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Riders Free Agency: A.C. Leonard returns, Holley to Ottawa
After the departures of Willie Jefferson and Tobi Antigha, the Saskatchewan Roughriders looked to a familiar face on the defensive line to fill the void.Defensive end A.C. Leonard is returning to the ...
Feb 14, 2019
A brief, incomplete history of strange Canadian industrial thefts
Police are baffled after Newfoundland thieves made off with about 30,000 litres of unbottled iceberg water worth as much as $12,000. The unusual bounty, which was to be used to make vodka, was being s...
Feb 14, 2019
Saskatchewan's justice minister says carbon case likely headed to Supreme Court
REGINA - Saskatchewan's attorney general says he has no doubt the province's constitutional challenge of Ottawa's imposition of a carbon tax will end up in the Supreme Co...
Feb 14, 2019
SNC-Lavalin faces criminal probe over Montreal bridge contract, documents reveal
MONTREAL - Quebec prosecutors are working with the RCMP on the possibility of new criminal charges against SNC-Lavalin tied to a contract to refurbish Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge, court doc...
Feb 14, 2019
Police questioning 'persons of interest' in Smollett case
CHICAGO - Detectives are interviewing two "persons of interest" who surveillance photos show were in the area of downtown Chicago where "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett said he was attacked last month, ...
Feb 14, 2019
Senate confirms William Barr as attorney general
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed William Barr as attorney general, placing the veteran government official and lawyer atop the Justice Department as special counsel Robert Mueller investi...
Feb 14, 2019
Canadian Special Olympics athlete excited to play at NBA all-star weekend
TORONTO - Micheal Wright plans to bring some NBA-style finesse to the Special Olympics World Summer Games this spring. Wright is the only Canadian out of 12 Special Olympics athletes competing in a Un...
Feb 14, 2019
Minnesota governor sides with environmentalists on pipeline
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that his administration will keep pursuing an appeal of an independent regulatory commission's approval of Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its ...
Feb 14, 2019
What'sHappeningNOW Feb. 14, 2019
This morning, members of the Victoria Hospital Foundation's NICU for the North Campaign announced they reached their $2.2 million fundraising goal in six months. A special donation was made last week ...
Feb 14, 2019
Prices and coverage at heart of Liberals' pharmacare plans
OTTAWA - As he lays the groundwork for the Liberals' last budget before the fall election, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has been highlighting two themes for a national drug plan: th...
Feb 14, 2019
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