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No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - There was no winning ticket for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the ne...
Jul 7, 2019
US wins 4th World Cup title, 2nd in a row, beats Dutch 2-0
LYON, France - The United States won its record fourth Women's World Cup title and second in a row, beating the Netherlands 2-0 Sunday night when Megan Rapinoe converted a penalty kick in the second h...
Jul 7, 2019
Five things to know about Canadian immigration detention centres
TORONTO - The treatment of migrants has recently been thrust into the spotlight as accounts emerge of overcrowding and unsanitary conditions in American border detention facilities. Here's a...
Jul 7, 2019
Flood victims in Grand Forks, B.C., in limbo more than one year after disaster
More than one year after rescuers swam from home to home in a low-income neighbourhood devastated by flooding in Grand Forks, B.C., some residents say they were rattled to learn the property buyo...
Jul 7, 2019
Federal government quietly ends asylum seeker triage pilot program
OTTAWA - The Liberals have quietly ended a much-touted "triage" program that aimed to redirect asylum seekers away from crowded shelters in Montreal and Toronto. The federal govern...
Jul 7, 2019
Scheer calls for more inspections on Chinese imports, possible tariffs
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step up inspections on all products from China and to consider slapping tariffs on imports from the...
Jul 7, 2019
Federal government commits $2.8 million to anti-workplace harassment project
A project aimed at reducing workplace harassment and promoting accountable work environments will receive almost $2.8 million in federal funding, the government announced Friday. The money will g...
Jul 7, 2019
NewsAlert: U.S. beats the Netherlands 2-0 to win Women's World Cup
LYON, France - The United States has won its fourth Women's World Cup title. The defending champions downed the Netherlands 2-0 to claim the trophy on Sunday. The Associated Press
Jul 7, 2019
Atlantic Canada CFL team now eyes 2021 start in Moncton, N.B.
Anthony LeBlanc has tempered his enthusiasm. LeBlanc said Friday the expectation now is for the CFL's Atlantic Schooners to be ready to play in 2021 in Moncton, N.B., while a new stadiu...
Jul 7, 2019
W.Va. coal billionaire Cline killed in helicopter crash
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Coal tycoon Chris Cline, who worked his way out of West Virginia's underground mines to amass a fortune and become a major Republican donor, has died in a helicopter crash outside ...
Jul 7, 2019

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