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One bath a week: ombudswoman says Quebec home care has been insufficient for years
Quebec's ombudswoman says there are some home care providers in the province that only offer one bath per week for seniors who do not have skin conditions. Marie Rinfret released her annual report tod...
Sep 30, 2021
Boy shot, wounded at Tennessee school; juvenile detained
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A teenage boy was shot and critically wounded Thursday at a school in Memphis, Tennessee, and police detained a second boy believed to be the shooter. The K-8 school was placed o...
Sep 30, 2021
Ethiopia expels UN officials amid Tigray blockade pressure
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia said Thursday it is kicking out seven United Nations officials whom it accused of "meddling" in the country's internal affairs, as pressure grows on the Ethiopian govern...
Sep 30, 2021
Tomori back in England squad after strong displays for Milan
LONDON (AP) - Canadian-born Fikayo Tomori earned a recall to England's squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungary, with coach Gareth Southgate saying on Thursday the centre ba...
Sep 30, 2021
Speedy Jets forward Ehlers says he worked on explosiveness over summer
WINNIPEG - Now you see Nikolaj Ehlers, now you don't. Winnipeg Jets fans might miss the speedy winger's flight path if they blink this season. Ehlers worked on boosting his takeoff during the summer. ...
Sep 30, 2021
Ex PQ-leader Boisclair renounces preliminary hearing, will face sex assault trials
MONTREAL - Former Parti Qubcois leader Andr Boisclair is renouncing his right to a preliminary inquiry on sexual assault charges and will go directly to trial. Boisclair is charged in two separate cas...
Sep 30, 2021
N.B. coroner's inquest told about lack of adequate mental health and addictions help
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - Rodney Levi didn't get the mental health help he needed before he was shot dead by police last year in northern New Brunswick, an addictions counsellor and lifelong friend to the Ind...
Sep 30, 2021
Chicago Fire becomes second club to fire manager on eve of visit to Toronto
TORONTO - For the second game in a row, Toronto FC will face a club under new management when Chicago Fire FC come to town Sunday. Chicago (7-15-6) fired head coach Raphael Wicky on Thursday. Assistan...
Sep 30, 2021
Thomaidis: sense of sadness leaving on low note of pandemic, Olympics
There's a sense of sadness in leaving the job on a low note, but Lisa Thomaidis is also looking forward to coming up for air after nearly a decade of juggling two head coaching jobs. Canada Basketball...
Sep 30, 2021
Canada recognizes the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Today marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Earlier this year, the federal government passed Bill C-5, declared September 30 as a statutory holiday. It's aimed at ...
Sep 30, 2021