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Finnish defenceman Otto Leskinen signs with Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed Finnish defenceman Otto Leskinen to a two-year, entry-level contract. The five-foot-11, 187-pound Leskinen had eight goals and 23 assists in 57 games with...
May 07, 2019
Canada will bear cost of repatriating trash-filled containers from Philippines
OTTAWA - Canada has agreed to pay the full cost of bringing 69 garbage-laden shipping containers back across the Pacific Ocean to Vancouver - but it remains unclear just how much that will be. A spoke...
May 07, 2019
Michener Award finalists announced for outstanding public-service journalism
OTTAWA - The Michener Awards Foundation has named the finalists for its 2018 award to honour excellence in public-service journalism. The nominees include work by the Waterloo Regi...
May 07, 2019
Newborn Hearing Screening Program Expanded To Eighteen Saskatchewan Hospitals
Newborn babies will now be screened for early signs of hearing loss in all eighteen Saskatchewan hospitals that regularly deliver babies as of May 1.The Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program ide...
May 07, 2019
Highlights of the auditor general's reports released Tuesday
OTTAWA - Highlights of the auditor general's reports released Tuesday: - Millions of people had trouble getting through to agents at federal call centres. Instead of giving callers the option of ...
May 07, 2019
Dead end: millions of calls to government go unanswered, AG finds
OTTAWA - Half of the 16 million Canadians trying to reach one of three government agencies by telephone are unable to speak to live humans, according to Canada's interim auditor general. In a new...
May 07, 2019
Teen injured in Nova Scotia rugby match says game has risks like any sport
HALIFAX - An international exchange student who was injured in a high school rugby match in Cape Breton last week says he's feeling "really good" after being released from hospital. Diego Kuri, a 16-y...
May 07, 2019
Freeland affirms Arctic co-operation with U.S. despite differences on climate
MONTREAL - Canada is holding out hope it can collaborate with the Trump administration on Arctic challenges even though the United States has blocked the Arctic Council from issuing a unanimous declar...
May 07, 2019
Give-a-Way for Mother's Day
Our relationships with our Mums are unique and unlike any other relationship that we have.Some of us are lucky to get along great with our Mums. Some of us wish we got along better with our Mums. Some...
May 07, 2019
RCMP not fully prepared for active shooters five years after Moncton: auditor
OTTAWA - The RCMP isn't sure that all its officers have access to the rifles and body armour needed to respond to an active shooter, almost five years after three Mounties were gunned down i...
May 07, 2019
