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A look at Canadian tennis highlights in 2019
It's been quite a start to 2019 for Canadian tennis players. Here's a look at some of the highlights heading into the BNP Paribas Open, a top-level event (just below Grand Slams), for women and m...
Mar 05, 2019
Strong Season: Canadian tennis scene blossoming with bright future ahead
TORONTO - Nicu and Maria Andreescu were sitting in a meeting room at Tennis Canada headquarters in Toronto recently when a wave of tennis folks came in to give them their best. Ten...
Mar 05, 2019
Manitoba's Mike McEwen bounces back at Tim Hortons Brier
BRANDON, Man. - Manitoba's Mike McEwen notched a much-needed 12-4 win over Newfoundland and Labrador's Andrew Symonds on Tuesday in the morning draw at the Tim Hortons Brier. The win over the winless ...
Mar 05, 2019
Trudeau hunkers down in Ottawa after second minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hunkering down in Ottawa after the second resignation from his cabinet in less than a month over the government's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair...
Mar 05, 2019
A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould: Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges against...
Mar 05, 2019
Counterterror police examine 3 explosive devices in London
LONDON - Britain's counterterrorism police are investigating after three padded mailing bags containing small explosive devices were found near major transport hubs in London. Police said smaller bags...
Mar 05, 2019
Creditor protection extended for cryptocurrency exchange Quadriga
HALIFAX - Embattled cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has received a reprieve from its creditor protection deadline as the search for nearly $200 million in missing virtual currency continu...
Mar 05, 2019
Prince Albert "exceedingly low risk" of earthquakes
Prince Albert residents can rest assured that we stand on solid ground.A 4.6 magnitude earthquake located 20 km west of Red Deer, Alberta gave folks in the community a rude awakening Monday morning.Lu...
Mar 05, 2019 Centrally located and far away from pressure ridges, the Prince Albert area is at an exceedingly low risk from an earthquake. (File photo/The Canadian Press)
RCMP make arrests following incident at Sturgeon Lake
A number of people are facing serious criminal charges following an incident over the weekend on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. Ten people made their first appearance in Prince Albert Provincial Cour...
Mar 05, 2019
'Speed camera ahead:' Google Maps add photo radar warnings for drivers
EDMONTON - Drivers using Google Maps are getting a last-minute warning as they approach some photo radar camera locations. The feature, which is currently being rolled out by Googl...
Mar 05, 2019
