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NHL general managers discuss playoff salary cap at meetings: 'A healthy discussion'
MANALAPAN, Fla. - Nikita Kucherov was happy to be the villain last summer. After his Tampa Bay Lightning hoisted the Stanley Cup for a second straight season, the star winger sported a T-shirt with th...
Mar 29, 2022
Make three-digit suicide prevention hotline accessible, CRTC told in consultations
OTTAWA - A consultation by the telecommunications regulator has been told that a three-digit suicide prevention hotline should be accessible to people who are deaf or living with other disabilities. T...
Mar 29, 2022
B.C.'s children's rep says funding practices for Indigenous child welfare are flawed
VICTORIA - British Columbia's representative for children and youth says the system of funding child welfare services for Indigenous kids is "deeply flawed" and there's an urgent need to overhaul prac...
Mar 29, 2022
'Grooming': The ubiquitous buzzword in LGBTQ school debate
Proponents of restrictions on how U.S. public schools address sexual orientation and gender identity say their ultimate goal is to allow parents more involvement in their children's education and ensu...
Mar 29, 2022
Hells Angels member among 22 charged in large drug and weapons bust: Manitoba RCMP
WINNIPEG - RCMP in Manitoba say a Hells Angels member is among 22 people arrested after a four-year investigation into a Canada-wide operation that involved trafficking drugs and firearms. Mounties sa...
Mar 29, 2022
NDP MPs table private bills to improve accountability of Canadian companies abroad
OTTAWA - Two New Democrats tabled legislation today that would make Canadian companies more accountable for human rights abuses and environmental harms abroad. NDP MP Peter Julian says Bill C-262 woul...
Mar 29, 2022
Paramedics: At least 5 killed in shooting in central Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Israeli paramedics say at least five people were killed Tuesday in a shooting in the central city of Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv. The circumstance of the incident were not imme...
Mar 29, 2022
More RCMP sent to bolster international court war crimes investigation of Russia
OTTAWA - Canada is sending additional RCMP officers to assist the International Criminal Court investigation into possible war crimes by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. Public Safety Minister Marco...
Mar 29, 2022
B.C. doctor alleged to be opposed to COVID-19 regulations suspended during probe
VANCOUVER - The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia says it has suspended a doctor from practising while it completes an investigation into allegations that he circumvented COVID-19...
Mar 29, 2022
TSB Canada to release final report into train derailment in B.C. that left three dead
CALGARY - An investigation report into a fatal train derailment near the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta is to be released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Thursday. The d...
Mar 29, 2022