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Canadian teams hit halfway mark as drive for playoff spots intensifies
Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs came into the NHL's pandemic-shortened campaign desperately looking to change the narrative. On the heels of another post-season disappointment - this time ...
Mar 12, 2021

4 people in Michigan won January $1.05B Mega Millions prize
DETROIT - A four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot and will receive $557 million after taxes, officials said Friday. The winners claimed their prize weeks ...
Mar 12, 2021

Employee injured in knife attack
QUESNEL - An employee at a business in Quesnel suffered several lacerations while attempting to stop a shoplifter from stealing items from a store this week.Quesnel RCMP Sgt. Richard Weseen says the a...
Mar 12, 2021

Canadian men to face Cayman Islands in Florida in World Cup qualifying match
TORONTO - Canada's World Cup qualifying game scheduled for March 28 in the Cayman Islands will now be played in Bradenton, Fla. The match will be played at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, where the Cana...
Mar 12, 2021

Trudeau says ramped up vaccine deliveries to bring 1M Pfizer doses per week to May 10
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Pfizer has guaranteed delivery of at least 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses per week starting later this month and lasting into early May.Trudeau says the updated de...
Mar 12, 2021

Quebec City Halloween night stabbing suspect returns to court April 30
QUEBEC - The man accused in the Halloween night sword attack in Quebec City appeared briefly before a judge today and will see his case return to court April 30. Carl Girouard, 24, from the Montreal s...
Mar 12, 2021

Whitecaps acquire midfielder Caio Alexandre after transfer with Brazilian club
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired midfielder Caio Alexandre via transfer from Brazilian club Botafogo FR. The 22-year-old Brazilian has agreed to a four-year contract and will official...
Mar 12, 2021

Desmond inquiry: expert says Nova Scotia's health records system is 'antiquated'
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An expert in electronic patient records told an inquiry today that the systems Nova Scotia uses to keep track of patient files are "antiquated" and in need of a significant upg...
Mar 12, 2021

Canadian Premier League looking to add expansion team in Saskatchewan
The Canadian Premier League is looking to add a team in Saskatchewan, awarding "exclusive rights" to an expansion club to a company planning to start a franchise in Saskatoon. But there are more hoops...
Mar 12, 2021

An across-the -board drop in February jobless numbers
PRINCE GEORGE - Statistics Canada says the economy added 259,000 jobs in February, almost wiping out losses sustained over the previous two months. The national unemployment rate fell to 8.2 per cent ...
Mar 12, 2021