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Coast guard struggling to help with rescues, Arctic resupply due to old fleet
OTTAWA - Reduced search-and-rescue coverage, ferry-service disruptions, cancelled resupply runs to Arctic and coastal communities and nearly $2 million in lost navigational buoys. Those are among the ...
Apr 09, 2019
Leafs defenceman Jake Gardiner looking forward to playoff rematch with Bruins
TORONTO - Jake Gardiner hasn't watched the tape of the Toronto Maple Leafs' devastating Game 7 playoff loss to the Boston Bruins last year. He hasn't had to because that bitter memory&n...
Apr 09, 2019
In the news today, April 8
Four stories in the news for Monday, April 8 --- CANADA'S DAVID SAINT-JACQUES TO PERFORM SPACEWALK Astronaut David Saint-Jacques will become the first Canadian spacewalker in 12 years when h...
Apr 09, 2019
Tori Stafford kidnapping anniversary marked by call for justice-system changes
OTTAWA - A number of victims of violent crime rallied in Ottawa today, marking the 10th anniversary of Tori Stafford's disappearance in southwestern Ontario and calling for changes to Canada's justice...
Apr 09, 2019
'A clean slate' for veteran James Neal as he leads Flames into playoffs
CALGARY - James Neal knows a thing or two about the NHL playoffs, which should come in handy for the Calgary Flames. Calgary will look to the winger for leadership when the Flames begin their&nbs...
Apr 09, 2019
Loren Gabel gets Canada going in 6-1 win over Finland in women's world hockey
ESPOO, Finland - Loren Gabel's summer shooting gallery is paying off at her first women's world hockey championship. The 21-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., scored a pair of goals and assisted on anothe...
Apr 09, 2019
Donor for B.C. hockey coach whose young team launched video search for a kidney
VANCOUVER - The coach of a Vancouver peewee hockey team has successfully ended his search for a life-saving organ donor. However, Stephen Gillis said his drive to build organ ...
Apr 09, 2019
Winnipeg Jets believe they can soar in playoffs after rough finish to season
WINNIPEG - Patrik Laine views the playoffs as a fresh start for himself. He's not the only Jets player with that approach. Winnipeg isn't exactly rolling as it heads into its first-round playoff serie...
Apr 09, 2019
Neurosurgeon pleads guilty to second-degree murder in wife's death
TORONTO - Two days after being served divorce papers, Mohammed Shamji attacked his wife, breaking her neck and ribs before choking her to death as their three young children slept nearby. He...
Apr 09, 2019
Wilbert Keon, trailblazing heart surgeon, doctor and senator, dies
OTTAWA - A world-renowned Canadian pioneer of heart surgery and former senator has died. Dr. Wilbert Keon founded the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and in 1986 performed Canada's firs...
Apr 09, 2019
