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Senators move on from AGM Trent Mann as new owners prepare to take control
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced Wednesday that they have parted ways with assistant general manager Trent Mann. The NHL team made the move official after reports broke last week that the 50-yea...
Jul 19, 2023
Montreal man gets 22 years in U.S. prison in transborder fentanyl distribution ring
WASHINGTON - A Quebec man has been sentenced to 22 years behind bars for his role in a global fentanyl distribution scheme operated from inside a Canadian prison. Xuan Cahn Nguyen, 43, of Montreal, wa...
Jul 19, 2023
BC Coroners Service blames illicit drug supply for 184 deaths in June
VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service says 184 people died in the province in June due to the toxic, unregulated drug supply that has claimed more than 1,200 lives in the first half of this year. The co...
Jul 19, 2023
Canadian diver McKay claims bronze at World Aquatics Championships in Japan
FUKUOKA, Japan - Canadian diver Caeli McKay captured bronze in the women's 10-metre platform final at the World Aquatics Championships on Wednesday. It's Canada's first medal at the event, which runs ...
Jul 19, 2023
Oil and gas methane reductions less expensive than paying carbon tax, study finds
New research using the latest figures for Canada's methane emissions concludes it would be much cheaper for the energy industry to meet reduction targets for the potent greenhouse gas than it would be...
Jul 19, 2023
Nigeria's focus will turn from finances to football for its Women's World Cup opener against Canada
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - All the focus on Randy Waldrum's criticism of the Nigerian soccer federation and the rebuke he received in return will count for very little Friday when the Super Falcons op...
Jul 19, 2023
Claresholm councillor to run for mayor
CLARESHOLM, AB - A member of town council in Claresholm wants to claim a higher seat in council chambers.At the regular meeting on Monday, July 17, 2023, Brad Schlossberger announced his resignation f...
Jul 19, 2023
Canadian head coach praises Ali Ahmed development: 'I wanted Canada to see him'
VANCOUVER - Ali Ahmed is both grateful and humble. He's grateful for the trust his coaches have placed in him. He also deflects praise and says he's just doing his job. The 22-year-old from Toronto ha...
Jul 19, 2023
Tamara Lich's case not a trial of the 'Freedom Convoy,' says defence lawyer
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich warned the court on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, that the upcoming trial on her criminal charges should not put the entire convoy on...
Jul 19, 2023
Alberta moves to decentralize health-care delivery, 15 years after centralizing it
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's new health minister has been given the go-ahead to decentralize the entire health-care delivery system - 15 years after the province completed a multistage, multiyear process ...
Jul 19, 2023