water supply issues in southwest Saskatchewan in 2023 if there isn't a lot of snow this winter.In the 2022 Conditions of Freeze-Up Report issued Mon...
Nov 28, 2022
