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Mental health week hits home for first responders
With this week being mental health week, the goal is to continue the conversation around mental health issues. Few professions understand that conversation, and the shift in it, better than first resp...
May 05, 2022
Auger-Aliassime through to Madrid quarterfinals with victory over Sinner
MADRID - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open tennis tournament following a lopsided 6-1, 6-2 win over Italy's Jannik Sinner on Thursday. Auger-Aliassime...
May 05, 2022
Cardinal: Pope authorized 1M payment to free kidnapped nun
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euros to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali, a cardinal testified Thursday, revealing previously s...
May 05, 2022
RCMP officers who shot at Nova Scotia firehall during mass shooting stand by actions
HALIFAX - Two RCMP officers who mistakenly fired at a man standing outside a rural Nova Scotia firehall as they searched for a rampaging gunman say they still believe they reacted properly. Const. Ter...
May 05, 2022
Canadian senior lacrosse leagues ask American pro league to relax player contracts
Canada's two senior lacrosse leagues are asking a professional league based in the United States to loosen restrictions on its player contracts. Ontario's Major Series Lacrosse and British Columbia's ...
May 05, 2022
Students at Emory University told to shelter in place
ATLANTA (AP) - Officials at Emory University are urgently telling students and staff to shelter in place amid reports of a possible armed suspect. The university said in an email Monday that police ar...
May 05, 2022
Alghabra says logistical challenges delaying charter flights for Ukrainian refugees
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says Canadian airlines are standing by to help bring charter flights of Ukrainian refugees to Canada as soon as some logistical hurdles are overcome. More tha...
May 05, 2022
Wiesblatt made lifelong memories with the Raiders
After a series of trades and players moving on to the professional ranks, Ozzy Wiesblatt became the last Prince Albert Raider from the 2019 WHL Championship team to stick around and wear the sword and...
May 05, 2022
Toronto's Pan Am Sports Centre to host FINA Swimming World Cup in October
Toronto will host the FINA Swimming World Cup for the first time in more than 20 years. The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre will welcome the world's top swimmer in the second of the three-stop short-cour...
May 05, 2022
Saskatchewan loses out to Maritimes to host 2023 world juniors: Report
It appears Saskatchewan won't be hosting the 2023 world junior hockey championship.According to TSN's Darren Dreger, the International Ice Hockey Federation is to announce Thursday that the tournament...
May 05, 2022
