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Singh lays out conditions for NDP support in Parliament after Oct. 21 vote
OTTAWA - Just hours before the last televised debate of the federal election campaign, Jagmeet Singh is setting the Thanksgiving table for Canadians - and he's trying to make his New Democra...
Oct 10, 2019
Singh lays out conditions for NDP support in Parliament after Oct. 21 vote
OTTAWA - Just hours before the last televised debate of the federal election campaign, Jagmeet Singh is setting the Thanksgiving table for Canadians - and he's trying to make his New Democra...
Oct 10, 2019
Canadian forward Josh Larsen given three-game ban after Rugby World Cup red card
TOKYO - Canadian forward Josh Larsen has been handed a three-match ban in the wake of his red card against South Africa at the Rugby World Cup. The 25-year-old from Parksville, B.C., who came on ...
Oct 10, 2019
Quebec will appeal court ruling that allowed cannabis plants to be grown at home
QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it will appeal a decision invalidating parts of Quebec's cannabis law that prohibited home cultivation. On Sept. 3, Quebec Superior Court Justice Manon Lavoie ruled...
Oct 10, 2019
Syrian restaurant to reopen in Toronto days after closing over threats
TORONTO - A Syrian restaurant in downtown Toronto that closed after its owners said they received hate messages and death threats will reopen tomorrow. The Alsoufi family, which owns the popular resta...
Oct 10, 2019
Suspect sought after break-in at Jolibois office in La Loche
Police in La Loche have turned to the public for help after Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Georgina Jolibois' office was broken into. RCMP said in a press release that around 1.m. on Aug. 25, ...
Oct 10, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)
'Is this your turd?': Missouri city's cleanup flags dog poop
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Officials in a southwest Missouri city are planting small flags in piles of abandoned dog poop as part of a campaign to get residents to clean up after their pets downtown. The Poli...
Oct 10, 2019
Phillies fire manager Gabe Kapler in hyped season gone wrong
PHILADELPHIA - The Phillies have fired Gabe Kapler, nearly two weeks after disappointing finish to a season of big expectations. Kapler was dismissed Thursday after going 161-163 in two seasons. Phila...
Oct 10, 2019
US to hand over to Iraq IS members evacuated from Syria
BAGHDAD - Two Iraqi intelligence officials say the U.S. is planning to hand over to Iraqi authorities dozens of members of the Islamic State group recently transferred from Syria. The officials said t...
Oct 10, 2019
Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest won't appeal his case further, will serve sentence
MONTREAL - Disgraced former national ski coach Bertrand Charest has decided he won't appeal his verdict and sentence before the Supreme Court of Canada. Charest's lawyer says he's decided to close the...
Oct 10, 2019