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Stay of proceedings for ex-gymnastics coach facing sex assault charges in Montreal
MONTREAL - A former gymnastics coach facing assault and sex assault charges received a stay of proceedings Thursday due to major issues with the notes of a police investigator. Michel Arsenault, 59, w...
Feb 11, 2021
NHL adds game-day rapid testing to stem COVID-19 outbreaks
The NHL is adding game-day rapid tests for players, team personnel and on-ice officials as part of a series of expanded safety protocols unveiled Thursday in its latest bid to stem potential COVID-19 ...
Feb 11, 2021
Jets score three second-period goal en route to 5-1 victory over struggling Senators
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck led the Winnipeg Jets to yet another win this season over the Ottawa Senators. Hellebuyck stopped 41 shots -- 18 in a scoreless first period -- to anchor Winnipeg's 5-1 vi...
Feb 11, 2021
Ojeleye scores 24 points to lead Celtics to 120-106 win over tired Raptors
BOSTON - During a stretch of the third quarter on Thursday, the Toronto Raptors stopped the Boston Celtics on 17 of their 18 trips down the floor. But the Raptors could only muster four points themsel...
Feb 11, 2021
Mike Smith makes 38 saves as Oilers shut out reeling Canadiens 3-0
MONTREAL - After starting the season on long-term injured reserve and missing the first month of action, Mike Smith wanted to make sure he was well prepared when he finally returned to the Edmonton Oi...
Feb 11, 2021
Court documents says mass shooter's spouse was beaten, begged for life before escape
HALIFAX - The spouse of the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia told police that on the night he began his rampage she was beaten and shot at, and she begged for her life before she managed to ...
Feb 11, 2021
Stay of proceedings for ex-gymnastics coach facing sex assault charges in Montreal
MONTREAL - A former gymnastics coach facing assault and sex assault charges received a stay of proceedings Thursday due to major issues with the notes of a police investigator. Michel Arsenault, 59, w...
Feb 11, 2021
Cut police, build affordable housing instead, says B.C. human rights commissioner
VICTORIA - The all-party committee tasked with reviewing British Columbia's Police Act should consider deploying fewer police officers and using the money saved to build affordable housing, says the p...
Feb 11, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. There are 817,163 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 817,163 confirmed cases (37,747 active, 7...
Feb 11, 2021
Military police investigated Vance in 2015, no charges laid, DND says
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says military police opened an investigation in 2015 into Gen. Jonathan Vance's conduct while he was serving in Italy the previous year, but that no charges...
Feb 11, 2021