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Feds offer to buy street in front of Parliament Hill closed since 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - The federal government wants to keep the street in front of Parliament Hill closed and has offered to take it over from the City of Ottawa. In a letter to Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Procurement Mi...
Apr 14, 2023
Wells set for first season as Jr. Predators head coach, GM as training camp gets underway
It was an off-season of change for the Prince Albert Predators Jr. Lacrosse team when they said farewell to long-time coach Tyson Fetch. Fetch was the team's coach for over a decade when this past off...
Apr 14, 2023
Student paper drops 'McGill' from name because university founder enslaved people
MONTREAL - A student newspaper at McGill University has dropped "McGill" from its name because the school's founder enslaved people. Madison Edward-Wright, a managing editor of The Tribune, says the u...
Apr 14, 2023
Dangerous driving factor in drowning deaths of four RMC cadets: military
OTTAWA - Military police say dangerous driving was a factor in what led a vehicle carrying four Royal Military College students plunging into the water near their campus in Kingston, Ont. Officer cade...
Apr 14, 2023
Ottawa Senators disappointed to miss playoffs, but believe in team's future
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are missing the playoffs for a sixth straight year, but unlike years past there's a belief this will be the last time for the foreseeable future. There's good reason for t...
Apr 14, 2023
A look at the bargaining demands ahead of potential strike by federal civil servants
OTTAWA - More than 120,000 federal public servants voted in favour of a countrywide strike mandate this week - and their union has made clear that wages are top of mind as it mulls whether to launch t...
Apr 14, 2023
Former B.C. paramedic gives advice on the 7th anniversary of the overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - A former Vancouver paramedic with decades of experience says he has watched as illicit drugs have become more toxic, requiring more effort and more overdose-reversing medication to save pe...
Apr 14, 2023
‘We are a lifeline’: A look inside the busy world of emergency dispatchers
They are the first, first responders and the lifeline you need when faced with an emergency.This week, Emergency Telecommunications workers are being recognized during National Public Safety Telecommu...
Apr 14, 2023
Canada's pledge to make more vaccines at home is still a work in progress
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic wasn't even six months old, and not a single vaccine for it had been approved for use anywhere, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to a podium in Montreal to promis...
Apr 14, 2023
CF Montreal turn to trade market ahead of crucial homestand
MONTREAL - With CF Montreal off to their worst start ever in Major League Soccer, something needed to change ahead of a three-game homestand beginning Saturday against D.C. United. Still rebuilding fr...
Apr 14, 2023
