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London Marathon to feature only elite runners, unique route
LONDON - The pandemic-delayed London Marathon will be staged on Oct. 4 using a different route than usual and with only elite runners participating. Rather than starting in Greenwich in east London, t...
Aug 06, 2020
CFL governors expected to be brought up to speed on Ottawa loan discussion
TORONTO - The CFL's board of governors was expected to be brought up to date Thursday on the league's discussion with Ottawa on an interest-free loan. The CFL sent the federal government a reques...
Aug 06, 2020
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil:
a fiscal hawk with a folksy demeanour
HALIFAX - During more than six years as Nova Scotia premier, Stephen McNeil earned a reputation as an ardent fiscal conservative who wasn't shy about taking on the province's public sec...
Aug 06, 2020
Aces make Welsh international hooker Matty Fozard their third player signing
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces have signed hooker Matty Fozard, making the Welsh international their third player signing. French international halfback Louis Jouffret and scrum half Tom Gilmore were Ottawa...
Aug 06, 2020
B.C. premier says return to class a 'challenge' but students will be safe
SURREY, B.C. - Sending students back to class in September in British Columbia will be "an unprecedented challenge" during a pandemic but Premier John Horgan says he's confide...
Aug 06, 2020
Mandatory face coverings on way for RDN transit buses
NANAIMO - Travellers on board buses in the Regional District of Nanaimo will soon be required to wear a face covering.BC Transit, in coordination with other transportation groups across the province, ...
Aug 06, 2020
Elections Canada recalculates, says voter turnout last fall higher than 2015
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says voter turnout in last fall's federal election was actually slightly higher than the 2015 election. The independent agency initially reported a slight decl...
Aug 06, 2020
A timeline of the controversy around WE, the Liberals and a student program
OTTAWA - A timeline of events regarding the Canada Student Service Grant program, based on public documents, events and statements from cabinet ministers, government officials, and WE Charity: March 6...
Aug 06, 2020
Capitol negotiators trade broadsides on stalled virus aid
WASHINGTON - The rival sides in bumpy congressional negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief package exchanged public broadsides rather than constructive concessions Thursday as they stumbled toward a s...
Aug 06, 2020
Canada 'profoundly concerned' over Chinese death sentence for citizen in drug case
OTTAWA - A spokesman for the federal government says Canada is "profoundly concerned" about a Canadian citizen sentenced to death on drug charges in China. The Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate Court a...
Aug 06, 2020