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Toronto Argonauts poised to kick off 2019 CFL draft with first overall pick
TORONTO - It's a career first that Jim Popp would rather not have. On Thursday night, the Toronto Argonauts general manager will make the opening selection of the CFL draft for the firs...
May 01, 2019
Canola farmers receive support amidst trade issues
Additional supports were announced for farmers as market access issues continue to block canola exports to China.The Advance Payment Program limit will be increased to one million dollars for all farm...
May 01, 2019 Marie-Claude Bibeau. (Twitter/@mclaudebibeau)
Quebec festival cancels greased pig race that has drawn ire of animal activists
MONTREAL - A small-town Quebec festival has cancelled a controversial race that featured participants trying to grab greased pigs. Animal rights groups including the SPCA have long deno...
May 01, 2019
Boeing CEO defends safety record amid 2 deadly crashes
The CEO of Boeing defended the company's safety record and declined to take any more than partial blame for two deadly crashes of its bestselling plane even while saying Monday that the company has ne...
May 01, 2019
CP NewsAlert: Ian Millar announces retirement from show jumping
PERTH, Ont. - Canadian equestrian Ian Millar has retired from international show jumping competition, ending an illustrious career that included multiple Grand Prix titles and an Olympic silver medal ...
May 01, 2019
Record number of anti-Semitic incidents fuelled by online hate: B'nai Brith
OTTAWA - B'nai Brith Canada says online hatred is fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism that saw record numbers of Jewish Canadians harassed and assaulted last year. The group released its annual audit of ...
May 01, 2019
Catalan leader goes to court after Canada refuses him entry for speaking visit
MONTREAL - The exiled former president of Spain's Catalonia region is fighting a Canadian government decision to refuse him entry into the country to attend an event hosted by a Quebec nationalis...
May 01, 2019
Health Canada sets plain-packaging rules for tobacco, to take effect in November
OTTAWA - Health Canada says cigarette packs will have to be plain drab brown with standardized layouts and lettering, starting in November. The government says plain packages will increase the impact ...
May 01, 2019
Raiders excited and focused ahead of championship series
Preparations are underway at the Art Hauser Centre as the Prince Albert Raiders get set to host the Vancouver Giants for games one and two of the Rogers WHL Championship Series this weekend.On the ice...
May 01, 2019 Forward Sean Montgomery has played 345 regular season games and 28 playoff games in a Raider uniform. Friday night, he and his teammates will make their WHL Championship debut. (Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Trudeau taps veteran Jeremy Broadhurst to run Liberal re-election campaign
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has turned to veteran Liberal Jeremy Broadhurst to run the governing party's bid for re-election this fall. Broadhurst, who is currently serv...
May 01, 2019
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