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Federal agency targeting illegal wildlife trade through financial intelligence
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency is stepping up the fight against the illicit wildlife trade by taking aim at the criminals who reap big profits from the global racket. The Financial Tr...
Jan 31, 2023
Time is of the essence to bring in and enforce new long-term care standards: authors
OTTAWA - Proposed new standards for long-term care issued by a panel of experts at the Health Standards Organization on Tuesday say residents should get at least four hours of direct care a day and wo...
Jan 31, 2023
Sister of Montreal man who died while illegally jailed wants video footage released
MONTREAL - More than a month since her younger brother died, Sarafina Dennie says she still has trouble eating or sleeping. She says she struggles to understand how her brother Nicous D'Andre Spring -...
Jan 31, 2023
Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 83
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani hospital spokesman says the death toll from the previous day's suicide bombing at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar has risen to 83. Mohammad Asim, th...
Jan 30, 2023
Bridges scores 29, Suns pull away late, beat Raptors 114-106
PHOENIX (AP) - Mikal Bridges scored 29 points, Deandre Ayton added 22 points and 13 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns pulled away late to beat the Toronto Raptors 114-106 on Monday night. The Suns won for...
Jan 30, 2023
Jets rally in third to sting struggling Blues 4-2
WINNIPEG - Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele each scored a pair of third-period goals as the Winnipeg Jets erased a 2-0 deficit and defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday night. Saku Maenalanen an...
Jan 30, 2023
Vancouver Canucks trade captain Bo Horvat to New York Islanders
VANCOUVER - The rebuild of the Vancouver Canucks has begun, with centre Bo Horvat heading to the New York Islanders. The Canucks announced Monday that their captain is heading east in exchange for for...
Jan 30, 2023
Kidnap suspect released day he arrived at Nevada prison
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A man at the center of an intense police search in Oregon after a violent kidnapping last week was released from custody in October 2021 by Nevada prison officials on the same day he ...
Jan 30, 2023
Key points in report on L'Arche International sex abuse scandal involving Jean Vanier
L'Arche International, a non-profit charity that helps people with intellectual disabilities, released a report Monday that identified 25 women who experienced a sexual act or an intimate gesture betw...
Jan 30, 2023
RCMP say unsecured child found in vehicle, driven by drunk driver
A 34-year-old man is facing a number of charges following a traffic stop in Cut Knife Friday night, where a young child was found sitting on a tool box and the driver arrested for being impaired.The t...
Jan 30, 2023