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Queen's Plate-winning jockey Steve Bahen calling it a career
TORONTO - Jockey Steve Bahen, who rode 82-1 long-shot T J's Lucky Moon to a stunning victory in the 2002 Queen's Plate, retired Monday. Bahen, a 56-year-old Montreal native, had been pondering retirem...
Mar 27, 2023
Olympian Kylie Masse embraces leadership role at this week's Canadian swimming trials
TORONTO - When Kylie Masse looks around the pool deck at Toronto's Pan Am Centre, she sees a lot of friendly, familiar faces from Canada's swimming community. But what the 27-year-old Masse doesn't se...
Mar 27, 2023
Budget to include rebate for groceries, increase RESP withdrawal limit: source
A federal source says Tuesday's budget will extend the temporary boost to the GST rebate for low-income Canadians, but will frame the payment as help with the rising cost of groceries. The government ...
Mar 27, 2023
At least 10 injured after explosion destroys Calgary home: fire department
CALGARY - Fire officials say at least 10 people have been injured after an explosion destroyed a home in Calgary. They say the force of the explosion created a large debris field, several fires and da...
Mar 27, 2023
Two more bodies pulled from rubble after Old Montreal fire, five bodies identified
MONTREAL - Police say two more bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a building that caught fire March 16 in Old Montreal, bringing the death toll to seven. Police Insp. David Shane said today fo...
Mar 27, 2023
Judge grants bail to sisters who say they were wrongfully convicted of murder
Two sisters who claim they were wrongfully convicted of murder 30 years ago have been granted bail and are being released from prison with conditions.A Court of King's Bench judge made the announcemen...
Mar 27, 2023
Ontario's labour ministry reviewing CFLPA's workers' compensation concerns
TORONTO - Ontario's labour ministry says it's reviewing concerns brought forward by the Canadian Football League Players' Association and other professional athlete unions. A spokeswoman for Monte McN...
Mar 27, 2023
Ottawa appoints new official in charge of Indigenous corrections
OTTAWA - The federal government has appointed a deputy commissioner for Indigenous corrections in a move towards tackling the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada's criminal justice syste...
Mar 27, 2023
Suspect dead after shooting at Nashville private school
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville wounded several people Monday, authorities said. The suspect is dead after a confrontation with police. The shooting...
Mar 27, 2023
Indigenous groups hope for infrastructure dollars and economic development in budget
OTTAWA - Funding for infrastructure and economic development are two of the main asks some prominent Indigenous organizations have put to the Liberal government ahead of its upcoming budget. Finance M...
Mar 27, 2023