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Evans wins first CFL playoff start as Ticats advance to Grey Cup game
HAMILTON - It's taken five years but Brandon Banks and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are returning to the Grey Cup. Banks had four catches - two of the acrobatic variety - for 100 yards and a...
Nov 19, 2019

Simoni Lawrence says he's talked to Zach Collaros after controversial hit
HAMILTON - For the first time since a controversial play in the CFL season opener, Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker Simoni Lawrence and Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros will square off Su...
Nov 19, 2019

Federal Liberal government urged to intervene to end CN Rail strike
OTTAWA - The first order of business for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet could be a decision on whether to intervene in a rail strike that a growing number of industries say could trigger ...
Nov 19, 2019

Brewing battle over future of NATO creates minefield for Canada
OTTAWA - There are fears a brewing battle over the future of NATO could have major implications for Canada, which has relied on the military alliance as a cornerstone of its security, protection ...
Nov 19, 2019

Tottenham fires manager Pochettino after 5 1/2 years
LONDON - Less than six months after leading Tottenham to the Champions League final, Mauricio Pochettino was fired by the English club after its poor start to the Premier League season. Tottenham chai...
Nov 19, 2019

Capitals brace for Hathaway to be suspended for spitting
ARLINGTON, Va. - Garnet Hathaway was ejected for spitting on an opponent and now the Washington Capitals winger may have to swallow more punishment from the NHL. Hathaway was given a match penalty for...
Nov 19, 2019

Ex-NDP leader Tom Mulcair featured at pro-homeopathy conference in Montreal
MONTREAL - Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair's work for a pro-homeopathy advocacy group is raising eyebrows among critics who denounce the field as pseudoscience. Mulcair told a conference in Mo...
Nov 19, 2019

Threat from Three: Pelicans' guard Alexander-Walker shows his range
With the New Orleans Pelicans lineup decimated by injuries, Nickeil Alexander-Walker has gone from rookie prospect learning the ropes in the NBA to potent three-point threat off the bench. The shootin...
Nov 19, 2019

Kanye West talks about serving God during visit with Osteen
HOUSTON - Rapper Kanye West told parishioners at Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch on Sunday that his recent spiritual awakening has made him realize he's no longer in the service to fame and money but...
Nov 19, 2019

'Remember who we're fighting for,' Singh says as NDP caucus sworn into office
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh counselled his caucus to remember the people who voted for them, but also the people they're in Ottawa to champion. Singh and his caucus are being sworn in as members...
Nov 19, 2019