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Thompson Rivers University volleyball player killed, two others injured in car crash
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - One member of the Thompson Rivers University men's volleyball team is dead and two more are in critical condition following a car crash Wednesday in Kamloops. The RCMP says their smal...
Nov 30, 2023
Two NDP MPs vote against Liberal budget motion over Indigenous, gender issues
OTTAWA - Two New Democrat MPs voted against a government motion to introduce legislation on the fall economic statement today. That's despite the NDP pledging their support on key votes as part of a s...
Nov 30, 2023
Adidas executive Dan Near tabbed to become next WHL commissioner
CALGARY - Dan Near is set to become the next commissioner of the Western Hockey League. The 43-year-old Adidas executive was introduced at a press conference today. Near will replace Ron Robison, who ...
Nov 30, 2023
Saskatchewan First Nation chief says Buffy Sainte-Marie should take DNA test
The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that has been thrust into the controversy over Buffy Sainte-Marie's ancestry says the legendary singer and songwriter should take a DNA test to provide a defin...
Nov 30, 2023
Montreal youth facing trial for double murder arrested in jail for two other killings
MONTREAL - An 18-year-old Montreal man who is now facing charges in connection with two double homicides committed last year will return to court in January. The man - who was 17 at the time of the al...
Nov 30, 2023
Survey finds scientists feel interference in research has lessened but still occurs
A survey of hundreds of scientists has found nearly one in 10 say they have experienced political or workplace pressure to alter their findings. The survey in a newly published research paper says the...
Nov 30, 2023
Create national breast-implant registry to help prevent complications: committee
OTTAWA - The House of Commons health committee is echoing long-standing calls from plastic surgeons and patient advocates for a national breast-implant registry to prevent illness and problems linked ...
Nov 30, 2023
Canadian women's ski jump team chases excellence from base abroad
Certified bee keeper Abigail Strate sees a parallel between a hive and the Canadian women's ski jump team based in Slovenia. "There doesn't really seem to be a queen bee, but we're all just kind of wo...
Nov 30, 2023
Time to table online harms bill, experts, advocates, researchers say in open letter
OTTAWA - An open letter from experts the government convened last year to provide advice on legislating against online harms is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to table legislation. The letter pu...
Nov 30, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Claims of toxic workplace at CSIS absolutely 'devastating': PM says
AJAX, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says allegations of a toxic workplace culture, involving harassment and sexual assault at Canada's spy agency are "devastating" and "absolutely unacceptable....
Nov 30, 2023