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Transparency International Canada paper outlines hopes for new financial crime agency
TORONTO - An anticorruption group says the Trudeau government's plan to create a new federal financial crime agency is positive, but it may be missing an opportunity to tackle corruption and securitie...
May 12, 2023
Suspension fallout: Oilers, Knights adjust to absence of top defencemen for Game 5
LAS VEGAS - The Edmonton Oilers chose their words carefully on the suspension front Friday while defenceman Brett Kulak prepared for an increase of playoff minutes in the absence of Darnell Nurse. The...
May 12, 2023
Manitoba Sen. Raymonde Gagné becomes Senate's third-ever female Speaker
OTTAWA - A Manitoba senator will be the third woman to sit in the Speaker's chair in the Senate, and the first to do so in 44 years. The Governor General appointed Raymonde Gagn to serve in the role F...
May 12, 2023
US upsets defending champ Finland, Canada routs Latvia to open ice hockey worlds
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) - The United States overcame defending champion Finland 4-1 to open the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Alex Tuch scored two goals and Drew O'onnor had a goal and two as...
May 12, 2023
Toronto FC hands permanent bans to four supporters after violence at BMO Field
Toronto FC has handed four supporters a permanent ban in the wake of violence in the stands at Tuesday's Canadian Championship loss to CF Montreal. All four have been "immediately and permanently bann...
May 12, 2023
Bridget Carleton gets full circle moment with WNBA's first-ever game in Canada
TORONTO - The WNBA's first-ever game in Canada is a full circle moment for Bridget Carleton. The Chatham, Ont., native will be suiting up for the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday against the Chicago Sky at ...
May 12, 2023
Weegar has three points, Canada routs co-host Latvia 6-0 in world championship opener
RIGA, Latvia - MacKenzie Weegar had a goal and two assists as Canada downed co-host Latvia Friday in its opening game at the world men's hockey championship. Lawson Crouse, Scott Laughton, Sammy Blais...
May 12, 2023
Vancouver Chinatown gets $2.2-million grant to revitalize historic neighbourhood
Vancouver's Chinatown is getting a $2.2-million provincial grant to revitalize the historic neighbourhood. The Vancouver Chinatown Foundation says the funding will go toward renewing historic storefro...
May 12, 2023
Military referred 93 sexual offence cases to civilian police, 64 under investigation
OTTAWA - The military says it has referred 93 cases of criminal sexual offences to civilian police since December 2021, and 64 of the cases are under investigation. An independent report released a ye...
May 12, 2023
A great day for giving for the ‘On Air for Healthcare’ radiothon
UPDATE: As of 3 p.m., the fundraising total for 'On Air for Healthcare' is $145,451. To donate, drop by the Battlefords Union Hospital lobby today, call 306-446-6652, click here to donate online, or t...
May 12, 2023