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Quebec man pleads guilty in February 2020 killing of teen girl, sentenced to life
SAINT-JRME, Que. - A Quebec man was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to the February 2020 murder of 13-year-old Ocane Boyer. Franois Sncal entered the plea Friday on a reduc...
Apr 22, 2022
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime knocked out of Barcelona Open quarterfinals
BARCELONA, Spain - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime fell to Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open. The 21-year-old from Montreal fell despite nailing eig...
Apr 22, 2022
Quebec government talking to Lafleur family about possible national funeral
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the province has offered to hold a national funeral for Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur. He told a news conference in Montreal today that all of Que...
Apr 22, 2022
Chartered facilities to reduce wait times for eye surgeries in Alberta
CALGARY, AB - New contracts with two chartered surgical facilities are expected to bring down wait times for certain types of eye-related procedures.The contracts, with Holy Cross Surgical Services an...
Apr 22, 2022
Hockey world grieves Guy Lafleur's passing, celebrates his legacy
Guy Lafleur racing down the right side, his trademark mane trailing behind him, before he struck one of his signature thunderclap slapshots is an image that's been burned into the memories of hockey f...
Apr 22, 2022
Nurse says it would be a "heckuva challenge" to come back from 0-3
Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse is unruffled by the fact no team in NBA history has come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. "I think it's a heckuva challenge, and somebody's got to do i...
Apr 22, 2022
McCarthy, Trump have 'positive' call despite Jan. 6 audio
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy had a "positive" call with Donald Trump and appeared to be suffering little political blowback Friday from the release of audio in which he sug...
Apr 22, 2022
Conservative leadership candidates propose ideas that carry some political baggage
OTTAWA - Two thorny ideas have been injected into the race to lead the Conservative Party of Canada: Ending supply management and support for more private health-care options. The ideas were presented...
Apr 22, 2022
Quebec man who killed family of four in drunk driving crash sentenced to 16 years
QUEBEC - A Quebec man who killed four members of the same family in a car crash last September in Quebec City has been handed one of the toughest sentences ever given in the province for a drunk drivi...
Apr 22, 2022
‘Soap opera’: Alberta premier says he’s been too tolerant of open dissent
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans don't appreciate the intraparty fighting "soap opera" of his United Conservative government and, if anything, he has been too soft on public dissente...
Apr 22, 2022