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Alberta doctors 'trepidatious' about changes to already fragile health-care system
The new president of the Alberta Medical Association says doctors are "trepidatious" about expected changes to the province's health-care delivery system. Dr. Paul Parks has been touring the province ...
Nov 02, 2023
Death of a player from a skate to the neck reignites hockey's stubborn debate over protective gear
It took the NHL until 1979 to mandate helmets and goalie masks for new players. It wasn't until 2013 that eye-protecting visors became mandatory - grandfathered in for veterans, of course. A handful o...
Nov 02, 2023
Ticats will have to become road warriors to keep Davis's Grey Cup streak alive
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have to become road warriors and register two season firsts to keep Ja'Gared Davis's impressive Grey Cup streak alive. The burly defensive lineman has been a Gr...
Nov 02, 2023
Canada routs Mexico 17-1 at Pan Continental Curling Championships
KELOWNA, B.C. - Kerri Einarson and Canada's women's team finished round-robin play at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships with a 17-1 win over Mexico on Thursday, The four-time defending Ca...
Nov 02, 2023
UNBC School of Nursing doubles their seats in masters program
PRINCE GEORGE-Students looking to get their master's degree for Family Nurse Practitioners will find more opportunities in the North, after UNBC School of Nursing doubled the number of seats available...
Nov 02, 2023
Ottawa Senators forge ahead amid turmoil: 'Got to cut the noise out'
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith says his team will just have to block out the noise moving forward. The Senators fired general manager Pierre Dorion on Wednesday after the franchise was forced t...
Nov 02, 2023
B.C. Indigenous summit addresses the elephant in the backroom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says Indigenous leaders "raise an important point" about bureaucrats standing between First Nations and political leaders on the path to reform. Eby addr...
Nov 02, 2023
Minister intervenes in deportation of man facing death sentence in Egypt
OTTAWA - A man who was set to be deported from Canada to Egypt, where he faces a death sentence, says the federal immigration minister intervened in his case and prevented his removal. Dr. Ezzat Gouda...
Nov 02, 2023
'Abnormal': Quebec says there are still too many asylum seekers entering the province
Quebec's immigration minister says the number of asylum seekers entering the province is "abnormal." Christine Frchette told reporters today that the federal government needs to do more to distribute ...
Nov 02, 2023
Ticats head coach Steinauer won't say who'll be his starting QB against Montreal
HAMILTON - Orlondo Steinauer wasn't tipping his hand Thursday regarding who'll be his starting quarterback Saturday. The Hamilton head coach says he's expecting both veterans Bo Levi Mitchell and Matt...
Nov 02, 2023