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Safety board to release report on B.C. tug sinking that claimed two lives
VANCOUVER - A report into a deadly tug boat sinking off British Columbia's north coast will be released today. Transportation Safety Board chair Kathy Fox and Clifford Harvey, the director of marine i...
Mar 08, 2023

Ontario mayors seek help, clarity from Ottawa to support Roxham Road asylum seekers
The mayors of three Ontario cities are calling on the federal government to help them support asylum seekers being transferred to their communities after entering the country through an unofficial bor...
Mar 08, 2023

Grocery store CEOs will face questions on food prices at Commons committee today
OTTAWA - The CEOs of Canada's largest grocery store chains will be before a parliamentary committee today to answer questions about the rapid rise in food prices. The CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Cos...
Mar 08, 2023

Chinese Canadians walk tightrope in political arena amid foreign interference debate
Mark Lee, a professional translator and former council candidate in Richmond, B.C., says he knows what it's like to walk the fine line faced by fellow Chinese Canadians entering the political arena am...
Mar 08, 2023

Toffoli scores shootout winner as Flames top Wild 1-0
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Tyler Toffoli scored in the sudden death round of the shootout to send the Calgary Flames to a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild. Toffoli beat Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson five-ho...
Mar 07, 2023

Hurricanes rally to edge Canadiens 4-3 in shootout
MONTREAL - Under a rain of boos, former Montreal Canadien Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored the winning shootout goal and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Canadiens 4-3 on Tuesday. Alex Belzile and Michae...
Mar 07, 2023

Matthews' power-play goal lifts Leafs over Devils
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Austin Matthews scored on a power play with 2:53 remaining and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Tuesday night. Michael Bunting tied the game on a rebound w...
Mar 07, 2023

US to relax COVID testing rules for travelers from China
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision. The peopl...
Mar 07, 2023

Texas inmate executed for killing wife and her daughter
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas inmate convicted of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub nearly 14 years ago was executed on Tuesday. Gary Green, 51, ...
Mar 07, 2023

Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to two-year extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed depth defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to a two-year extension. The agreement, announced Tuesday, includes a two-way deal for 2023-24 and a one-way deal for...
Mar 07, 2023