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Bennett's 2 goals lead Panthers past Canadiens 5-2
SUNRISE, Fla. - Sam Bennett scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves to lead the Florida Panthers past the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Saturday for their third straight win. Aleksander Barkov, Fr...
Jan 01, 2022

Ontario and Quebec set new COVID-19 case count records, hospitalizations climb
Ontario and Quebec are heading into a new year with record-setting COVID-19 case counts, as well as rising virus-related deaths and hospitalizations. Public health officials in Ontario reported 18,445...
Jan 01, 2022

Ontario and Quebec set new COVID-19 case count records, hospitalizations climb
Ontario and Quebec are heading into a new year with record-setting COVID-19 case counts, as well as rising virus-related deaths and hospitalizations. Public health officials in Ontario reported 18,445...
Jan 01, 2022

Canadiens Evans, Romanov enter COVID-19 protocol ahead of matinee at Florida
SUNRISE, Fla. - Two more Montreal Canadiens players entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols on Saturday. Forward Jake Evans and defenceman Alexander Romanov were placed on the protocol list just hours be...
Jan 01, 2022

Canadian bobsledder De Bruin wins her second gold medal of the season in Latvia
SIGULDA, Latvia - Canadian bobsledder Christine de Bruin captured her second gold medal of the season, winning the monobob at a World Cup on Saturday. The 32-year-old from Stoney Plain, Alta., felt fo...
Jan 01, 2022

Liberals eye easing access to maternity, parental leave in EI review, minister says
OTTAWA - Federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the government is looking at removing rules that make it difficult for some to get their full parental leave as part of a review of the emplo...
Jan 01, 2022

B.C. implements more paid sick day policy on Saturday
VICTORIA - Workers in British Columbia are now eligible for five paid sick days as the provincial government brings in changes to the policy affecting workers. The government says eligible employees w...
Jan 01, 2022

Liberals eye easing access to maternity, parental leave in EI review, minister says
OTTAWA - Federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the government is looking at removing rules that make it difficult for some to get their full parental leave as part of a review of the emplo...
Jan 01, 2022

Snow & ice build-up further delays curbside collection throughout mid Island
NANAIMO - Garbage trucks aren't expected to serve the Nanaimo AND Oceanside regions until after the weekend.The City of Nanaimo furthered delayed curbside collection to Tuesday, Jan 4, while the RDN h...
Jan 01, 2022

Angry Dawgs: No. 3 Georgia beats No. 2 Michigan 34-11 in CFP
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - With one overwhelming half at the Orange Bowl, No. 3 Georgia showed that a humbling loss to Alabama did not break the Bulldogs. In fact, it might have made them even stronge...
Jan 01, 2022