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Canada mixes youth and experience in quest for Olympic men's hockey gold
Canada is turning to a mix of youthful exuberance and battle-scarred experience in its quest for Olympic men's hockey gold minus the country's NHL stars. Eric Staal, 37, and Mason McTavish, 18, are tw...
Jan 25, 2022
CP NewsAlert: New Brunswick RCMP say missing boy subject of Amber Alert found safe
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick RCMP say a six-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe. Police issued the alert after the boy went missing early today in Miramichi, N.B....
Jan 25, 2022
Budget officer finds $1B orphan well liability by 2025, dwarfs security deposits
The parliamentary budget officer has found the cost of cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells in Alberta and Saskatchewan already dwarfs the money collected to pay for it. And in a report released thi...
Jan 25, 2022
Shapovalov takes Nadal the distance, but falls in Australian Open quarterfinals
MELBOURNE, Australia - Denis Shapovalov is out of the Australian Open in the quarterfinals after a 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 loss to Rafael Nadal Tuesday. But the Canadian went out with a bang, and a wh...
Jan 25, 2022
Canada orders kids, families of Ukrainian diplomats to leave amid Russia tensions
OTTAWA - Canada has ordered the children and family members of its embassy staff in Ukraine to leave the country as the possibility of a Russian invasion looms. The decision comes after Britain said i...
Jan 25, 2022
Victor Cui, co-founder of MMA's One Championship, named Elks president and CEO
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have named Victor Cui as the CFL club's new president and chief executive officer. Cui, who was born and raised in Edmonton, co-founded the Singapore-based One Championshi...
Jan 25, 2022
Fire causes damage to Ivy Lake neighbourhood home
No injuries were reported after a fire heavily damaged a home in the Ivy Lake neighbourhood early Tuesday morning.City fire crews were called to the scene just before 2:00 a.m. and arrived to see smok...
Jan 25, 2022
London police investigating Downing Street lockdown parties
LONDON (AP) - London police said Tuesday they are now investigating Downing Street parties during lockdown. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick revealed an investigation was underway in a s...
Jan 25, 2022
Attitude on carbon tax rebate defined by politics, not facts, survey suggests
Rebates on carbon taxes haven't helped Canadians warm to them, a new survey suggests. Results published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change say that not only did rebates fail to make much d...
Jan 25, 2022
Paramedics, dispatchers call for more resources as mental health issues spike
VANCOUVER - Groups representing Canada's paramedics are calling for improved mental health services as staff shortages and unprecedented call volumes fuelled by the pandemic and the overdose crisis ta...
Jan 25, 2022