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Documents show Liberals warned of political perils from launching EI review
OTTAWA - The Liberals were warned on the eve of an election year about the political consequences of following through on a four-year-old campaign promise to review the employment insurance system, ne...
Aug 10, 2019

David MacNaughton, ambassador to U.S., to leave post at summer's end
OTTAWA - David MacNaughton, the U.S. ambassador who became the fulcrum of the federal Liberal government's strategy for managing relations with an impetuous and unpredictable White House, sa...
Aug 10, 2019

Beer chaser: Mayfield endorses sports drink after brew chug
CLEVELAND - Baker Mayfield's got his hands on another cold beverage. He's not chugging this one. The Browns' star quarterback, who further endeared himself to Cleveland's fervent football fans by biti...
Aug 10, 2019

Willie Nelson comes off tour, cites 'breathing problem'
NEW YORK - Willie Nelson has come off his tour because of a "breathing problem." The 86-year-old singer apologized on Twitter late Wednesday, writing "I need to have my doctor check out." Nelson had j...
Aug 10, 2019

Fierce storm ends game early, giving Roughriders bizarre win over Als
MONTREAL - The Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Montreal Alouettes 17-10 in the first-ever CFL contest called off early because of inclement weather on Friday at Molson Stadium.Officials called the g...
Aug 10, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

Friday's Scoreboard
Canadian Elite Basketball League Saskatchewan Rattlers 74, Edmonton Stingers 73Hamilton Honey Badgers 131, Guelph Nighthawks 115CFL Saskatchewan 17, Montreal 10 (Game ended in 3rd quarter due to weath...
Aug 10, 2019

McConnell wants to consider gun background checks in fall
WASHINGTON - Shifting the gun violence debate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he now wants to consider background checks and other bills, setting up a potentially pivotal moment when lawm...
Aug 10, 2019

Police say 62 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - A damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania as people were trying to siphon fuel out of it Saturday, killing at least 62 in one of the worst incidents of its kind in ...
Aug 10, 2019

Toronto shooting survivor says details helped her as RCMP mum on B.C. cases
VANCOUVER - As the RCMP remains tight-lipped about why two young men may have killed three people in northern British Columbia, one of the survivors in Toronto's Danforth shooting says she's...
Aug 10, 2019

Feds advised to focus on the majority to counter populism, documents show
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show senior government officials were advised to "bring the focus back to the majority" - instead of on diversity values - in public communications to ...
Aug 10, 2019