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UVic, women's rowing coach deny former athlete's allegation of verbal abuse
VANCOUVER - The University of Victoria and the head coach of its women's rowing team have denied allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment made in a lawsuit filed last summer by a former stude...
Apr 09, 2021
Second day for record breaking vaccine delivery, 358 new cases of COVID-19
The Government of Saskatchewan has administered another 11,634 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in Saskatchewan, the highest daily doses administered to date. This brings the total number of vaccines adminis...
Apr 09, 2021
Federal prison chaplains ratify first contract agreement, union says
OTTAWA - Unionized federal prison chaplains have ratified a contract that includes wage increases and improved working conditions. The United Steelworkers union says the contract - the chaplains' firs...
Apr 09, 2021
'Nothing less than a giant': Rapper-actor DMX dies at 50
NEW YORK - DMX, the raspy hip-hop artist behind the songs "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" and "Party Up (Up in Here)" who had one of rap's most distinctive voices - literally and metaphorically - has died, acco...
Apr 09, 2021
Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who examined t...
Apr 09, 2021
QMJHL hopes to start playoffs later this month, while two WHL teams press pause
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced a playoff plan in the midst of a COVID-19 suspension for all Quebec-based teams on Friday, while two teams in the Western Hockey League are h...
Apr 09, 2021
Not guilty plea entered in P.A. manslaughter case
A young woman, charged with manslaughter in the death of her ex-boyfriend, has entered a plea of not guilty.Lynessa Highway, 18, was not present when the case was discussed Thursday afternoon at Princ...
Apr 09, 2021
Nurse, capturing the feeling of a nation, gets stuck in mud
BOSTON - Camille Coelho just wanted to take a stroll on the beach and look for some sea glass. Instead, the Massachusetts nurse ended up feeling the way so many have felt during the pandemic: she was ...
Apr 09, 2021
Canada's Bottcher heads into men's world curling playoffs on a winning note
CALGARY - Canada's Brendan Bottcher capped the preliminary round at the men's world curling championship with a 9-6 win over Germany and prepared for a playoff game later Friday. The host country fini...
Apr 09, 2021
Dionne confident residents will support new tax for more police
Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne is confident a proposal for a new tax to fund four additional police officers will be well received by the public, saying it treats all taxpayers equally. The $35 annua...
Apr 09, 2021
