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CMHA sees changing attitudes to mental health in young hockey players
Ask a mental health professional what the biggest part of their job is, and many of them will tell you for years it's been fighting the stigma around speaking up about mental health. There are signs, ...
Feb 14, 2023
Advocates, MPs call on feds to expand access to psychedelic treatment
OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May wants Canada to consider expanding access to psychedelics as medical treatments. May was among the MPs who joined a delegation of patients and health-care pra...
Feb 14, 2023
Canadian woman's body found in building that collapsed during earthquake in Turkey
HALIFAX - The body of a Canadian woman who was visiting Turkey has been found in the rubble of a building that collapsed on Feb. 6. during the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands. Saad Zo...
Feb 14, 2023
MPs want Canada to match more charities for Turkey and Syria earthquake donations
OTTAWA - A cross-section of MPs say Ottawa should cost-match donations to more organizations who are responding to devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Officials from Global Affairs are testif...
Feb 14, 2023
Veteran receiver Lawler rejoins Winnipeg Blue Bombers in CFL free agency
WINNIPEG - Kenny Lawler is back with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Bombers signed the veteran American receiver to a two-year contract Tuesday, the first day of CFL free agency. The six-foot-three, 1...
Feb 14, 2023
Father seemed agitated ahead of girls' murders, grandmother tells Quebec inquiry
QUEBEC - The maternal grandmother of two young Quebec girls killed by their father in July 2020 says he seemed agitated and nervous in the lead up to the murders. Gatane Tremblay testified today at a ...
Feb 14, 2023
Canada Soccer Business says it has been misunderstood, offers to help national teams
Canada Soccer Business, the little-known entity that represents Canada Soccer's corporate partnerships and broadcast rights among other assets, is tired of getting slagged. And it says it wants to hel...
Feb 14, 2023
Ottawa Redblacks sign free-agent defensive back Brooks
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed American defensive back Cariel Brooks to one-year contract Tuesday. Brooks, 31, spent five seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He had 35 tackles and six pass kno...
Feb 14, 2023
Boxing Canada to boycott women's championships over Russian, Belarusian involvement
TORONTO - Boxing Canada announced Tuesday it is joining a boycott of the upcoming women's world championships due to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. President Ryan O'Shea said in...
Feb 14, 2023
Man accused of stealing house back in court in March
The case of a man accused in the theft of a house was back in Melfort Provincial Court on Monday.Court heard that 32-year-old Matthew Malley faces a variety of charges although only some of them relat...
Feb 14, 2023
