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CFLPA executive director Brian Ramsay to leave union by end of next month
TORONTO - Brian Ramsay is stepping down as executive director of the CFL Players' Association, the union announced Thursday. The CFLPA said Ramsay "is pursuing a new opportunity," and will leave the o...
Aug 08, 2024
Fight brewing at CRTC over first Online News Act payment by Google
OTTAWA - A new fight is playing out at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission over the first $100-million annual payment Google agreed to pay Canadian news outlets. The group ...
Aug 08, 2024
Minister for women won't comment on committee drama as Liberal MP defends actions
OTTAWA - The federal minister for women won't comment after a House of Commons committee that was supposed to discuss violence against women last week instead dissolved into political chaos. Witnesses...
Aug 08, 2024
Teachers, province arbitration set for December
Four days in December have been set aside for a contract arbitration hearing between the Saskatchewan Teacher's Federation and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee. The hearing will run from De...
Aug 08, 2024
Bail hearing planned for man accused of killing mother
If granted release, a man accused of killing his mother will reside with a family member and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet. Those conditions were mentioned Thursday morning at Prince Albert P...
Aug 08, 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps acquire Colombian youth international wingback Edier Ocampo
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired Colombian youth international wingback Edier Ocampo in a transfer from Colombia's Atletico Nacional. The acquisition of Ocampo, who has made 25 appear...
Aug 08, 2024
Calgary builders hope to work with city to reduce impact of new water restrictions
CALGARY - Calgary builders say they're glad the city has given them advance notice of a renewed water shutdown to help them cope with what has been a summer of setbacks that have cost millions of doll...
Aug 08, 2024
Toronto Argonauts looking to even home-and-home series with Calgary Stampeders
TORONTO - There's no place like home for Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (4-4) faces Calgary (4-4) at BMO Field on Friday night. The Stampeders outscored the Argos 21-0 in the fourth...
Aug 08, 2024
Court hears arguments in civil suit filed by Frank Stronach's granddaughter
An Ontario Superior Court is hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by the granddaughter of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who is seeking an order compelling the family business to disclose any...
Aug 08, 2024
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of trucker convicted in Edmonton hotel killing
EDMONTON - Canada's highest court won't hear a conviction appeal from a former Ontario truck driver in the death of a woman at an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years for mansl...
Aug 08, 2024
