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Quarterback Dustin Crum has been impressive as a rusher for Redblacks
Dustin Crum has given Ottawa Redblacks plenty to cheer about the last two weeks. The young quarterback rallied Ottawa to a stunning 31-28 overtime home win Saturday night over the Winnipeg Blue Bomber...
Jul 19, 2023
Nanaimo poised to shatter record of drug toxicity deaths
NANAIMO - A stunning number of people are losing their lives to illicit toxic drugs in the city.New data from the B.C. Coroners Service showed 66 people have died in Greater Nanaimo through the first ...
Jul 19, 2023
Judge signs off on Montreal archdiocese sex abuse class-action settlement
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has signed off on a sex abuse class-action settlement involving the Montreal archdiocese. The agreement, announced earlier this year, includes a minimum $14.8 ...
Jul 19, 2023
Montreal traffic control worker dies several days after hit-and-run at worksite
MONTREAL - The traffic control worker seriously injured last week in a hit-and-run at a roadwork site in Montreal's east end has died. Montreal police say the 39-year-old man died on Monday. He was se...
Jul 19, 2023
Grassroots groups say Canada won't meet UN Sustainable Development Goals, lacks data
OTTAWA - A coalition of grassroots groups says Canada won't meet goals it set for 2030 as part of a United Nations initiative to bridge inequities around the world. The Sustainable Development Goals a...
Jul 19, 2023
Senators move on from AGM Trent Mann as new owners prepare to take control
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced Wednesday that they have parted ways with assistant general manager Trent Mann. The NHL team made the move official after reports broke last week that the 50-yea...
Jul 19, 2023
Montreal man gets 22 years in U.S. prison in transborder fentanyl distribution ring
WASHINGTON - A Quebec man has been sentenced to 22 years behind bars for his role in a global fentanyl distribution scheme operated from inside a Canadian prison. Xuan Cahn Nguyen, 43, of Montreal, wa...
Jul 19, 2023
BC Coroners Service blames illicit drug supply for 184 deaths in June
VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service says 184 people died in the province in June due to the toxic, unregulated drug supply that has claimed more than 1,200 lives in the first half of this year. The co...
Jul 19, 2023
BC Coroners Service blames illicit drug supply for 184 deaths in June
VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service says 184 people died in the province in June due to the toxic, unregulated drug supply that has claimed more than 1,200 lives in the first half of this year. The co...
Jul 19, 2023
Canadian diver McKay claims bronze at World Aquatics Championships in Japan
FUKUOKA, Japan - Canadian diver Caeli McKay captured bronze in the women's 10-metre platform final at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday. It's Canada's first medal at the event, which runs ...
Jul 19, 2023