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Blair insists he 'did not ask' RCMP to release information about N.S. shooting guns
OTTAWA - Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair isn't budging from his stance that he did not interfere in a police investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting of April 2020. Blair, who was p...
Oct 31, 2022
Co-owner Grant has enjoyed stellar ride with Bulldog Hanover
It's been quite the ride for Brad Grant. Since buying into heralded pacer Bulldog Hanover in 2021, the trucking magnate from Milton, Ont., has had plenty to celebrate. There've been countless trips to...
Oct 31, 2022
Status of women committee passes motion for study on safety in sport
The standing committee on the status of women unanimously passed a motion Monday to undertake a study on the safety of women and girls in sport. "There needs to be an in-depth study on the causes as t...
Oct 31, 2022
Einarson's Canada squad thumps New Zealand 11-3 at Pan Continental Championship
CALGARY - Kerri Einarson's Canada squad scored five in the eighth end to complete an 11-3 win over New Zealand on Monday in its opening match at the inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships. Wi...
Oct 31, 2022
Coats on Finlay back to warm people and hearts
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The intent is to keep people in the community warm, but Coats on Finlay is a heart-warming initiative as well.Kym Porter and Helen Snortland started Coats on Finlay in 2020, encoura...
Oct 31, 2022
Employer confirms tentative contract with B.C.'s 49,000 public school teachers
VANCOUVER - A tentative contract agreement has been reached involving British Columbia's 49,000 public school teachers. The BC Public School Employers Association, which negotiates on behalf of the pr...
Oct 31, 2022
What is the Emergencies Act, and what special powers did Ottawa invoke last winter?
OTTAWA - A massive public inquiry is underway to determine whether the federal government was justified in its invocation of the Emergencies Act last winter during the "Freedom Convoy" protests. The P...
Oct 31, 2022
New Montreal clinic will be part of Quebec network studying long COVID, Lyme disease
MONTREAL - A new clinic is opening today in Montreal that will treat patients who have either long COVID or Lyme disease. It is one of the 15 specialized facilities announced by the Quebec government ...
Oct 31, 2022
Police recover body of Quebec infant missing in river since car crash Friday
MONTREAL - Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval say they found the body today of a one-month-old infant missing in a river since Friday evening. The baby boy had disappeared when a vehicle with his ...
Oct 31, 2022
Canada Ravens women set to kick off second visit to Rugby League World Cup
Five years after defeating Papua New Guinea 22-8 for their first-ever international test win at the Rugby League World Cup, the Canada Ravens renew acquaintances Tuesday with the Pacific Islands team ...
Oct 31, 2022