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Air Canada ordered to pay $21K to francophones over language violations
MONTREAL - The Federal Court has ordered Air Canada to pay a total of $21,000 to two francophones for repeated violations of their language rights, including seatbelts on which the instruction to...
Aug 29, 2019

Feds invest $3.4M in rail safety projects in Saskatchewan
The federal government is investing more than $3.4 million in a number of rail safety projects in Saskatchewan.In a media release Thursday, the government listed 21 infrastructure projects that will r...
Aug 29, 2019 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

Province still eyeing balanced budget after first-quarter update
The province believes its budget is slated to remain on track after releasing its first update of the fiscal year on Thursday.Speaking at a cabinet office in Saskatoon, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer...
Aug 29, 2019 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer provides a first-quarter update to the province's 2019-20 budget on Aug. 29, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)

Irish-born back Peter Nelson enjoying wearing Canada rugby colours
TORONTO - Peter Nelson is no stranger to playing Leinster. The Irish-born back saw plenty of the four-time European champions during his time with Ulster on the Guinness Pro 14 rugby circuit. But...
Aug 29, 2019

Star power: Osaka wins at US Open as Kaepernick, Kobe watch
NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka smacked a forehand winner into the open court, bringing Colin Kaepernick and Kobe Bryant to their feet in applause. Osaka has power in her strokes and star power in her corner. ...
Aug 29, 2019

Alice Marie Johnson hawks Kim Kardashian West shapewear line
NEW YORK - Alice Marie Johnson, who Kim Kardashian West helped get out of prison, has popped up on Instagram hawking the reality TV star's new shapewear line. Johnson looks into the camera wearing a b...
Aug 29, 2019

Italy's soft-spoken Conte raises his voice, wins new mandate
ROME - Once viewed as a figurehead who took orders from his deputies, Italy's premier-designate Giuseppe Conte has raised his profile amid the country's sudden political crisis, emerging as Italy's be...
Aug 29, 2019

Hong Kong activists barred from Pride march after alleged pro-communist threats
MONTREAL - Henry Lam said he was hoping to make history when he marched in Montreal's Pride parade on Aug. 18 with his husband. Lam and Guy Ho wanted to march in the Aug. 18 event with Action Fre...
Aug 29, 2019

Trump attacks Fox News, but the network remains silent
NEW YORK - The one constant when President Donald Trump makes his increasingly frequent attacks on Fox News has been the silence from the network in response. Fox News has never officially commented o...
Aug 29, 2019

Quebec players taunted with racial slurs at national baseball championships in N.B.
MONTREAL - An official with the Quebec team competing at last weekend's men's national baseball championships in New Brunswick is criticizing the way Baseball Canada handled racist taunts directe...
Aug 29, 2019