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CTV, Jessica Allen apologize for her hockey remarks after Don Cherry's firing

TORONTO - CTV says it is apologizing to anyone who was offended by comments made by a correspondent on its show The Social following the firing of hockey commentator Don Cherry. During the program on ...

Nov 16, 2019

MacLean calls first "Hockey Night" without Cherry the "end of an era"

TORONTO - Ron MacLean said he will address Don Cherry's dismissal during the first intermission of Saturday's "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast. MacLean opened Saturday's show - the fi...

Nov 16, 2019

CN conductors' union gives 72-hour strike notice as talks continue

TORONTO - Canadian National Railways conductors, trainpersons and yardpersons have given strike notice ahead of a Tuesday deadline. The union, which represents 3,200 workers, provided the 72...

Nov 16, 2019

Capt. Dick Stevenson, legendary Sourtoe Cocktail founder, dies in Whitehorse

DAWSON CITY, Yukon - The founder of the legendary Sourtoe Cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon, has poured his final glass of the well-known whisky-and-pickled-human-toe drink. Dick Stevenson, the form...

Nov 16, 2019

1.8 million items of garbage strewn over Bay of Fundy bottom, study estimates

HALIFAX - A survey estimates more than 1.8 million pieces of garbage are strewn over the bottom of the Bay of Fundy, prompting concerns about potential harm to marine life. The study published Th...

Nov 16, 2019

Safety board confirms lingering design problem behind N.W.T. float-plane crash

EDMONTON - The Transportation Safety Board says a design problem that has remained unaddressed for decades in a popular small airplane contributed to three deaths in a crash in the Northwest...

Nov 16, 2019

B.C. government moves to tax and restrict vaping products to protect youth

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government introduced a 10-point plan Thursday to protect youth from the health risks of vaping that includes cutting nicotine content in vapour pods, restric...

Nov 16, 2019

North American trade pact could be passed before year's end, Pelosi says

WASHINGTON - The most powerful Democrat in the United States Congress says she believes lawmakers on Capitol Hill could vote on the new North American free-trade agreement before the end of ...

Nov 16, 2019

Suspect arrested after documents stolen from Quebec immigration minister's car

QUEBEC - After a difficult few weeks that saw him forced to publicly apologize for his ill-fated immigration reforms, Quebec's immigration minister has had documents stolen from his government vehicle...

Nov 16, 2019

B.C. Chief Ed John faces historic sex charges: prosecution service

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Indigenous leader and outspoken advocate for children is facing sex-related charges dating back more than 40 years. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Ed John, a former&n...

Nov 16, 2019