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Former senator Joyce Fairbairn has died at the age of 82
OTTAWA - Former Liberal senator Joyce Fairbairn has died at the age of 82. She began her career as a journalist working in the parliamentary press gallery before entering the political realm, becoming...
Mar 30, 2022
NHL GMs thankful after 1st face-to-face meetings since March 2020: 'Tremendous value'
Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving missed the one-on-one conversations. New Jersey Devils counterpart Tom Fitzgerald didn't have a chance to learn from his experienced colleagues up close. ...
Mar 30, 2022
Witnesses suing police regarding Quebec's 2012 election night shooting in court today
MONTREAL - Four technicians who witnessed Quebec's fatal 2012 election night shooting are arguing in court today that Montreal police and Quebec provincial police failed in their duty to ensure the po...
Mar 30, 2022
Parliamentary budget officer says one minimum sentence costs $98 million per year
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says that one particular mandatory minimum sentence costs a total of $98 million each year. Budget officer Yves Giroux's report focuses on costs related to th...
Mar 30, 2022
Law to help Canada's news industry, and combat fake news, to be tabled within days
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is poised to bring forward legislation within days to make digital giants compensate Canadian media outlets for reusing their news content. The bill is model...
Mar 30, 2022
‘It’s incredible’: Paralyzed Broncos hockey player getting upgrade on spinal device
CALGARY - A former junior hockey player with life-altering injuries from a bus crash four years ago is getting a boost he's been anticipating for two years.Ryan Straschnitzki, 22, is one of four indiv...
Mar 30, 2022
Red tape risks lives of Afghan Interpreters' families waiting to come to Canada: NDP
OTTAWA - Afghan interpreters who helped the Canadian military say the federal government has lied to them about bringing family members to Canada, and that people have died waiting for paperwork to be...
Mar 30, 2022
Karin Harjo becomes head coach of Canada's women's Alpine ski team
Karin Harjo insists she hasn't stopped smiling since she said yes to Alpine Canada. Harjo was named the new head coach of Canada's women's Alpine ski team on Wednesday morning after more than a decade...
Mar 30, 2022
Braces, sex pills, fake eyeball among bizarre NJ beach trash
LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) - Volunteers picked up a record amount of trash from New Jersey's beaches last year, with plastic items dominating the haul, and bizarre castoffs including male enhancement pill...
Mar 30, 2022
Police: 6 killed in Pennsylvania pileup of 80 vehicles
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A deadly pileup involving 80 vehicles on a Pennsylvania interstate during a snow squall killed six people, state police said Wednesday. "There were 6 fatalities involved in this...
Mar 30, 2022