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Canadian amateur sport to receive $72 million in pandemic relief money
OTTAWA - Canada's amateur sports system will receive $72 million from a federal government emergency support fund to alleviate the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal Heritage Minister St...
May 08, 2020
Strategic Council formed to identify sectors hit hardest by pandemic
OTTAWA-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that a strategic council has been formed to identify the hardest hit sectors in Canada.Trudeau opened this morning's address by acknowledging the 2 milli...
May 08, 2020
Canadiens sign defenceman Alexander Romanov to entry-level contract
Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Alexander Romanov to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old had seven assists and a plus-21 differential in 43 games this past season with C...
May 08, 2020
Nova Scotia families seek to certify class action against mass killer's estate
HALIFAX - A lawyer representing families of victims of a Nova Scotia mass shooting in a potential class action lawsuit says his clients are hoping to gain "a form of justice" ...
May 08, 2020
Raptors permitted limited access to OVO Centre as of Monday
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will be allowed limited access to OVO Athletic Centre as of Monday, two months after the NBA suspended play due to COVID-19. The Raptors and Major Lea...
May 08, 2020
SD 57 continues to feed over 500 students during COVID crisis
PRINCE GEORGE - School District 57 has always maintained a school meal and nutrition program to support the health and academic and social functions of vulnerable students. When the COVID pandemic hit...
May 08, 2020
Former N.S. guard faces 13 charges including sex assaults at women's prison
TRURO, N.S. - A year-long police investigation has resulted in 13 criminal charges against a former correctional officer whose alleged assaults of inmates at a federal prison for women in Nova Scotia ...
May 08, 2020
Record breaking unemployment numbers for the month of April
OTTAWA-Record breaking unemployment numbers as the Canadian economy lost almost two million jobs in April, and the spread of COVID-19 forced businesses to shutter temporarily. Stats Canada says the na...
May 08, 2020
NewsAlert: Statistics Canada says nearly two million jobs lost in April
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy lost almost two million jobs in April, a record high, as the closure of non-essential services to slow the spread of COVID-19 devastated the economy and forced busin...
May 08, 2020
Suspicious fire in the Hart
PRINCE GEORGE - A suspicious fire just after 1 a.m. in the 1700 Block of the Hart Highway. Crews arrived to find a large pile of used tires and a 45-foot trailer on fire. The blaze was extinguished. D...
May 08, 2020