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Port of Montreal to resume operations as legislation forces dock workers back to work
MONTREAL - Operations at the Port of Montreal are expected to resume gradually beginning Saturday after the Senate passed legislation forcing striking workers back on the job. The House of Commons app...
May 1, 2021
Canucks place Jake Virtanen on leave following sexual misconduct allegations
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have placed right-winger Jake Virtanen on leave following allegations of sexual misconduct. The team released a statement Saturday saying it "does not accept sexual m...
May 1, 2021
Carolina Panthers take Canadian RB Chuba Hubbard in fourth round of 2021 NFL draft
Chuba Hubbard's patience was finally rewarded Saturday. The Oklahoma State running back from Sherwood Park, Alta., was taken by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round, No. 126 overall, of the NFL d...
May 1, 2021
Canadian-born cornerback St-Juste slowly coming to grips with being an NFL draft pick
Benjamin St-Juste is going to need a little time to fully understand he's an NFL player now. The Minnesota cornerback was taken in the third round of the NFL draft Friday night by the Washington Footb...
May 1, 2021
‘Relatively bleak:’ Post-secondary students face rising debt and few summer jobs
CALGARY - Michelle Benz thought she was playing it smart when she went back to school after being laid off from the oil and gas sector six years ago.She completed her bachelor of urban planning at the...
May 1, 2021
10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede
JERUSALEM - At least 10 children and teens younger than 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel, according to a partial list of names publi...
May 1, 2021
'Relatively bleak:' Post-secondary students face rising debt and few summer jobs
CALGARY - Michelle Benz thought she was playing it smart when she went back to school after being laid off from the oil and gas sector six years ago. She completed her bachelor of urban planning at th...
May 1, 2021
Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO
KABUL - The final phase of ending America's "forever war" in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer. President Jo...
May 1, 2021
'Relatively bleak:' Post-secondary students face rising debt and few summer jobs
CALGARY - Michelle Benz thought she was playing it smart when she went back to school after being laid off from the oil and gas sector six years ago. She completed her bachelor of urban planning at th...
May 1, 2021
The COVID-Zero approach: Why Atlantic Canada excels at slowing the spread of COVID-19
HALIFAX - Canadians living outside the Atlantic region could be forgiven for rolling their eyes when Nova Scotia called in the military this week, having reported just 96 new cases of COVID-19 on Tues...
May 1, 2021