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Former Bronco pursuing Paralympic dream
A member of the 2017/18 Humboldt Broncos is still pursuing hockey at the highest level, but now it's in a different way.Ryan Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the chest down in 2018, following the Humb...
Mar 28, 2023
Federal government directs $13.8 million towards safe sport in budget
The Canadian government committed $13.8 million in Tuesday's budget to addressing safe sport issues that have dominated headlines over the last year. Federal sport minister Pascale St-Onge has said th...
Mar 28, 2023
Quick quotes from the release of Canada's 2023 federal budget
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals released their 2023-24 budget on Tuesday. Here are some quotes about the spending plan from the finance minister, opposition leaders and the head of the Assembly of First...
Mar 28, 2023
N.S. woman sought in firearms case released after RCMP find no evidence of gun
The RCMP say officers have interviewed and released a woman who was being sought in relation to a firearms complaint on Sipekne'katik First Nation in central Nova Scotia on Sunday night. Spokesman Cpl...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: Ottawa threatens to freeze U.S. firms from green tax credits, contracts
Ottawa is threatening a tit-for-tat with Washington over green tax credits and government procurement policies that risk freezing out Canadian businesses. This year's federal budget announces two cons...
Mar 28, 2023
Feds outline $83B in clean economy tax credits in bid to compete with U.S. incentive
OTTAWA - Serious money is heading for Canadian industries looking to reduce emissions after the federal government unveiled its answer to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. The spending commitments ann...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: Key highlights from the federal Liberals' spending plan
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has released a 2023-24 spending plan that prioritizes spending on health care, transitioning Canadian businesses to a clean economy and offering affordability m...
Mar 28, 2023
Nine police officers recently killed in Canada; here is a look at their deaths
A veteran Quebec provincial police officer was stabbed to death Monday night after she tried to arrest a suspect in Louiseville, Que., about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Sgt. Maureen Breau, w...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: Feds commit consultation money for Indigenous resource sharing
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is committing $8.7 million to hold more consultations on Indigenous resource sharing, in a budget that offers relatively little new spending on its reconciliati...
Mar 28, 2023
Budget 2023: What you missed, from phone chargers and concert fees to air travel
OTTAWA - For Canadians fed up with chargers that don't fit their cellphones, hidden fees, air-travel disruptions and cosmetic testing on animals, the Liberal government says help is on the way. Those ...
Mar 28, 2023