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Court rules Manitoba's public-sector wage-freeze bill violates Charter
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba court has struck down key parts of a provincial government bill aimed at freezing the wages of public-sector workers. Queen's Bench Justice Joan McKelvey says the bill is draconi...
Jun 11, 2020

Court: Michigan Great Lakes tunnel deal constitutional
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that legislators did not violate the state constitution by allowing construction of an oil pipeline tunnel beneath a channel linking...
Jun 11, 2020

Two more cases of COVID-19 in Sask., gathering numbers expand at places of worship
As the province expands gathering numbers permitted at places of worship, there are two new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan, with one in the Saskatoon region and one in the Far North region. The new pr...
Jun 11, 2020

Statistics Canada asks parents to share their COVID-19 experiences
OTTAWA - If you are a parent whose friends and family are tired of hearing you vent about the challenges of juggling work and child-rearing during COVID-19, the federal statistics agency wan...
Jun 11, 2020

CFL players take to twitter to express their frustration with Ambrosie
Brian Ramsay and the CFL Players' Association have run out of patience with commissioner Randy Ambrosie. Ramsay, the CFLPA's executive director, and a host of CFL players took to twitter Thursday...
Jun 11, 2020

EA Sports providing sound at fill empty soccer stadiums in England, Spain
The fans may be missing but their voices will be heard as Spain's LaLiga and England's Premier League get back on the pitch. Broadcasters have been working with EA Sports, using audio from its FIFA vi...
Jun 11, 2020

Historical figures under attack after George Floyd's death
The rapidly unfolding movement to pull down Confederate monuments around the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd's death has extended to statues of slave traders, imperialists and explorers around the wo...
Jun 11, 2020

Toronto FC to face Montreal in MLS tournament, Vancouver drawn in Seattle's group
Rivals will be reunited in Florida as Toronto FC was drawn with the Montreal Impact in Group C at the "MLS is Back Tournament." The two Canadian teams are joined by D.C. United and the New England Rev...
Jun 11, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic sparks surge in lobbying of federal government
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 crisis has prompted a surge in lobbying as companies and organizations press the federal government to come to the aid of Canadians hard hit by the pandemic-induced&nbs...
Jun 11, 2020

Family says goodbye to Regis Korchinski-Paquet, Toronto woman who fell from balcony
TORONTO - Family and friends have said goodbye to a Toronto woman who fell to her death from a balcony while police were in her home. The family of Regis Korchinski-Paquet gathered at a...
Jun 11, 2020