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Senators pounce on Panthers, hang on for 5-2 win
OTTAWA - A goal and an assist by Brady Tkachuk helped the Ottawa Senators get past the visiting Florida Panthers 5-2 on Monday night. Erik Brannstrom, Alex DeBrincat, Tim Stutzle and Shane Pinto also ...
Mar 27, 2023
Bettman anticipates approval of new Senators ownership by midsummer
OTTAWA - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman had planned to be at the Canadian Tire Centre on Monday night for the game between the host Senators and the visiting Florida Panthers. The fact he met with Otta...
Mar 27, 2023
Walmart Canada CEO says retailer not trying to profit from inflation
OTTAWA - The president and CEO of Walmart Canada says the retail giant is not attempting to profit from soaring food inflation. Gonzalo Gebara spoke before a parliamentary committee studying food infl...
Mar 27, 2023
Free supportive care program offered at college to address healthcare worker shortage
MEDICINE HAT, AB - In the last seven years, Alberta Health Services has increased spending on temporary workers, including travel nurses and contract workers, by tenfold.In 2020 and 2021, $5.1 million...
Mar 27, 2023
Athlete tells parliamentary committee Gymnastics Canada's handling of abuse broke him
A gymnast says he was abused in his sport and then broken by a Canadian system that failed to address that abuse. Ryan Sheehan spoke Monday in Ottawa to a parliamentary committee on safe sport. The 29...
Mar 27, 2023
Thousands attend funeral for slain Edmonton police officers
EDMONTON - Thousands of officers attended a regimental funeral today for two Edmonton police officers who were killed on the job.Constables Travis Jordan and Brett Ryan were shot by a teen while respo...
Mar 27, 2023
UCP MLAs jumping ship something to watch ahead of election
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The spring sitting of the Alberta legislature ended last week putting the provincial election next up on the political calendar.The sitting wrapped up with barbs, insults and attack...
Mar 27, 2023
Herdman laments labour dispute between national teams and Canada Soccer
TORONTO - Canada coach John Herdman paused when the issue of the men's and women's teams' ongoing labour dispute with Canada Soccer came up in his pre-game availability Monday ahead of a CONCACAF Nati...
Mar 27, 2023
A look at some of the seven victims who perished in Old Montreal fire
Montreal police said seven people perished in a fire that swept through an Old Montreal building on the morning of March 16. Victims are from Ontario, Quebec and the United States. After discovering t...
Mar 27, 2023
Canada extends, shrinks anti-ISIL 'Operation Impact' mission in the Middle East
OTTAWA - Canada is extending a scaled-down version of its military mission in Iraq and the Middle East for another two years. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the extension Monday afternoon, bef...
Mar 27, 2023