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Remparts name Gagné GM, Bouchard assistant GM after departure of Patrick Roy
QUEBEC - The Quebec Remparts have started to rebuild after this week's departures of head coach and general manager Patrick Roy and president Jacques Tanguay. The Memorial Cup champions announced Thur...
Jun 15, 2023

'Abbott Elementary' star Chris Perfetti feels at home with 'King James'
NEW YORK (AP) - Chances are you won't find Chris Perfetti fiercely debating on social media if LeBron James is indeed the GOAT, nor will you find him waiting hours outside of hotels, hoping to get an ...
Jun 15, 2023

Canada rugby coach names 40-woman camp roster ahead of Pacific Four Series tests
Canada women's rugby coach Kevin Rouet has named a 40-player roster for a camp ahead of a pair of World Rugby Pacific Four Series matches in Ottawa next month. The pre-tournament camp will be held in ...
Jun 15, 2023

Ethan Bear underwent shoulder surgery after injury at world championship, Canucks say
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks say defenceman Ethan Bear has undergone successful shoulder surgery and is expected to be out for six months. General manager Patrick Alvin says in a statement that t...
Jun 15, 2023

Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole steps into top role at global strategy firm
OTTAWA - Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole has been named as the president and managing director of risk advisory firm ADIT North America. The firm provides services to companies, investment fun...
Jun 15, 2023

Mendicino grapples to explain lack of Bernardo info despite his office, PMO knowing
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says it is "unacceptable" he was kept in the dark about Paul Bernardo's controversial prison transfer. Questions are swirling on Parliament Hill today a...
Jun 15, 2023

Northeast organizations receive over $100k in charitable gaming grants
More than 1,300 groups and organizations in the province have recently benefitted from the latest quarterly payment of charitable gaming grants, which total roughly $1.9 million.This includes more tha...
Jun 15, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Wildfire evacuation order lifted for Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
An evacuation order has been lifted for the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., nine days after more than 2,000 residents were forced out by an encroaching wildfire. More coming The Canadian Press
Jun 15, 2023

Canada's Sarah Mitton wins shot put gold at Diamond League competition
OSLO - Canada's Sarah Mitton won gold in women's shot put on Thursday at the Oslo Diamond League track and field meet. Mitton, from Brooklyn, N.S., sent her first shot 19.54 metres, a distance that he...
Jun 15, 2023

Nova Scotia man who served 16 years after wrongful conviction dead at 67, lawyer says
HALIFAX - A lawyer for Glen Assoun, the Nova Scotia man who served 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, confirmed today that his longtime client has died....
Jun 15, 2023