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Ottawa Redblacks add defensive back Brandin Dandridge to active roster
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks placed American defensive back Brandin Dandridge on their active roster Tuesday. Ottawa placed Dandridge on the six-game injured list with a foot ailment before its 26-24...
Aug 15, 2023
Military members can now take sexual misconduct complaints to human rights commission
OTTAWA - Members of the military now have the option to bypass the Canadian Armed Forces grievance process and taking complaints of sexual misconduct, harassment or discrimination to a third party. Th...
Aug 15, 2023
Federal Liberals have gone more than six months without appointing ethics watchdog
OTTAWA - It's now been more than six months since Canada has had a federal ethics watchdog. Mario Dion retired in February after serving as the last permanent ethics and conflict-of-interest commissio...
Aug 15, 2023
Poor air quality across central, northern Sask. as wildfire smoke lingers
A large swath of Saskatchewan is being forced to deal with wildfire smoke coming from the Northwest Territories and Northern Alberta.This has led to special air quality statements being issued for mul...
Aug 15, 2023
Michael Oher, former NFL tackle known for 'The Blind Side,' sues to end Tuohys' conservatorship
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Michael Oher, the former NFL tackle known for being the inspiration for the movie "The Blind Side," filed a petition Monday in a Tennessee probate court accusing Sean and Leigh...
Aug 15, 2023
17 people sent to hospital after alleged bear spray attack at Quebec vacation camp
MONTREAL - Seventeen people were sent to hospital after they were allegedly attacked with bear spray at a vacation camp northeast of Montreal. Provincial police spokeswoman Sgt. lose Cossette says fiv...
Aug 15, 2023
Canadian corporate ethics czar launches China forced-labour probe into Ralph Lauren
Ottawa's corporate-ethics watchdog has announced an investigation into fashion company Ralph Lauren over the alleged use of forced labour in its supply chains. Sheri Meyerhoffer, who is the Canadian O...
Aug 15, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Toronto Maple Leafs legend Bobby Baun dead at 86
Bobby Baun, a hard-nosed defenceman who entered hockey lore by helping the Toronto Maple Leafs to the 1964 Stanley Cup on a broken leg, has died at the age of 86. More coming. The Canadian Press
Aug 15, 2023
As inflation jumps to 3.3 per cent in July, economists say uptick is bad news for BoC
Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 3.3 per cent in July, as economists warn the latest consumer price index report spells bad news for the Bank of Canada.The uptick in price growth comes after inf...
Aug 15, 2023
Weather office warns of poor air quality from wildfire smoke
Much of Saskatchewan is covered in a blanket of smoke today.A plume of wildfire smoke blew into the province overnight, prompting Environment and Climate Change Canada to issue special air quality ale...
Aug 15, 2023