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International ban on heavy fuel in Arctic shipping full of gaps: environmentalists
Environmental groups say a new international ban on using a highly polluting fuel in Arctic waters is full of gaps. They say Canada should refuse to take advantage of loopholes the International Marit...
Nov 20, 2020
Ontario community grieving after shooting that killed officer, civilian
Residents of Ontario's Manitoulin Island are remembering a police officer shot and killed in the line of duty on Thursday as a gentle giant who loved his four kids dearly. Ben Quackenbush, a youth min...
Nov 20, 2020
Canadian running back Chase Brown is coming off career-best performance at Illinois
Canadian Chase Brown has a tough act to follow Saturday when the Illinois Fighting Illini visit the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday. His own. The five-foot-11, 195-pound junior running back from Lond...
Nov 20, 2020
Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
Here's a look at some high-profile Canadian cases in which there was a not criminally responsible finding: Matthew Raymond Raymond shot and killed four people - two civilians and two police officers -...
Nov 20, 2020
Canadian Football League plans to restart play in 2021 with Grey Cup rematch
TORONTO - The CFL is planning to kick off a return to the field in 2021 with a rematch of its last Grey Cup contest. The league released a 2021 schedule Friday. It didn't play in 2020 due to the COVID...
Nov 20, 2020
Suspect in Quebec City sword attack will undergo psychiatric evaluation
QUEBEC - The 24-year-old man accused of first-degree murder in the Quebec City Halloween night sword attack will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Carl Girouard's lawyer, Benoit Labrecque, told Quebec...
Nov 20, 2020
COVID forces postponements of jury trials in Saskatchewan
Jury trials at Saskatchewan's Court of Queen's Bench that were scheduled to begin between now and the end of December have been postponed due to rising COVID-19 cases in the province.In a media releas...
Nov 20, 2020
Toronto FC's Alejandro Pozuelo named to MLS Best XI for second straight year
Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo has been named to Major League Soccer's Best XI for the second straight year. The 29-year-old Spaniard is the only player from a Canadian team to make the all-st...
Nov 20, 2020
Fajardo looks ahead to 2021 season, possible contract talks
As CFL fans wait for a 2021 season, Cody Fajardo is waiting to find out what his future holds beyond that campaign.The Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback's contract is set to expire after the 2021 s...
Nov 20, 2020
SWF, SSGA offer $10,000 For Information Leading to Conviction in the Criminal Shooting of Livestock
Saskatchewan is seeing an alarming trend in the criminal shooting of domestic livestock throughout the province."It's not uncommon for some animals to be injured in hunting season, but these cases see...
Nov 20, 2020