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Supreme Court agrees to examine constitutionality of Quebec cannabis law
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a Quebec law that forbids the growing of cannabis for personal use. Four years ago the federal government legalized recreationa...
Mar 10, 2022

Trial opens for ex-USC coach in college bribery scandal
BOSTON (AP) - A decorated former water polo coach at the University of Southern California is going on trial for his alleged role in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal. Opening statement...
Mar 10, 2022

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell out at least two weeks with rib injury
TORONTO - A rib injury will keep Toronto Maple Leafs starting goaltender Jack Campbell out of the lineup for at least two weeks. Campbell made 26 saves in Toronto's 6-4 win over the Seattle Kraken on ...
Mar 10, 2022

Public advised of recently released offender in Big River First Nation
Saskatchewan RCMP have put out a public safety advisory, stating that a man convicted of violent and sex-related crimes has been released.Early this morning, 38-year-old Bradley Cory Keenatch shared w...
Mar 10, 2022

Students call for safe consumption site, needle exchange funding
A group of medical students from the University of Saskatchewan filled the gallery in the legislative assembly Wednesday afternoon, there to push on issues that have been described as "epidemics" and ...
Mar 10, 2022

Canada's wheelchair curling team qualifies for Paralympic playoffs with comeback win
BEIJING - Canada's wheelchair curlers are in the playoffs of the Beijing Paralympics. The Canadians advanced to the semifinals with a come-from-behind win over Norway on Thursday, finishing with a 7-3...
Mar 10, 2022

Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton to call in mediator to address athletes' concerns
CALGARY - Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton says it will engage an independent, third-party mediator to help address the concerns of its athletes. The national sport organization sent an email outlining its m...
Mar 10, 2022

Who's in, who's out and who else may join the Conservative party leadership race
OTTAWA - With Sept. 10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place. Those running ...
Mar 10, 2022

Health workers prescribe radical changes to health care to treat pandemic burnout
OTTAWA - Canada's ailing health systems need some drastic intervention from federal and provincial governments if there is any hope of reviving them post-pandemic, an emergency summit of nearly 40 hea...
Mar 10, 2022

US VP Harris embraces call for war crimes probe of Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday embraced calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and the bombing of civilians, in...
Mar 10, 2022