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Yukon government starts funding 40 hours of paid sick leave
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier says the territory is the first in Canada to provide government-funded paid sick leave with a program targeting workers who are most likely to suffer from taking unpaid ti...
Apr 25, 2023
Colorado's Cale Makar suspended for Game 5 vs. Seattle
Colorado Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar was suspended one game by the NHL on Tuesday for his hit on Seattle's Jared McCann in the first period of a Game 4 loss to the Kraken. Makar, last year's ...
Apr 25, 2023
Canada's Marino advances to second round of Madrid Open, Bouchard makes main draw
MADRID - Canada's Rebecca Marino defeated China's Zhu Lin 7-6 (1), 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday. Marino fired 11 aces to just two double faults in the win. The Vanc...
Apr 25, 2023
'Last of Us' star, Petro Pascal, has matching outfits with Vancouver's libraries.
VANCOUVER - Actor Pedro Pascal hasn't started filming in Vancouver yet on the second season of his smash HBO hit "The Last of Us," but the city library is already matching him up with its branches. A ...
Apr 25, 2023
Thousands of Hydro-Québec clients lose power after Churchill Falls interruption
MONTREAL - Quebec's electric utility says thousands are without power in the province after a problem at the Churchill Falls generating station in Labrador. A Hydro-Qubec spokesman says the station ex...
Apr 25, 2023
Former Canada captain Jason deVos named Canada Soccer's interim general secretary
TORONTO - Former Canada captain Jason deVos has been named interim general secretary of Canada Soccer. The Canada Soccer Hall of Famer, who is currently the governing body's director of development, s...
Apr 25, 2023
Edmonton Oilers to start Skinner in net for Game 5 against Los Angeles Kings
Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner will get the start Tuesday night in the Oilers' Game 5 matchup against the Los Angeles Kings. Skinner had been pulled early in Edmonton's 5-4 overtime win in Game 4 ...
Apr 25, 2023
Canada's push for small nuclear reactors will be costly, ineffective, some MPs warn
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asserted that Canada is "very serious" about developing nuclear technology across the country to meet growing power needs, but some members of Parliament are...
Apr 25, 2023
Moon mission could boost Canadian health-care, climate efforts: Artemis II astronauts
OTTAWA - Four astronauts selected to orbit the moon say the Artemis II mission can help inform how Canada responds to food insecurity, health-care needs and climate adaptation in the Arctic. And the h...
Apr 25, 2023
Legault hears from caucus of anger over broken promise for Quebec City tunnel
Quebec Premier Franois Legault heard today from caucus members expressing the fury of their constituents over the government's decision to break a major election promise. The Legault government's deci...
Apr 25, 2023