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Floatplane that crashed in N.W.T. was chartered to help with winter roads, TSB says
YELLOWKNIFE - A preliminary report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a plane that crashed in the Northwest Territories this week was chartered to help with winter road construction in ...
Dec 29, 2023
CP NewsAlert: B.C. court blocks new law against public drug use
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances. The ruling in favour of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association imposes a...
Dec 29, 2023
RCMP arrest Saskatoon man after drug investigation in P.A. & northern Saskatchewan
RCMP have arrested a Saskatoon man for allegedly trafficking illegal drugs in northern Saskatchewan.The Mounties' investigation started back in June with officers focusing on three communities: Prince...
Dec 29, 2023
NHL forward Reggie Savage, who played for Nordiques, Capitals, dies at 53
WASHINGTON - NHL forward Reggie Savage, who played for the Quebec Nordiques and Washington Capitals, has died of cancer at the age of 53. The NHL said on its website Friday that Savage died Sunday in ...
Dec 29, 2023
PWHL announces national broadcast partnerships for inaugural 2024 season
TORONTO - The six-team Professional Women's Hockey League has partnered with three Canadian broadcast networks for its inaugural season starting Monday. TSN, Sportsnet and CBC/Radio-Canada will each b...
Dec 29, 2023
Quebec public sector strikes could inspire others, as workers grow more combative
MONTREAL - A labour policy expert says an eventual successful resolution of Quebec's massive public sector strikes could serve as an inspiration to other labour unions in the province and elsewhere. M...
Dec 29, 2023
South Africa launches case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations' top court accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt...
Dec 29, 2023
Teens dead after falling through ice on Rideau River attended same Ottawa high school
OTTAWA - A spokeswoman for an Ottawa school board says its community is feeling the tragedy deeply after local police confirmed the deaths of two teens who fell through ice on the Rideau River in the ...
Dec 29, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps sign Croatian midfielder Kreilach after Real Salt Lake departure
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed former Real Salt Lake captain Damir Kreilach. Kreilach, 34, spent much of the 2023 season dealing with the after effects of a back injury picked up in 2...
Dec 29, 2023
Poland says 'everything indicates' a Russian missile briefly entered its airspace and left
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's defense forces said an unknown object entered the country's airspace Friday morning from the direction of Ukraine and then vanished off radars, and that all indications ...
Dec 29, 2023
