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Flames alum Lanny McDonald suffers cardiac event returning from NHL all-star game
CALGARY - Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald suffered a cardiac event Sunday after returning from the NHL's all-star game in Toronto. The 70-year-old wrote in an Instagram post Monday on the Calgary ...
Feb 05, 2024
As Canada lags on Sudan sanctions, ex-ambassador suggests it could play a peace role
OTTAWA - Canada's former ambassador to Sudan says Ottawa should help steer a global effort to end a brutal civil war that has displaced far more people than conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. N...
Feb 05, 2024
With 'superhuman' artificial intelligence looming, Canada needs law now: AI pioneer
OTTAWA - A top pioneer of artificial intelligence says the federal government must move urgently to regulate the technology, because its current trajectory poses major societal risks. Yoshua Bengio, d...
Feb 05, 2024
STARS celebrates its first neonatal helicopter transfer in Sask.
A Saskatchewan newborn needing critical care was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Regina in December, marking a first for STARS.The non-profit helicopter ambulance service called it "a major...
Feb 05, 2024
A look at the five Canadian hockey players facing sexual assault charges
TORONTO - A look at the five players charged by police in connection to an alleged sexual assault in a hotel room following a Hockey Canada gala in London, Ont., in June 2018: DILLON DUBE Age: 25 Home...
Feb 05, 2024
A look at the five Canadian hockey players facing sexual assault charges
TORONTO - A look at the five players charged by police in connection to an alleged sexual assault in a hotel room following a Hockey Canada gala in London, Ont., in June 2018: DILLON DUBE Age: 25 Home...
Feb 05, 2024
B.C. minister to get anti-Islamophobia training after rising calls for resignation
VICTORIA - British Columbia's post-secondary education minister says she will undergo anti-Islamophobia training as calls for her resignation grow. Selina Robinson says in a statement today that she i...
Feb 05, 2024
Source: Veteran American linebacker Pickett agrees in principle to deal with Ottawa
Adarius Pickett is on the move. According to a CFL source, the veteran American linebacker has agreed in principle to a deal with the Ottawa Redblacks once free agency begins Feb. 13. The source spoke...
Feb 05, 2024
Doctors ratify four-year contract with Saskatchewan government
Saskatchewan's doctors have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new four-year contract with the provincial government.In a media release Monday, the government revealed that 93 per cent of physicians who...
Feb 05, 2024
Sask. Teachers announce one-day withdrawal of noon-hour supervision
One day after announcing the next round of rotating strikes, Saskatchewan teachers say noon-hour supervision will be the next to go.The Teachers Federation (STF) said on Thursday, they would withdraw ...
Feb 05, 2024
