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Changing census question raises concerns about language data: expert
OTTAWA - A Canadian polling expert is raising concerns about the results of the Statistics Canada language census after the order of two questions were swapped on the national questionnaire last year....
Oct 03, 2022
Report reveals toxic culture within Rowing Canada's high performance program
One of Canada's best women's rowers is recovering from an eating disorder that developed in 2019. It was her attempt to maintain a sense of control over what she said was an unhealthy relationship wit...
Oct 03, 2022
Officials: US to send Ukraine more advanced rocket systems
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will soon deliver to Ukraine four more of the advanced rocket systems credited with helping the country's military gain momentum in its war with Russia. The High Mobility Ar...
Oct 03, 2022
B.C. study links policy changes and logging patterns, shows targeting of old growth
VANCOUVER - The worsening effects of climate change are compounding the historical loss of British Columbia's old-growth forests, says the co-author of a new paper that shows decades of logging on the...
Oct 03, 2022
Frustration with Ukraine war spills out on Russian state TV
Russia's retreat from a key Ukrainian city over the weekend elicited outcry from an unlikely crowd - state-run media outlets that typically cast Moscow's war in glowing terms. A series of embarrassing...
Oct 03, 2022
Senators goalie Cam Talbot out five-to-seven weeks with upper-body injury
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators will start the NHL season without goalie Cam Talbot after he suffered an upper-body injury. The team says Talbot, 35, will miss five-to-seven weeks due to the undisclosed ...
Oct 03, 2022
Increased support for people transitioning from correctional centres back into society
NANAIMO - The B.C. Government is providing more support for people leaving correctional centres.The Oct. 3 announcement from the Province stated they are expanding its Community Transition Teams to of...
Oct 03, 2022
Hockey Canada lacks transparency, needs new leadership: sport minister
OTTAWA - Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is once again calling for change in Hockey Canada's leadership in the wake of new allegations against the troubled sporting body. The Globe and Mail reported Mo...
Oct 03, 2022
B.C. bolsters mental health and substance use services for inmates leaving jail
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says inmates struggling with mental health and substance use will be supported after they leave jail by transition teams connected to all 10 of the province'...
Oct 03, 2022
MPs debate second reading of dental care, targeted inflation relief
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives say the Liberal dental-care and rental-housing relief legislation will only add to inflation without providing relief from the rising cost of living. MPs today are debat...
Oct 03, 2022