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Pelletier: Solving safe-sport crisis requires buy-in from all levels
TORONTO - Sports are rife with stories of coaches facing allegations of maltreatment from a club or provincial organization, who, under the cover of jurisdictional borders, move to another club, provi...
Feb 01, 2023
Junior star Connor Bedard filling hockey arenas in Western Canada
CALGARY - Connor Bedard keeps packing arenas in Western Canada after his electrifying performance at the world junior men's hockey championship. The 17-year-old Regina Pats forward, projected to be th...
Feb 01, 2023
Group says administrators at private school near Montreal ignored racism complaints
MONTREAL - A private school west of Montreal is promising action after allegations that for years administrators ignored complaints about racist bullying targeting two Black students. Joel DeBellefeui...
Feb 01, 2023
Work conditions in long-term care must go beyond new standards: labour congress
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Labour Congress says new standards to improve the quality of long-term care are not enough to address the serious staffing issues that led to dismal and deadly condit...
Feb 01, 2023
Ron Sakamoto reflects on his career ahead of JUNOS special achievement award
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A legendary music promotor from Lethbridge is set to receive a lifetime distinction at the 2023 JUNO Awards.Ron Sakamoto is the 2023 recipient of the Walt Grealis Special Achievement ...
Feb 01, 2023
Hughes, Pastrnak, Dunn honoured as NHL's three stars for January
NEW YORK - New Jersey centre Jack Hughes, Boston right-wing David Pastrnak and Seattle defenceman Vince Dunn have been named the NHL's three stars for January. Hughes led the league with 13 goals and ...
Feb 01, 2023
Curling Canada under fire for limiting eligibility for pregnancy exemptions
Curling Canada was under fire Wednesday after limiting pregnancy exemption eligibility for teams hoping to add an out-of-province free agent at the national playdowns to just the top five rinks in the...
Feb 01, 2023
'We're all Tyre': Mourners gather for Nichols' funeral
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tyre Nichols ' family and friends gathered Wednesday for a funeral intended to celebrate his life three weeks after he died following a brutal beating by Memphis police that has ...
Feb 01, 2023
Liberals set to introduce law delaying expansion of medically assisted dying regime
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to introduce a law as early as Thursday to delay the extension of medically assisted dying eligibility to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental...
Feb 01, 2023
Drug users say B.C. 'fight continues' during decriminalization amid safe supply calls
VANCOUVER - Members of an advocacy group for drug users have gathered to celebrate the start of decriminalization in British Columbia and discuss how they will "fight back" against any efforts to seiz...
Feb 01, 2023