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Tenacious Belgium immigrant pioneered Canada's mussel industry in the 1970s
CHARLOTTETOWN - When Joe Van Den Bremt first floated the idea of producing cultured mussels on P.E.I. in the 1970s, the local fishermen laughed at him. "They were all telling me, 'We use that stuff fo...
Sep 17, 2021
Montreal Alouettes face B.C. Lions minus head coach Khari Jones in COVID-19 isolation
MONTREAL - With head coach Khari Jones in COVID-19 isolation, the Montreal Alouettes' play-calling Saturday will be by committee led by Andre Bolduc. The Alouettes (2-2) are at home to the B.C. Lions ...
Sep 17, 2021
Veteran TFC fullback Justin Morrow looks to keep making a difference post-soccer
TORONTO - Justin Morrow cost Toronto FC some US$100,000 in allocation money when he came over in a December 2013 trade with the San Jose Earthquakes. Back then, it was a fair chunk of change - a sourc...
Sep 17, 2021
Conservative dropped as candidate over tweets says she is still the Tory choice
OTTAWA - A Conservative candidate dropped by the party over Islamophobic tweets she claims were faked says she is still running as the "confirmed" Tory candidate in the Toronto riding. The Tories dump...
Sep 17, 2021
$500k awarded for Metral Drive phase 2 project
NANAIMO - Another round of provincial funds geared toward active transportation projects are flowing to Nanamo.The B.C. Government announced Nanaimo received $500,000 for phase two of its Metral Drive...
Sep 17, 2021
Kane says he didn't know in 2010 about assault allegations
CHICAGO - Blackhawks star Patrick Kane said Friday he has participated in the investigation into allegations that a then-assistant coach sexually assaulted two players in 2010, adding that he did not ...
Sep 17, 2021
RCMP seeks search, access powers at Fairy Creek to safely execute expiring injunction
NANAIMO, B.C. - The RCMP says it needs more powers to search and exclude people at an old-growth logging protest area on Vancouver Island where about 1,000 arrests have already been made. A federal go...
Sep 17, 2021
RCMP seeks search, access powers at Fairy Creek to safely execute expiring injunction
NANAIMO, B.C. - The RCMP says it needs more powers to search and exclude people at an old-growth logging protest area on Vancouver Island where about 1,000 arrests have already been made. A federal go...
Sep 17, 2021
Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan last month, announcing Friday that a review revealed that only civilians were ...
Sep 17, 2021
Elks quarterback Taylor Cornelius gets first CFL start in absence of injured Harris
EDMONTON - It's baptism by fire for Edmonton Elks quarterback Taylor Cornelius on Saturday. Cornelius makes his first CFL start at home against the league-leading Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-1). Elks vet...
Sep 17, 2021