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Federal Court certifies class-action lawsuit against military over mental health
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has certified another class-action lawsuit against the military, filed by a man who says he faced discrimination because of his mental health. Dan Thomas will represent plai...
May 21, 2024
Winnipeg trial hears admitted serial killer searched web for serial killer definition
WINNIPEG - The trial of man who has admitted to killing four women has heard he searched the internet to look up the definition of what it means to be a serial killer. A Winnipeg police analyst says o...
May 21, 2024
Cooler, wetter weather aids B.C. wildfire fight in northeast
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says cooler, wetter conditions are allowing crews to make progress in their firefight in the province's northeast where thousands of evacuees remain out of their ho...
May 21, 2024
Canada sanctions Russian companies accused of shipping North Korea weapons to Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canada has again sanctioned Russians and companies it says are supporting Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions apply to two men and six shipping companies that Ottawa says have "facili...
May 21, 2024
Meta's news ban in Canada: screenshots win, local news loses, study shows
OTTAWA - The time, money and effort Iain Burns put into growing an audience on Facebook for several local news outlets in British Columbia felt like it disappeared in a single day. Facebook pages for ...
May 21, 2024
Berube eyes opportunity to build, push Maple Leafs over the hump
TORONTO - Craig Berube says the opportunity to help a team with a wealth of talent get over the hump in the playoffs was a driving force in becoming head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Berube was i...
May 21, 2024
Senators add former NHL player and veteran executive Rob DiMaio to front office
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have added veteran executive Rob DiMaio to their front office, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The Senators said in a release that the 56-year-old from Calgary will join g...
May 21, 2024
Trudeau mum on International Criminal Court prosecution request as MPs react
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not yet weighed in on a push from the International Criminal Court to prosecute his Israeli counterpart and others over the war in the Gaza Strip. The court'...
May 21, 2024
Jays fan hit in the face by ball to get custom cards, ball signed by Bo Bichette
TORONTO - A woman who got hit in the face by a scorching foul ball off the bat of Bo Bichette is about to receive 110 baseball cards with her picture on them, and a signed ball from the Blue Jays shor...
May 21, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Serial killer Pickton hospitalized after Quebec prison assault
MONTREAL - Correctional Service Canada is confirming that B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton was the inmate injured in a major assault Sunday at a Quebec prison. Quebec provincial police say the 74-yea...
May 21, 2024