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Anxiety and insomnia drove Canadiens star Jonathan Drouin to take break from hockey
Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin has opened up on the reasons why he took a break from hockey last spring during his club's push for the playoffs. In interviews aired Monday night on RDS and...
Sep 21, 2021
Postelection, should Ottawa be making a bigger fuss about Canada-U.S. border?
WASHINGTON - Experts are wondering if it's time for Canada to take a fresh approach to its relationship with the United States. Journalist and author Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Fo...
Sep 21, 2021
Raptors finalize 20-man training camp roster with additions of Mykhailiuk, Perry
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have completed their 20-player training camp roster by officially announcing the of addition guard-forward Svi Mykhailiuk and signing forward Reggie Perry. The Raptors sa...
Sep 21, 2021
Several tight races may not have an elected MP until the end of the week
OTTAWA - Several federal ridings may not have an elected member of Parliament until Thursday or even Friday, as Elections Canada begins the arduous task of verifying and counting more than one million...
Sep 21, 2021
RCMP delays on complaint files a 'serious and systemic' issue, group tells court
OTTAWA - A civil liberties group is telling a federal judge there's a culture of complacency in the RCMP that has caused inexcusable foot-dragging on complaint files. At a Federal Court hearing today,...
Sep 21, 2021
VI Raiders hurting following major equipment theft at Comox Park
NANAIMO - The VI Raiders Football Club have suffered a major setback early into their season.Local Mounties said between 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sep. 14 and 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sep. 15, one person or ...
Sep 21, 2021
Dubois confident despite difficult first season with Jets: 'This is the real me'
Pierre-Luc Dubois felt like an impostor. Forced to navigate multiple quarantines, a highly publicized run-in with his former coach, a blockbuster trade, injuries and loneliness - the Winnipeg Jets cen...
Sep 21, 2021
DB Alford, LB Lawrence and QB Reilly all honoured as CFL's weekly top performers
TORONTO - Defensive back DeAundre Alford of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, linebacker Simoni Lawrence of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and B.C. Lions quarterback Michael Reilly were named the CFL's top weekly p...
Sep 21, 2021
Car hits 9 people at Quebec polling station; status of 77-year-old woman 'uncertain'
MONTREAL - Police say the condition of a 77-year-old woman is uncertain after she was among nine people hit by a car outside a polling station in a Montreal suburb Monday evening. Sgt. Vronique Comtoi...
Sep 21, 2021
Schools in Salmon Arm, B.C., maintain some safety measures after anti-vax protest
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The main doors of many public schools in Salmon Arm, B.C., will remain locked Tuesday but the school district says it has lifted "hold and secure" measures in place since a disturbi...
Sep 21, 2021