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Jets forward Niederreiter says players need to 'leave it all out there'
WINNIPEG - When Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness criticized some players this week for lack of effort, veteran forward Nino Niederreiter agreed there have been "passengers" on the struggling team...
Mar 30, 2023

Death of man in southern Alberta deemed homicide, police searching for suspect
WILLOW CREEK, AB - The Blood Tribe Police Service (BTPS) and Fort Macleod RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect who is wanted in connection to a man's death.At approximately 10:19...
Mar 30, 2023

Quebec pedophile hunters face child pornography distribution charges
GATINEAU, Que. - Members of a self-proclaimed group of Quebec pedophile hunters have been arrested and face 38 charges including distribution of child pornography. Gatineau police say six people were ...
Mar 30, 2023

Rush for diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic puts cross-border sales in spotlight
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Pharmacists Association says protecting Canadian drug supplies from mass exportation to the U.S. market remains a priority in light of British Columbia's recent move to limit ...
Mar 30, 2023

6 people charged in deadly fire at Mexican detention center
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Mexican court on Thursday issued arrest orders for six people in relation to the fire that killed 39 migrants at a detention facility earlier this week in the border city of Ciuda...
Mar 30, 2023

Liberal minister's sister-in-law appointed as interim ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - The sister-in-law of a Liberal cabinet minister has been named interim ethics commissioner as her office launches a search for a permanent new conflict-of-interest watchdog. Martine Richard, ...
Mar 30, 2023

National sport organizations face safe-sport deadline, risk losing funding
A flurry of national sport organizations signing up with the new Office of the Sports Integrity Commissioner is expected in the coming days, or their funding could get cut off. The office with lawyer ...
Mar 30, 2023

House passes bill creating carve-outs for farmers in Canada's carbon pricing scheme
A private member's bill that would create specific carve-outs for farmers in Canada's carbon pricing scheme has passed in the House of Commons. The bill would exempt farmers from paying for emissions ...
Mar 30, 2023

Carbon price and rebates rising Saturday in Ontario, Prairies
OTTAWA, ON - It will cost many Canadians a bit more to fill their gas tanks or heat their houses next month as the national carbon price rises Saturday in the three Prairie provinces and Ontario.At th...
Mar 30, 2023

Judicial council takes next step in review of complaint against Supreme Court's Brown
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council is taking the next step in its review of a complaint against Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown concerning alleged events at an Arizona resort. Christ...
Mar 30, 2023