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N.W.T. construction company fined $100K following worker's death
FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. - A construction company in the Northwest Territories has been fined $100,000 after a worker was killed at a site outside Fort Simpson in 2020. Nogha Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guil...
Jun 30, 2023
New coaching experience not daunting, TFC's interim head coach Dunfield says
TORONTO - Interim Toronto FC manager Terry Dunfield has been on the job for four days, but he told the media at his first pre-match press conference that he's working to not let the importance overwhe...
Jun 30, 2023
Provincial booking system for appointments with pharmacists now open
PRINCE GEORGE - A new provincial online booking system was launched, allowing people to book appointments with pharmacists.Starting at the beginning of June, BC pharmacists' scope of practice was expa...
Jun 30, 2023
Biden pushing ahead with new student debt relief plan after Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is moving forward on a new student debt relief plan after the Supreme Court struck down his original initiative to provide relief to 43 million borrowers. Pr...
Jun 30, 2023
Fire damages Syrian tent home of detained Canadian mother and children: advocate
OTTAWA - An advocacy group says a Canadian mother struggling to leave a Syrian detention camp with her six children was dealt another setback this week when a fire damaged their tent home. Alexandra B...
Jun 30, 2023
RCMP says Lytton wildfire probe still active, two years after village's destruction
LYTTON, B.C. - Mounties say their investigation into the devastating fire that destroyed most of the village of Lytton, B.C., two years ago remains "active and ongoing." Staff Sgt. Kris Clark of the B...
Jun 30, 2023
No. 1 overall draft pick Connor Bedard begins development camp with Chicago Blackhawks
CHICAGO (AP) - Connor Bedard is going to work with the Chicago Blackhawks. Bedard is the centerpiece of the team's development camp at its practice facility near the United Center. The high-scoring fo...
Jun 30, 2023
Yukon still waiting for federal support to build flooding mitigation infrastructure
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says the territory is "patiently waiting" for federal support for building mitigation infrastructure after severe flooding in the Klondike Valley this spring. Premier...
Jun 30, 2023
Nashville Predators buy out Matt Duchene as NHL teams prepare for the start of free agency
A handful of NHL teams spent Friday clearing out salary cap space with some big-money buyouts on the eve of free agency. The Nashville Predators led the way by buying out Matt Duchene's contract. The ...
Jun 30, 2023
'Imagine what we can do': Astronaut Jeremy Hansen sees great potential for Canada
As Jeremy Hansen prepares for his mission around the moon, the Ontario-born astronaut is thinking about the ways Canada could help tackle some of the world's most pressing problems. The 47-year-old co...
Jun 30, 2023