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Quebec Human Rights commission says majority of hate attacks go unreported
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission says the vast majority of xenophobic and Islamophobic hatred in the province goes unreported to competent authorities. The organization has released th...
Sep 24, 2019

James Franklin reclaims Argos' starting quarterback job
TORONTO - James Franklin is set to return as the Toronto Argonauts' starting quarterback. Argos head coach Corey Chamblin says Franklin will start on Saturday when Toronto (2-10) hosts the Saskatchewa...
Sep 24, 2019

Volkswagen bosses charged in Germany over emissions scandal
BERLIN - German prosecutors dealt a blow to Volkswagen's efforts to put the 2015 emissions-cheating case behind it, charging the automaker's chief executive, chairman and former CEO with stock manipul...
Sep 24, 2019

Singh promises cross-Canada clean-energy corridor, electric transit
WINNIPEG - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh made promises Tuesday to build an east-west clean-energy corridor and to convert all public transit systems in Canada to electric vehicles, without be...
Sep 24, 2019

Couple launch tae kwon do club in La Ronge
Residents of the tri-communities are invited to join a new tae kwon do club starting Oct. 1 in La Ronge.The club is led by Mike and Barbara Lacourciere, who moved to the community about one year ago. ...
Sep 24, 2019 Barbara Lacoursiere and her son, Lucien, assisted with the registration process Monday. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Thomas Cook repatriation ramps up as bosses slammed over pay
LONDON - Britain's biggest repatriation effort since World War II ramped up on Tuesday as questions swirled over the pay Thomas Cook executives received in the run-up to the tour operator's collapse, ...
Sep 24, 2019

NewsAlert: Kevin O'Leary's wife charged in fatal boat crash
SEGUIN TOWNSHIP, Ont. - Police have laid charges in a fatal boat crash involving celebrity businessman Kevin O'Leary. Ontario Provincial Police say Linda O'Leary, 56, of Toronto, has been charged...
Sep 24, 2019

Ousted Liberal candidate Hassan Guillet to run as Independent in Montreal riding
MONTREAL - An ousted Liberal candidate in a Montreal riding has confirmed he will now run as an Independent. Hassan Guillet made it official today after Elections Canada's website ...
Sep 24, 2019

Federal judge grants B.C. injunction against Alberta's turn-off-the-taps law
CALGARY - A Federal Court judge has granted the British Columbia government a temporary injunction against an Alberta law that could have limited oil exports to other provinces.Justice Sebastien Gramm...
Sep 24, 2019

Ontario shipyard withdraws complaint alleging federal favouritism toward Davie
OTTAWA - An Ontario shipyard is ending its bid to have a trade tribunal determine whether the federal government's plan to add a third shipyard to Canada's multibillion-dollar shipbuilding strategy ha...
Sep 24, 2019