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F.D.A. move to allow Canadian drugs to be exported to U.S. creates shortage fears
OTTAWA - A major shift in United States pharmaceutical policy allowing for the importation of drugs from Canada is creating fears about future drug shortages in this country. The U.S. Food and Drug Ad...
Jan 5, 2024
Canada's first conflict of interest and ethic commissioner, Mary Dawson, dies
OTTAWA - Former conflict of interest and ethics commissioner Mary Dawson has died. The commissioner's office posted a statement on its website today announcing it is saddened to learn of Dawson's deat...
Jan 5, 2024
VIU Mariners host first ever showcase hockey tournament
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners are looking to entertain fans and spread awareness about university-level hockey by hosting the Tom Harris University Showcase.In all it's three days of hockey with three ga...
Jan 5, 2024
CP NewsAlert: New Brunswick judge apologizes to men for 'miscarriage of justice'
FREDERICTON - The chief justice of New Brunswick's Court of King's Bench is apologizing to two men who served lengthy prison sentences for a murder they didn't commit. In a written decision issued a d...
Jan 5, 2024
Czechia scores six straight goals, stuns Finland 8-5 to win bronze at world juniors
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Tomas Hamara scored the winner with 1:41 left in regulation as Czechia battled back from a 5-2 deficit late in the second period to shock Finland 8-5 and win bronze at the world j...
Jan 5, 2024
Canadian forward Lucas Cavallini swaps Mexican clubs, rejoins Puebla
PUEBLA CITY, Mexico - Canadian international striker Lucas Cavallini has swapped Mexican teams, leaving Tijuana to return to Puebla. The 31-year-old from Toronto originally joined Puebla in 2017, maki...
Jan 5, 2024
Saskatchewan Roughriders release veteran defensive back Moncrief
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released veteran American defensive back Derrick Moncrief, the CFL club announced Friday. The six-foot-two, 220-pound Moncrief appeared in 66 career games ov...
Jan 5, 2024
Shapovalov will lead Canada in Davis Cup qualifier against South Korea in Montreal
MONTREAL - Denis Shapovalov, Gabriel Diallo, Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil will represent Canada at next month's Davis Cup qualification tie against South Korea in Montreal, Tennis Canada announ...
Jan 5, 2024
Two people dead after overnight house fire north of Montreal
RAWDON, Que. - Quebec provincial police say two people died overnight in a residential fire in Rawdon, Que., about 60 kilometres north of Montreal. Police spokesperson lose Cossette says emergency ser...
Jan 5, 2024
Snowfall warning triggers travel advisories for two B.C. highways
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Ministry of Transportation has issued travel advisories for two major highways in the province as up to 20 centimetres of snow starting today is in the forecast for the ...
Jan 5, 2024