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'Amazing': Dominant Boston Bruins on record-tying pace
Sidney Crosby has been on lots of good teams. He's played against plenty of them, too. The current iteration of the Boston Bruins - the 2022-23 edition that's separated itself from the pack in an NHL ...
Feb 15, 2023
Canada captain Lucas Rumball to lead Toronto Arrows this season in Major League Rugby
TORONTO - Canada captain Lucas Rumball will lead the Toronto Arrows this season with Sam Malcolm and Mike Sheppard as vice-captains for the Major League Rugby team. Rumball is starting his fifth seaso...
Feb 15, 2023
Nanaimo woman threatened store staff with toy gun in desperate bid to get arrested
NANAIMO - Apparent deep service gaps facing a first-time offender with severe mental health challenges led to her pointing a fake gun at store clerks.Karlee Anne Pelletier, 28, was released from custo...
Feb 15, 2023
UN says 73 migrants presumed dead in shipwreck off Libya
GENEVA (AP) - At least 73 Europe-bound migrants are missing and presumed dead in a shipwreck off Libya, the United Nations migration agency said Wednesday. The U.N. International Organization for Migr...
Feb 15, 2023
Reports: Scottish leader Sturgeon to resign after 8 years
LONDON (AP) - Nicola Sturgeon is expected to resign as first minister of Scotland, the BBC reported Wednesday. Sturgeon, who has led the country's devolved government and the Scottish National Party f...
Feb 15, 2023
In The News for Feb. 15 : Trudeau visits Caribbean Community summit in Bahamas
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 15, 2023
Percentage of permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens in decline: StatCan data
StatCan numbers reveal the percentage of permanent residents who become Canadians has plummeted over the past 20 years. The Institute for Canadian Citizenship says Statistics Canada data points to a 4...
Feb 15, 2023
Trudeau headed to Bahamas for meeting of Caribbean leaders as Haiti crisis deepens
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to depart today for the Bahamas, where members of the Caribbean Community are gathering to discuss regional issues, including a deepening crisis in H...
Feb 15, 2023
From Star Wars to swordfish 'sensitivities,' here's why the government deletes tweets
OTTAWA - When it comes to government information, there is no shortage of sensitive matters. As it turns out, a "fun fact" about ocean critters is on the list. Fisheries and Oceans Canada tweeted abou...
Feb 15, 2023
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante to testify in racial profiling class action
Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante is expected to testify today in a class-action lawsuit that claims the city hasn't acted to combat systemic racial profiling by its police officers. The lawsuit is led by ...
Feb 15, 2023