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House unanimously supports system to alert public when Indigenous women go missing
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has unanimously backed a motion to declare the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls a Canada-wide emergency - and to fund a new system that would alert...
May 2, 2023
Securities Commission alleges fraud committed by B.C. crypto firm
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Securities Commission says a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform based in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island committed a multimillion-dollar securities fraud involving various digital cu...
May 2, 2023
Myles Gray's mother says conclusion of B.C. coroner's inquest marks end of chapter
Margie Gray says the end of a coroner's inquest into the death of her son has shown the public what she has known all along; that Vancouver police officers beat her son to death when he was vulnerable...
May 2, 2023
Navy commander pulled from job in connection with SEAL death
WASHINGTON (AP) - The commander of the Naval Special Warfare Center who was reprimanded in connection with the death last year of a Navy SEAL candidate has been pulled out of his job about two months ...
May 2, 2023
Forge FC promotes Jelani Smith as it continues to revamp front office structure
HAMILTON - Forge FC continued its front office restructuring Tuesday, promoting Jelani Smith to director of soccer operations. The former Canada youth international has served as the Canadian Premier ...
May 2, 2023
Reports: PSG suspends Messi for 2 weeks for trip to SArabia
PARIS (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks after the World Cup champion took an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia, French media reported on Tuesday. The suspension means Mes...
May 2, 2023
Florida Panthers coach Maurice reflects on Toronto tenure 15 years later
TORONTO - Paul Maurice was driving home from the rink one day. Then came an epiphany. In the pressure cooker of hockey's most intense media market, the then-head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs had j...
May 2, 2023
Vermont allows out-of-staters to use assisted suicide law
Vermont on Tuesday became the first state in the country to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives. Repub...
May 2, 2023
Canada's bid to make 2024 Copa America as guest team will involve just one opponent
Canada will need to dispatch just one opponent to qualify for the 2024 Copa America as one of CONCACAF's six guest teams. Under guidelines released Tuesday by CONCACAF, the U.S., Mexico and Costa Rica...
May 2, 2023
Oilers' offence, Knights' balance headline second-round playoff clash
The first ever playoff confrontation between the Oilers and Golden Knights pits Edmonton's explosive offence against one of the best two-way teams in the NHL. Vegas (51-22-9) got it done at both ends ...
May 2, 2023