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Female soccer players more likely to have medical assessments after head trauma
TORONTO - Half of female soccer players who suffered a head-collision event received medical assessments, compared to a third of male players, according to a Canadian study published in the Journal of...
Jan 21, 2020
Canada, allies push Iran to co-operate on Ukraine plane's black boxes
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies are pushing Iran to move the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner it shot down to a facility that can quickly download its crucial flight data. Fo...
Jan 21, 2020
Full parole for Toronto cop who shot teen Sammy Yatim on empty streetcar
TORONTO - A police officer who fatally shot a distraught teenager on an empty Toronto streetcar in 2013 has won full parole. The only restriction on James Forcillo is that he have no contact...
Jan 21, 2020
Unifor president arrested on picket line at Co-op refinery
Things got a lot more heated on the picket line at the Co-op refinery Monday night as police arrested several people, including Unifor national president Jerry Dias.On Monday morning, Unifor announced...
Jan 21, 2020 Unifor national president Jerry Dias was arrested by Regina police at the picket line in front of the refinery on Fleet Street. Jan. 20, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
After Monday evening arrests, Unifor picketers erect fence at refinery gate
The labour dispute between Unifor members and the Co-op refinery in Regina continued with another blockade on Tuesday.A day after Regina Police arrested seven people - among them, Unifor's national pr...
Jan 21, 2020 Unifor picketers walk the line at Gate 7 of the Fleet Street entrance at Regina's Co-op oil refinery on Jan. 21, 2020. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Canada women's soccer team reduces roster to 20 ahead of CONCACAf Olympic qualifier
Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller has trimmed his roster to 20 ahead of next week's CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, with Jenna Hellstrom and 15-year-old Olivia Smith droppin...
Jan 21, 2020
Impeachment arguments as seen by Democrats, Trump team
WASHINGTON - Legal filings to the Senate have laid out the arguments that will be made in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, where he faces two distinct allegations of abuse of power and obst...
Jan 21, 2020
Armed Forces and neighbours pitch in to help snow bound Newfoundlanders dig out
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Armed Forces personnel were deployed Sunday to help Newfoundland and Labrador dig out from the monster blizzard that paralyzed eastern regions of the province with record breaking a...
Jan 21, 2020
Canada to ratify new NAFTA next week following U.S. Senate approval: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will move next week to formally approve North America's new, long-delayed free trade pact. Trudeau says the government will introduce a way...
Jan 21, 2020
Snowmobile Safety Newsletter & FREE Webinar
The following information is from the Brain Talk Newsletter highlighting Snowmobile and Ice Safety. Did you know? Operating a snowmobile while impaired carries the same penalties as driving a vehicle ...
Jan 21, 2020