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Bernier says O'Toole not a real conservative, unlike his People's Party
OTTAWA - People's Party Leader Maxime Bernier launched a full-throated attack on Erin O'Toole Monday, accusing the newly minted Conservative leader of wearing a "true blue" mask during the leadership ...
Aug 24, 2020

Multicultural Honours Awards Call for Nominations
Do you know about someone in your community who's doing amazing things? Give them the recognition they deserve. Nominate them for Multicultural Honours Awards! Stay tuned for more information. (Sask M...
Aug 24, 2020

U.S. trade office rejects WTO panel decision on Canadian softwood lumber
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade representative is taking issue with the latest decision from the World Trade Organization on Canada's long-standing dispute with its largest trading partner over exports of...
Aug 24, 2020

NY AG probes if President Trump inflated assets for loans
New York's Democratic attorney general asked a court Monday to enforce subpoenas into an investigation into whether President Donald Trump and his businesses inflated assets on financial statements. A...
Aug 24, 2020

Blue Jays acquire 1B/DH Daniel Vogelbach from Mariners
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired struggling slugger Daniel Vogelbach from the Seattle Mariners for $100,000. The Blue Jays announced the move Sunday night. The 27-year-old Vogelbach was a...
Aug 24, 2020

Millennials and Mortgages
A guide to buying your first home.Millennials in Canada are facing a very different homebuying environment than their parents. Soaring real estate prices, high levels of student debt and precarious em...
Aug 24, 2020

Halifax-area firm ready to roll out drug-dispensing machines to fight opioid crisis
HALIFAX - A Halifax-area company is rolling out five automated drug-dispensing devices across Canada this week that it says will help battle the country's opioid crisis. Dispension Industries Inc...
Aug 24, 2020

Mexican students start new school year from home
MEXICO CITY - Millions of Mexican school children returned to classes, but not schools, on Monday as the government attempted to start a new school year despite the challenges of the pandemic. A syste...
Aug 24, 2020

Bubble fatigue cited as mental challenge during NHL playoffs
The hotels might be posh, their amenities and service first rate, and yet life inside the NHL's two playoff bubbles isn't exactly glamorous. Having spent nearly a month cooped up at the tunnel-connect...
Aug 24, 2020

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry diagnosed with left ankle sprain
Kyle Lowry has been diagnosed with a left ankle sprain, the Toronto Raptors announced Monday. The six-time all-star guard suffered the injury when he stepped on the foot of Chris Chiozza late in the f...
Aug 24, 2020