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Man facing charge after Ukrainian refugee, 7, dies in Montreal hit and run
MONTREAL - A seven-year-old girl who was killed in a hit and run Tuesday in Montreal had recently arrived in Canada with her mother and two siblings after they had fled the war in Ukraine. Michael Shw...
Dec 14, 2022

87-year-old identified as Montreal driver who hit baby in carriage without stopping
Montreal police have identified an 87-year-old man who they say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit a baby stroller last month and drove off. Police had asked for the public's help to find the ...
Dec 14, 2022

Soccer writer Grant Wahl died of heart aneurysm at World Cup
NEW YORK (AP) - Grant Wahl died of an aneurysm in his heart when he was stricken while covering a World Cup match last weekend, according to an autopsy of the well-known American soccer writer. Wahl's...
Dec 14, 2022

4 confirmed dead after boat capsizes in English Channel
LONDON (AP) - Helicopters and lifeboats swooped to the English Channel off the coast of Kent in southern England to rescue a small boat that capsized in the freezing water, killing four people, author...
Dec 14, 2022

Premier Hockey Federation to double salary cap to US$1.5 million per team in 2023-24
BOSTON - The Premier Hockey Federation, which includes clubs in Toronto and Montreal, has announced a doubling of its salary cap to US$1.5 million per team for the 2023-24 season. The Toronto Six and ...
Dec 14, 2022

In The News for Dec. 14 : New poll shows Tories retaining lead over Liberals
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 14 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 14, 2022

World Cup: Moroccan fans hope for upset against 2018 champions France
MONTREAL - Fans of Morocco's national team say the odds are good that their underdog squad can beat defending World Cup champions France today in the semifinal. Moroccan Montrealer Bilal Mammes, 33, s...
Dec 14, 2022

Montreal biodiversity conference to discuss role of financial sector in conservation
MONTREAL - The role of private money and industry in preserving enough natural ecosystems to keep the planet functioning will be the focus of talks Wednesday at an international conference on biodiver...
Dec 14, 2022

Transport Canada must be 'more vigilant,' relatives say two years after N.S. sinking
MILTON, N.S. - Geno Francis loved most things about fishing on the high seas, but his son says that in his final year, fear overshadowed that passion. "My father said, 'After this trip, this was it,' ...
Dec 14, 2022

Inside SickKids: As the operating room sits quiet, staff worry about growing backlog
TORONTO - Three large television screens in the nerve centre of the operating room at Canada's largest pediatric hospital display a list of its surgical spaces, showing which ones have children underg...
Dec 14, 2022