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A look at the players involved in federal efforts to address foreign interference
OTTAWA - Canada's major political parties have accepted the results of the 2019 and 2021 election and a panel of bureaucrats has determined both elections remained free and fair, an assessment that na...
Mar 07, 2023

Safety agency opens probe of rail operator Norfolk Southern
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Federal investigators on Tuesday announced a special investigation into rail operator Norfolk Southern following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and s...
Mar 07, 2023

B.C. invests $200 million toward boosting food banks, producers and supply chain
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is dedicating $200 million toward boosting both the province's food bank system and overall agricultural production and resiliency. Premier David Eby says the funding will...
Mar 07, 2023

Nanaimo leads Vancouver Island in toxic drug deaths in January
NANAIMO - Tainted drugs continue to have a significant impact on the Harbour City.The Greater Nanaimo area recorded 12 fatalities linked to toxic drugs in January, according to new data from the BC Co...
Mar 07, 2023

Blue Jays pitcher Kikuchi continues impressive spring with three no-hit innings
LAKELAND, Fla. - Toronto pitcher Yusei Kikuchi continued his impressive spring with three no-hit innings before the Blue Jays fell 7-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates in spring training baseball action Tues...
Mar 07, 2023

A look at Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Leader Dennis King
CHARLOTTETOWN - A look at Dennis King, leader of Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative party. Age: 51 Early years: King was born Nov. 1, 1971, in Georgetown, P.E.I., to Catherine (Cattie) Ra...
Mar 07, 2023

Maple Leafs centre Ryan O'Reilly undergoes surgery on broken finger
NEWARK, N.J. - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Ryan O'Reilly is expected to miss four weeks of action after undergoing surgery on his broken finger. Acquired from the St. Louis Blues in a blockbuster trade...
Mar 07, 2023

B.C.'s overdose death rate double what it was when health emergency declared in 2016
VICTORIA - The overdose death toll has surpassed 200 for another month in British Columbia. The BC Coroners Service says 211 people died in January, bringing the number of deaths to at least 11,195 si...
Mar 07, 2023

First Nations woman first to testify in trial for former residential school priest
WINNIPEG - A First Nations woman told a courtroom she was left scared and sick to her stomach after a priest allegedly assaulted her at a residential school more than 50 years ago. Arthur Masse, 93, i...
Mar 07, 2023

Government adds indecency, abortion offences to list of 'unjust' historic convictions
OTTAWA - People who have been convicted of a number of indecency and anti-abortion offences that are no longer on the books can now have those convictions expunged. The list of "historically unjust of...
Mar 07, 2023