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A look at recent migrant deaths and close calls along the Canada-U.S. border
MONTREAL - The deaths this week of eight people of Indian and Romanian descent in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne have underscored the dangers related to illegal immigration. Over the past year, a n...
Mar 31, 2023
Noon Interview: Celina Symmonds March 31
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat Family Service is offering a four-week program for couples who want to take their relationship to the next level.Executive director Celina Symmonds says it's a high-qua...
Mar 31, 2023
Ryan O'Reilly nearing a return for Maple Leafs with playoffs looming
TORONTO - Ryan O'Reilly had a strong inkling the diagnosis wouldn't be what he wanted to hear. The Maple Leafs centre had just taken a friendly fire shot off his left hand in the waning moments of the...
Mar 31, 2023
Canadian men, facing rugby sevens relegation fight, lose opening match in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - The Canadian men lost their opening match at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens on Friday, beaten 17-7 by Argentina. Josiah Mora, playing in his 100th HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series game, sc...
Mar 31, 2023
Inquiry into N.S. mass shooting says spouse of killer was revictimized by RCMP probe
HALIFAX - The final report of the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting says the gunman's partner - a survivor of his violent domestic abuse - was revictimized by the RCMP investigation in...
Mar 31, 2023
Like Old Times: Harnden brothers reunite on Canadian team at world curling playdowns
OTTAWA - The Harnden brothers - Ryan and E.J. - cut a familiar pose Friday during a team practice session at TD Place on the eve of the world men's curling championship. Just like they did for a decad...
Mar 31, 2023
Bandits, Oilers battle in Game 5 tonight
BROOKS, AB - The Brooks Bandits look to take control of their Alberta Junior Hockey League South Division semi-finals series at home tonight.The series between the Bandits and Okotoks Oilers is curren...
Mar 31, 2023
Freeland says drop in foreign-aid spending is not a cut, Ukraine fight is pivotal
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland insists the government's projected $1.3-billion drop in foreign aid spending does not amount to a cut. The Liberal budget released this week projects that O...
Mar 31, 2023
Vancouver asks artist, vigil keepers to end Indigenous children's shoe memorial
VANCOUVER - Officials in Vancouver are meeting with the artist and volunteers who are keeping vigil on a children's shoe memorial on the steps of the city's art gallery in an effort to end the tribute...
Mar 31, 2023
Probe of deadly Black Hawk crash underway in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The military says the service members who died in a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crash ranged in age from 23 to 36 and were from seven states. A military news release Friday ...
Mar 31, 2023