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Finnish defenceman Otto Leskinen signs with Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed Finnish defenceman Otto Leskinen to a two-year, entry-level contract. The five-foot-11, 187-pound Leskinen had eight goals and 23 assists in 57 games with...
May 07, 2019
Canada will bear cost of repatriating trash-filled containers from Philippines
OTTAWA - Canada has agreed to pay the full cost of bringing 69 garbage-laden shipping containers back across the Pacific Ocean to Vancouver - but it remains unclear just how much that will be. A spoke...
May 07, 2019
Michener Award finalists announced for outstanding public-service journalism
OTTAWA - The Michener Awards Foundation has named the finalists for its 2018 award to honour excellence in public-service journalism. The nominees include work by the Waterloo Regi...
May 07, 2019
Highlights of the auditor general's reports released Tuesday
OTTAWA - Highlights of the auditor general's reports released Tuesday: - Millions of people had trouble getting through to agents at federal call centres. Instead of giving callers the option of ...
May 07, 2019
Dead end: millions of calls to government go unanswered, AG finds
OTTAWA - Half of the 16 million Canadians trying to reach one of three government agencies by telephone are unable to speak to live humans, according to Canada's interim auditor general. In a new...
May 07, 2019
Teen injured in Nova Scotia rugby match says game has risks like any sport
HALIFAX - An international exchange student who was injured in a high school rugby match in Cape Breton last week says he's feeling "really good" after being released from hospital. Diego Kuri, a 16-y...
May 07, 2019
Freeland affirms Arctic co-operation with U.S. despite differences on climate
MONTREAL - Canada is holding out hope it can collaborate with the Trump administration on Arctic challenges even though the United States has blocked the Arctic Council from issuing a unanimous declar...
May 07, 2019