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Sweden's Saab undecided on whether to bid on Canada's fighter-jet contract
OTTAWA - Days after Airbus Defence and Space pulled out of the $19-billion race to replace Canada's aging fighter jets, the only European firm still eligible to compete says it has not decided wh...
Sep 05, 2019
Career performance was nearly much more for Argos' Justin Herdman-Reed
TORONTO - A career performance could've been so much more for Justin Herdman-Reed. The five-foot-10, 223-pound linebacker registered his first two career sacks and a team-high eight tackles ...
Sep 05, 2019
Sudan PM names first Cabinet since removal of al-Bashir
CAIRO - Sudan's newly appointed prime minister announced his Cabinet on Thursday, the first since the military's ouster of autocratic former President Omar al-Bashir in April, and appointees include S...
Sep 05, 2019
The new Clijsters? Some see similarities between Belgian star and Andreescu
NEW YORK - Bianca Andreescu's coach sees similarities between the 19-year-old Canadian and former Belgian star Kim Clijsters, and he's not the only one. And since Clijsters won 41 titles, includi...
Sep 05, 2019
B.C. mother who smothered daughter must wait 15 years before applying for parole
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia mother who killed her eight-year-old daughter in a "selfish" and "deliberate" act meant to hurt her ex-husband has been sentenced to life in prison with...
Sep 05, 2019
Update: Police identify person of interest in damage to hatchery
UpdateRCMP are thanking the public and media for their assistance in identifying a person of interest in an North Okanagan mischief investigation.Police issues images of a man who may have been involv...
Sep 05, 2019
B.C. mother who smothered daughter must wait 15 years before applying for parole
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia mother who killed her eight-year-old daughter in a "selfish" and "deliberate" act meant to hurt her ex-husband has been sentenced to life in prison with...
Sep 05, 2019
Ottawa paid $75M for veterans' cannabis last year, could pay $100M this year
OTTAWA - The federal government shelled out a record $75 million to cover the cost of medical marijuana for veterans in the last fiscal year - and it is on track to spend nearly $100 million this year...
Sep 05, 2019
Fall brings new shows, services and chance of bigger TV tabs
LOS ANGELES - Intrigued by a drama set behind the scenes of a morning TV show, with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon topping the cast? How about a supernatural series with Lin-Manuel Miranda or ...
Sep 05, 2019
Ex-hostage Boyle says he was worried about wife the night she fled their home
OTTAWA - Former overseas hostage Joshua Boyle says he was concerned for his wife Caitlan Coleman's mental well-being the winter night she fled their Ottawa apartment in stocking feet, accusing Bo...
Sep 05, 2019

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