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Canada's Fernandez to face Belgium's Wickmayer in Billie Jean King Cup qualifier
VANCOUVER - Canada's Leylah Fernandez will take on Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium to kick off a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Vancouver on Friday. The 20-year-old Fernandez of Laval, Que., is the top...
Apr 13, 2023
Nunavut Inuit organization revokes enrolment of sisters, says first-of-its-kind case
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The organization responsible for enrolling Inuit under the Nunavut Agreement says it has removed twin sisters from its list in what is calls a first-of-its-kind case. Nunavut Tunnga...
Apr 13, 2023
After N.S. mass shooting, an Oxford professor's policing principles are recommended
HALIFAX - At the heart of the multi-volume report into Canada's worst mass shooting lies a recommendation calling for governments to replace 19th-century principles about law enforcement with a revise...
Apr 13, 2023
List of recent violent attacks on public transit in Canada
Some cities have increased police presence on public transit after a series of attacks. Here is a list of some of the high-profile acts of violence on buses, trains or around transit stops across the ...
Apr 13, 2023
$14.7-million settlement in sex abuse class action against Montreal archdiocese
MONTREAL - A Montreal law firm says it has reached a $14.7-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought against the Montreal archdiocese. The lawsuit covered victims of sexual abuse since 1940...
Apr 13, 2023
CSE issued prompt warning when threat to critical infrastructure first detected
WASHINGTON - Canada's electronic spy agency says it issued a prompt warning when it first learned that hackers had gained access to the country's gas distribution network. Communications Security Esta...
Apr 13, 2023
Health minister says stiffer regulations could prevent Ozempic-type prescribing
RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal health minister says regulations governing medical practice may have to be strengthened in each province to prevent "incompetence" by doctors who could write thousands of ...
Apr 13, 2023
Teams ready to rumble for 2023 installment of PAGC Senator's Cup
Indigenous athletes are ready for battle this weekend with the Prince Albert Grand Council Senator's Cup, set to take over the Art Hauser Centre.This year, 16 teams across three provinces will compete...
Apr 13, 2023
Mustangs say goodbye to 2022-23 SJHL season
The Melfort Mustangs are now a week removed from their final game of the 2022-23 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season.Last Wednesday, their season officially came to an end, after the leagu...
Apr 13, 2023
Here's what happens to government services if federal public servants go on strike
OTTAWA - The union representing the largest number of federal public servants announced a countrywide strike mandate on Wednesday. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says workers are ready to strik...
Apr 13, 2023