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Senators centre Norris out 'extended period of time' with upper-body injury
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators will be without Josh Norris yet again. Senators interim head coach Jacques Martin confirmed Thursday that Norris would be out for an extended period of time with an upper-...
Feb 29, 2024

Toronto FC signs former England youth international Matty Longstaff
Toronto FC has signed former England youth international Matty Longstaff to a two-year contract with an option for 2026. The 23-year-old midfielder spent the last four seasons with Newcastle United, w...
Feb 29, 2024

Town Council accepts RCMP settlement regarding enhanced policing contract
La Ronge Town Council has accepted $223,125 for an RCMP service credit after issues arose at the end of a three-year enhanced policing agreement. The municipality agreed with the RCMP to offer enhance...
Feb 29, 2024

Ottawa repurposing $10.5B to hike spending on health care, housing over three years
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Anita Anand says the federal government will repurpose $10.5 billion from the budgets of 69 departments, agencies and Crown corporations in order to hike investments ...
Feb 29, 2024

2022 killing spree: Quebec coroner makes call for specialized mental health tribunal
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner has issued a final report into the violent deaths of three people who were shot at random in the Montreal area by a mentally ill man, recommending the province create a ded...
Feb 29, 2024

Canada's Pamela Ware advances to 3m final at diving World Cup in Montreal
MONTREAL - Canada's Pamela Ware put forth a solid performance and advanced to the women's three-metre springboard final at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup on Thursday. The 31-year-old Ware, who wo...
Feb 29, 2024

Sask. won’t remit carbon tax on home heating, Duncan says
Saskatchewan will not remit the carbon tax on natural gas used for home heating to Ottawa.Dustin Duncan, the minister responsible for SaskEnergy, announced on Thursday in a video filmed on Parliament ...
Feb 29, 2024

Liberals table bill paving way for future pharmacare program a day before deadline
Health Minister Mark Holland tabled a long-awaited bill Thursday meant to pave the way for national pharmacare and preserve a deal that secures NDP support for the government in the House of Commons. ...
Feb 29, 2024

Son of Blue Jays pitcher Swanson out of intensive care after being hit by car
LAKELAND, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson's son Toby has been discharged from the pediatric intensive care unit. The four-year-old boy was hit by a car Sunday in Clearwater Beach, Fla.,...
Feb 29, 2024

Sluchinski brings new Alberta team to deep Canadian men's curling championship field
A curling team bearing a name other than Bottcher, Koe, Martin or Ferbey will represent Alberta at the Canadian men's championship for the first time in 26 years. Aaron Sluchinski upset Kevin Koe in A...
Feb 29, 2024