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Supreme Court will tuck into UberEats case about drivers' benefit rights
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will help decide whether a proposed class-action lawsuit against ride-hailing service Uber can move ahead. The high court has agreed to hear Uber's ...
May 23, 2019
Brodeur, Hefford, Bilodeau among Canada's Sports Hall of Fame class of inductees
CALGARY - Hockey players Martin Brodeur and Jayna Hefford and freestyle skier Alex Bilodeau will be among this year's inductees into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Para-nordic skier and wheelchair...
May 23, 2019
Minister Bains promises privacy law reviews as digital charter released
TORONTO - Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains unveiled a wide review of federal privacy laws Tuesday in what he said was an effort to build trust in a digital world. Bains announced the r...
May 23, 2019
Canada to host Cuba in September to kick off CONCACAF Nations League play
TORONTO - Canada will open CONCACAF Nations League play against Cuba in September before facing the U.S. in October and November. The 78th-ranked Canadian men will host No. 174 Cuba on Sept. 7 with th...
May 23, 2019
Ousted Saskatchewan NDP MP Erin Weir not running in the next federal election
REGINA - A Saskatchewan MP who has been sitting as an Independent following his ouster from the NDP caucus says he will be not be running in October's federal election. Erin Weir, the member for ...
May 23, 2019
Canada rallies to beat Switzerland in overtime in world hockey quarterfinal
KOSICE, Slovakia - Mark Stone scored in overtime to give Canada a dramatic 3-2 win over Switzerland in a quarterfinal at the world hockey championship. Canada's Damon Severson tied it with 0.4 seconds...
May 23, 2019
Former Panthers assistant coach Paul McFarland joins Maple Leafs staff
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Florida Panthers assistant coach Paul McFarland for the same role on head coach Mike Babcock's staff. McFarland replaces D.J. Smith, who was na...
May 23, 2019
5 takeaways from the Memorial Cup round robin
HALIFAX - After six days of preliminary-round action, sudden-death play is set to begin at the Memorial Cup. The host Halifax Mooseheads will play in the Memorial Cup championship on Sunday, whi...
May 23, 2019
Riders’ Powell could be a busy man
Craig Dickenson had some good news for William Powell on Wednesday.Dickenson, the head coach of the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders, told reporters that he believes the running game is "vital" to a tea...
May 23, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders tailback William Powell during training camp on May 22, 2019. (Wray Morrison/CKOM News Staff)
Deported N.S. sex predator battles charge that would keep him in U.S. jail
HALIFAX - A sexual predator released and deported to the United States after a controversial Parole Board of Canada decision is now arguing several charges against him should be dropped due to the pas...
May 23, 2019
