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More females, older drug users dying due to unregulated drug market: B.C. coroner
VICTORIA - The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use. It says that while men have historically accounted for nearly 80 per cent of fatalities, more tha...
Jun 09, 2022
Safety board blames improper training for death at Montreal's giant ferris wheel
MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board is blaming deficient safety practices at the ferris wheel in Montreal's Old Port for the death of a worker at the tourist attraction on Christmas Day 2021. T...
Jun 09, 2022
Fashion show and food bank fundraiser to highlight Prince Albert street fair
A first of its kind event in Prince Albert will be helping the city's food bank.An Aboriginal Designer Fashion on June 18, will coincide with a drive to fill a bus. Organizer Leanne Bear told paNOW sh...
Jun 09, 2022
Evans looking forward to seeing one defensive co-ordinators react to rules changes
Quarterback Dane Evans of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats can't wait to see how CFL defensive co-ordinators adjust this season to the league's attempt to improve game flow and boost scoring. In April, the lea...
Jun 09, 2022
CF Montréal signs technical head Renard to extension 'for an indefinite period'
MONTREAL - Major League Soccer club CF Montral announced Thursday it has reached a new deal with Olivier Renard to head its technical team "for an indefinite period." The team says Renard will serve a...
Jun 09, 2022
Canadian diver Caeli McKay finds her strength during and after Olympic Games
CALGARY - Caeli McKay doesn't call herself a wimp anymore because she knows she's not. The Canadian diver has discovered in herself a battler who can compete in pain at the highest levels of her sport...
Jun 09, 2022
Raiders first-round picks Peardon, Ritchie, named to Canada's U17 camp
There won't be any gold medals handed out in July, nor will any rosters be confirmed, but two members of the Prince Albert Raiders will get a chance to make a strong impression on Hockey Canada early ...
Jun 09, 2022
Canada Post says it will have a fully electric fleet by 2040
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will transform its fleet of vehicles to be fully electric by 2040, spelling out details today on steps it will take to achieve its target. The Crown corporation says the e...
Jun 09, 2022
Korea seeks to deepen trade ties as feds appoint panel on Indo-Pacific strategy
OTTAWA - Keung Ryong Chang, ambassador of South Korea, says he hopes Canada's forthcoming Indo-Pacific strategy will deepen the two countries' already strong trade and economic ties. The ambassador sa...
Jun 09, 2022
Growing public pressure around Amazon disappearances
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Top news editors, US lawmakers, soccer superstars and Hollywood celebrities are urging Brazilian authorities to intensify their search for British journalist Dom Phillips and Ind...
Jun 09, 2022
