Author Archives:
Visiting Canadian leaders doing U.S. damage control as rail dispute hits supply chain
WASHINGTON - Business leaders who happen to be in the U.S. capital today say they are in damage control mode as a work stoppage at CP Rail deals another blow to cross-border supply chains. Goldy Hyder...
Mar 21, 2022
More conservation officers ready to patrol Alberta
The Alberta government has announced that new conservation officers will be deployed across the province to conserve and protect Alberta's Crown lands through education, prevention, and enforcement.Th...
Mar 21, 2022
Hearing opens for Jackson, 1st Black female high court pick
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday gaveled open the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated for the nation's highes...
Mar 21, 2022
Ottawa Senators sign goaltender Anton Forsberg to three-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed goaltender Anton Forsberg to a three-year, US$8.25-million contract extension Monday. The deal with the pending unrestricted free agent that carries an average annu...
Mar 21, 2022
Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci details recovery from testicular cancer
CALGARY - Cavalry FC goalkeeper Marco Carducci has revealed he is recovering from testicular cancer. In a statement, the 25-year-old from Calgary said he was diagnosed Feb. 16. "Following the guidance...
Mar 21, 2022
Winnipeg Jets trade defenceman Nathan Beaulieu to Pittsburgh Penguins
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have traded defenceman Nathan Beaulieu to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL draft. Currently on long-term injury res...
Mar 21, 2022
CP derailed and Ukraine rejects Russia's surrender demand: In The News for Mar. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 21, 2022
Doctor describes what it's like to provide medical assistance in dying in new book
OTTAWA - After more than 20 years delivering babies into the world, Dr. Stefanie Green decided to specialize in delivering suffering people out of it. She was among the first Canadian physicians to of...
Mar 21, 2022
Nunavut Legal Aid to intervene at Supreme Court of Canada for first time
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut Legal Aid is to have a say at the Supreme Court of Canada for the first time in a case that could affect the way Inuit are sentenced. About 40,000 people, mostly Inuit, live...
Mar 21, 2022
B.C. Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over First Nation's land rights
VANCOUVER - Members of the Nuchatlaht First Nation in British Columbia have travelled to Vancouver to mark the start of a lawsuit that asks the court to recognize the nation's rights and title and put...
Mar 21, 2022