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Quebec to exhume remains of Innu boys whose families have questions about 1970 deaths
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized the exhumation of the remains of two Innu boys whose families have questions about their 1970 deaths at a Quebec hospital. The exhumations are t...
Jun 15, 2023
AHS ending continuous masking policy
Beginning next week continuous masking will no longer be required at Alberta Health Services facilities.AHS says that after careful review the policy is being rescinded as of June 19. The change cover...
Jun 15, 2023
Third-party review finds 'toxic' culture at University of Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN - A review of allegations of workplace misconduct at the University of Prince Edward Island says the school had a toxic environment where bullying and harassment were widespread and cond...
Jun 15, 2023
Indigenous kept from economic opportunities from pot legalization: Senate committee
OTTAWA - A Senate committee says the current cannabis market and legislation has kept Indigenous Peoples from sharing in the economic opportunities that the legalization of recreational pot created. T...
Jun 15, 2023
Ottawa Senators sign draft pick Oskar Pettersson to three-year, entry-level contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Oskar Pettersson to a three-year contract, the club announced Thursday. Terms of the entry-level deal with the 72nd pick in the 2022 NHL draft were not...
Jun 15, 2023
Canadian entrepreneur looks to revive Spanish soccer team, help it climb the ranks
Canadian Steve Nijjar has always dreamt big. So reviving a soccer franchise in Spain is not out of character. A former goalkeeper, coach, boxer, gym owner, bodyguard, film actor and producer, Nijjar i...
Jun 15, 2023
Canada's Bianca Andreescu drops second-round match at Libema Open
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from the Libema Open on Thursday after dropping a 7-6 (6), 6-3 decision to Slovakia's Viktoria Hruncakova. Andreescu, from Miss...
Jun 15, 2023
University of Lethbridge teams with provincial partners to form quantum science network
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's like something out of a superhero movie. The University of Lethbridge (U of L) is teaming up with two other post-secondary institutions to further study quantum science.The U of ...
Jun 15, 2023
Quebec firefighters struggling to control wildfires in northern, western regions
QUEBEC - Officials say firefighters are still struggling to control wildfires in two Quebec regions as the situation has improved in the rest of the province. Sylvain Tremblay of Quebec's forest fire ...
Jun 15, 2023
Nathan Carman dies awaiting trial for his mother's death in 2016 fishing trip off New England
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - The man charged with killing his mother at sea during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England in what prosecutors say was a scheme to inherit millions of dollars has di...
Jun 15, 2023