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Penguins' Letang returns to practice 10 days after stroke
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to practice with his teammates Thursday, just 10 days after suffering the second stroke of his career. The 35-year-old Letang rema...
Dec 08, 2022
Justice minister open to changes on Victims Bill of Rights after scathing report
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister says he is open to updating the Victims Bill of Rights as a parliamentary report calls on the federal government to better support victims of crime. Justice Minis...
Dec 08, 2022
Defence Department reviewing contracts with Ontario company linked to China
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says it is reviewing several contracts that were awarded to an Ontario company with links to China. The review comes after Radio-Canada reported that Sincla...
Dec 08, 2022
MPs want to hear from witnesses on the government's assault-style gun definition
OTTAWA - Seven members of a parliamentary committee studying the Liberal gun bill have requested two special meetings to hear from witnesses on the government's proposed definition of an assault-style...
Dec 08, 2022
Quebec judge authorizes class-action lawsuit against 'addictive' Fortnite video game
MONTREAL - A Superior Court judge has authorized a lawsuit brought by Quebec parents who allege their children became addicted to the popular online video game Fortnite. Justice Sylvain Lussier issued...
Dec 08, 2022
House passes defense bill scrapping COVID vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the House on Thursday as lawmakers scratch...
Dec 08, 2022
Children's deaths from influenza up in B.C., with five mortalities last month
VICTORIA - At least five children died in British Columbia from influenza last month alone, a rise that comes as an early season of respiratory illnesses adds strain to the beleaguered health-care sys...
Dec 08, 2022
Federal environment minister certifies 14 bird-friendly cities in six provinces
MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is certifying 14 more Canadian cities as bird-friendly. Guilbeault, who's attending the COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal, says cities...
Dec 08, 2022
AFN chiefs to vote on opposing federal gun-control bill, citing risk to treaty rights
OTTAWA - Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations are set to vote on whether to publicly oppose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's proposed gun-control legislation. An amendment to Bill C-21, which is cur...
Dec 08, 2022
N.S. hockey leagues give young referees green armbands to reduce verbal abuse
HALIFAX - Minor hockey associations in Nova Scotia are the latest to embrace a program aimed at eliminating verbal abuse of young referees by identifying them on ice with a green armband. Jason Clark,...
Dec 08, 2022