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Public Health Ontario staff awarded retroactive pay as Bill 124 compensation
TORONTO - Employees of Public Health Ontario labs are set to receive an additional 5.25 per cent in pay increases to compensate for a provincial wage restraint law that was found unconstitutional and ...
Feb 28, 2024

Saskatchewan Roughriders apologize to fans for 'Girl Math' marketing campaign ad
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders apologized Wednesday for issuing a email to season-ticket holders that resulted in a backlash from fans. In the email to season-ticket holders entitled, "Girl Mat...
Feb 28, 2024

Lantigua drives in De Los Santos with go-ahead run as Blue Jays top Rays 3-2
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Rafael Lantigua's seventh-inning sacrifice fly brought home Luis De Los Santos with the go-ahead run in the Toronto Blue Jays' 3-2 pre-season victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesd...
Feb 28, 2024

CFL says it is investigating allegations against Argos, quarterback Chad Kelly
TORONTO - The Canadian Football League says it's conducting its own investigation into a lawsuit issued by a former Toronto Argonauts strength-and-conditioning coach against the club for wrongful dism...
Feb 28, 2024

Large snowfall is a godsend for Caledonia Nordic Ski Club
PRINCE GEORGE - The last week has seen a large amount of snow in Prince George and area, with Environment Canada saying we've seen anywhere from 20-30 cm of snow, depending on the area. With an extra ...
Feb 28, 2024

PWHL announces playoff format that will allow No. 1 seed to pick opponent
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League is adding more outside-the-box rules for its inaugural season. The first-year circuit announced Wednesday that four of its six teams are set to make th...
Feb 28, 2024

Former world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault choose jury trial
LONDON, Ont. - Five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team who are charged with sexual assault in a 2018 incident in London, Ont., have chosen to be tried by a jury. Dillon Dube, Carter H...
Feb 28, 2024

French Senate approves a bill to make abortion a constitutional right
PARIS (AP) - France's Senate on Wednesday adopted a bill to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the constitution, clearing a key hurdle for legislation promised by President Emmanuel Macron in ...
Feb 28, 2024

Former world junior hockey players charged with sexual assault choose jury trial
LONDON, Ont. - Five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team who are charged with sexual assault in a 2018 incident in London, Ont., have chosen to be tried by a jury. Dillon Dube, Carter H...
Feb 28, 2024

Export Development Canada lends Newfoundland hydrogen project $128M
OTTAWA - The federal export credit agency has agreed to lend millions of dollars to a second green hydrogen project in Atlantic Canada. Export Development Canada and World Energy GH2 say they have rea...
Feb 28, 2024