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Lions, Bombers meet in showdown for first place in West Division
The battle for first in the West Division is about to get much clearer. The B.C. Lions (11-4) host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11-4) on Friday night. Not only will the winner take sole possession of fi...
Oct 04, 2023
Indigenous women, girls killed at rate six times higher than non-Indigenous: StatCan
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada report says homicides of Indigenous women and girls are less likely to result in the most serious murder charges than cases in which victims were non-Indigenous. More ...
Oct 04, 2023
Novavax touts non-mRNA COVID vaccine, future of domestic production remains uncertain
OTTAWA - The last remaining manufacturer to offer an alternative to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Canada is boasting about the importance of having several available vaccine options - though the company i...
Oct 04, 2023
VanVleet Void: Pre-season will help Toronto Raptors establish new leadership
Whether it was on the court, in the locker room, or in front of cameras and microphones, Fred VanVleet was the voice of the Toronto Raptors for the past two NBA seasons. But after VanVleet signed a lu...
Oct 04, 2023
Investigator was 'totally shocked' to see sensitive records sent to criminal suspect
OTTAWA - A retired RCMP investigator says he was "totally shocked" to discover someone had sent sensitive intelligence documents to a criminal suspect. Former RCMP staff sergeant Guy Belley is testify...
Oct 04, 2023
Quebec slow to improve public services for Indigenous people, says Ombudsman
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has failed to implement most of the recommendations from a landmark 2019 report that said Indigenous people suffered systemic discrimination in public services. Qubec ...
Oct 04, 2023
Canada's Kamal Miller relishes move to Inter Miami and playing with Messi
Enjoying life on and off the field, Kamal Miller has found a new home in South Florida. The Canadian international defender has become a fixture in the Inter Miami CF backline since arriving in an Apr...
Oct 04, 2023
Montreal transit special constables poised to receive pepper-gel weapon
Montreal's public transit authority is poised to equip its security officers with cayenne pepper aerosol gel, pending approval from its board at a meeting this evening. The officers, known as special ...
Oct 04, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Ottawa to fund further study of possible Winnipeg landfill search
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government will put $740,000 towards further assessing the feasibility of searching a Winnipeg-area landfill for the r...
Oct 04, 2023
Airline caterer named in Quebec class action denies exploiting foreign workers
MONTREAL - A French airline caterer is denying that it knowingly employed undocumented workers at its Montreal facilities or that it used their precarious status to exploit them. Newrest, which prepar...
Oct 04, 2023