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Predators forward McCarron reinstated by NHL/NHLPA assistance program
TORONTO - Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron has been returned to available status after receiving care from the NHL and NHL Players' Association's player assistance program. McCarron entere...
Jan 18, 2023
Polar vortex over Siberia could end up on the Prairies
A polar vortex hovering over Siberia has generated the coldest temperature on Earth so far this year - and meteorologists say it could be headed to the Prairies in early February.David Phillips, Envir...
Jan 18, 2023
Alberta to no longer hold federal immigration detainees in provincial jails
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta says it has provided written notice to Ottawa that it is ending an agreement with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).The agreement allowed the CBSA to ...
Jan 18, 2023
Oilsands execs say a ‘just transition’ isn’t a worry – it’s their next big ‘boom’
OTTAWA - The CEOs of some of the biggest oilsands companies in Alberta say transitioning their workforce for a net-zero emissions future isn't about cutting jobs, but is about creating them. Cenovus C...
Jan 18, 2023
Overwhelmed food charities say solution to hunger is higher incomes, not more funding
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland and Labrador non-profit says dwindling funding and overwhelming demand is forcing the closure of its food helpline, but it's not looking for more money to keep it goi...
Jan 18, 2023
Commissioner recommends delaying Quebec nurse exam amid concerns over high fail rate
MONTREAL - A preliminary investigation into why more than half of candidates failed Quebec's nurse licensing exam last fall has found "concerning elements" surrounding both the exam and student prepar...
Jan 18, 2023
Canada's Washington has grown into one of the NCAA's top scorers in her fifth season
For the three weeks in December that Canadian Keishana Washington led the NCAA in scoring, the congratulatory messages poured in. To the point it became overwhelming. "It was a lot of messages from fa...
Jan 18, 2023
Injured Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky out three months
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say forward Juraj Slafkovsky will be out three months with a lower-body injury. Montreal provided an injury update on several players Wednesday, a day after placing f...
Jan 18, 2023
Canadian freestyle skier Rachael Karker skies for joy post-Beijing
CALGARY - What Rachael Karker wants to do in her first season after winning an Olympic medal is unwind and ski. The Canadian earned halfpipe bronze in her Olympic debut last year in Beijing behind cha...
Jan 18, 2023
Federal committee will probe government contracts with McKinsey
OTTAWA - A federal committee overseeing government operations is launching a parliamentary inquiry into contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey & Company. The firm recently came into the spo...
Jan 18, 2023