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Eskimos name Chris Presson as president and chief executive officer
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos have named Chris Presson the club's new president and chief executive officer. Presson joins the CFL club after spending the past five years as president of the Arizona...
Aug 07, 2019

Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell remains out for key game
WINNIPEG - Injured Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell will remain out Thursday night when his team faces the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Mitchell, who tore a pectoral muscle in Week 3, practis...
Aug 07, 2019

Feds go around Manitoba government to get carbon tax funds to schools
OTTAWA - The federal government is going around the Manitoba government in order to give carbon tax revenues to the province's schools. Ottawa set aside $60 million from this year's car...
Aug 07, 2019

New Riders receiver Kenny Stafford could be called upon quickly
It could end up being a quick adjustment period for new Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Kenny Stafford.Receiver Shaq Evans injured an ankle in practice Monday and head coach Craig Dickenson said it'...
Aug 07, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Kenny Stafford following practice on Aug. 6, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)

Canada men's basketball team's training-camp roster missing key players
TORONTO - It was supposed to be the summer Canada's top basketball talent finally stepped up to the plate, when the toughest task for the team's staff would have been selecting a s...
Aug 07, 2019

Consular officials visit Canadian Michael Kovrig detained in China
OTTAWA - Consular officials in China have met for the 10th time with a detained Canadian, Global Affairs Canada said Monday. The department said it cannot provide details on the Monday visit...
Aug 07, 2019

Global stocks rebound as China eases up on currency
LONDON - Stock markets turned higher on Tuesday as China stabilized its currency after allowing it to depreciate against the dollar in response to President Donald Trump's decision to put more tariffs...
Aug 07, 2019

Quarterback Trevor Harris to face Redblacks for first time since departure
For the first time since leaving Ottawa, Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Trevor Harris will face his old team this week. The 33-year-old spent three seasons with the Redblacks, winning a Grey Cup in 2016...
Aug 07, 2019

No parole for more than a decade for man who killed Winnipeg bus driver
WINNIPEG - The man convicted of killing a Winnipeg bus driver in what a judge described as a brutal and explosive stabbing will not be eligible for parole for 12 years. Irvine Jubal Fraser, who was 58...
Aug 07, 2019

Oka calls for moratorium on land transfer and seeks RCMP presence in Kanesatake
OKA, Que. - The Quebec town of Oka is calling on the federal government to impose a moratorium on the proposed transfer of lands to the neighbouring community of Kanesatake. It is also asking for...
Aug 07, 2019