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Quebec emergency rooms reporting major overcrowding, some at more than 200% capacity
MONTREAL - Quebec is experiencing serious overcrowding in its emergency rooms after the holidays, with some major hospitals in Montreal operating at more than 200 per cent capacity. Around midday, Mon...
Jan 03, 2025

Google sends funds to journalism collective in exchange for Online News Act exemption
Google has sent the $100 million it agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act to a journalism organization designed to disperse the funds. The U.S. tech...
Jan 03, 2025

Maple Leafs sign veteran defenceman Philippe Myers to two-year extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Philippe Myers to a two-year contract extension, the NHL team announced Friday. The contract carries an average annual value of US850,000. The ...
Jan 03, 2025

Trudeau attending U.S. relations cabinet committee meeting amid calls for resignation
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking part in a virtual meeting of the Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee, as people inside and outside the Liberal caucus call for him to resign as lea...
Jan 03, 2025

In the news today: Champagne talks TikTok, Musk and AI bill
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Champagne talks TikTok, Musk and AI bill As the federal government battles TikTok in court over Ottawa's order...
Jan 03, 2025

Barrett's return could make Raptors' lineup whole for first time since last March
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors could - finally - be getting their actual starting lineup on the court. Swingman RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., was listed as questionable ahead of the Raptors game aga...
Jan 03, 2025

Pedal away: Charlottetown proposes 'bike bus' to get students to bicycle to school
CHARLOTTETOWN - Anna Keenan likes to keep up with public transit trends. The City of Charlottetown's sustainable transportation officer said she learned on Instagram of a new way students are travelli...
Jan 03, 2025

Utah Hockey Club's Crouse snaps scoring skid with big performance against Flames
CALGARY - Thanks to a big night for big man Lawson Crouse, a pair of droughts ended on Thursday. Crouse snapped a 14-game goalless skid with two tallies and Utah ended a five-game winless streak with ...
Jan 02, 2025

Kochetkov, Slavin power Hurricanes to 3-1 victory over Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jaccob Slavin scored the go-ahead goal to lift the Carolina Hurricanes over the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Thursday night. Florida's Anton Lundell tied it at the beginning of the sec...
Jan 02, 2025

J.T. Miller scores in shootout as Canucks beat Kraken 4-3
SEATTLE (AP) - J.T. Miller scored in the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Thursday night. Connor Garland, Tyler Myers and Max Sasson scored in regulation for the Canuc...
Jan 02, 2025