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AEDs more widespread than ever, but more still needed
If someone goes into cardiac arrest in public, their life may depend on how quickly someone can find an automated external defibrillator (AED). The good news is, these devices are getting more and mor...
Apr 03, 2023
Vasilevskiy, Draisaitl, Pastrnak named NHL three stars of the week
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl and Boston Bruins winger David Pastrnak are the NHL's three stars of the week. Vasilevskiy posted a 3-0-0 record wi...
Apr 03, 2023
Muslim charity alleges systemic bias in bid to halt revenue agency's 'tainted' audit
OTTAWA - A grassroots Muslim charity is pointing to internal Canada Revenue Agency documents in a bid to persuade an Ontario court that a long-running federal audit is fundamentally tainted by systemi...
Apr 03, 2023
Egyptian asylum seekers decry 'Islamophobia' by Canada's border agency
VANCOUVER - Attia Elserfy was expecting a second lease on life when he escaped Egypt with his family, landing in Vancouver in October 2018. But the Elserfys say their lives are in limbo because the Ca...
Apr 03, 2023
First Nations police services say Ottawa's underfunding amounts to discrimination
OTTAWA - Nine First Nations police services say Ottawa's "deliberate and wilful underfunding" of policing in their communities amounts to discrimination. The services, represented by the Indigenous Po...
Apr 03, 2023
Trump heads to NY amid tight security ahead of his surrender
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Former President Donald Trump boarded his private plane Monday and flew from Florida towardNew York ahead of his expected booking and arraignment, as the nation's largest ...
Apr 03, 2023
Teenage Canadian forward Amanda Allen signs with NWSL's Orlando Pride
Amanda Allen has always dreamed of playing soccer professionally. And the teenager isn't wasting any time making it a reality. The forward from Mississauga, Ont., who turned 18 on Feb. 21, has signed ...
Apr 03, 2023
Atlantic hydrogen projects tracking well for 2025 production start: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he expects to know the final investment decisions on at least two new hydrogen projects in Atlantic Canada before the end of the year. Howev...
Apr 03, 2023
EU disinformation head: Canada can counter interference by boosting media literacy
OTTAWA - The European Union's head of combating foreign interference in communications says allegations that Beijing is meddling in Canada's elections can be an opportunity to improve the public's und...
Apr 03, 2023
NASA's 1st moon crew in 50 years includes 1 woman, 3 men
NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly to the moon by the end of next year, including one woman and three men. The three Americans and one Canadian were introduced during a ceremony in ...
Apr 03, 2023
