Author Archives:

Quebec expanding urgent-care phone line to all children amid ER overcrowding
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Quebec is expanding a call-in service that allows parents to book urgent medical appointments for sick children, in an effort to reduce emergency room visits. Health Minister Christi...
Dec 21, 2022

Senators sign defenceman Artem Zub to four-year contract extension
OTTAWA - Defenceman Artem Zub has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Ottawa Senators. The contract has an average annual value of US$4.6 million. Zub will earn $4 million in 2023-24, an...
Dec 21, 2022

Sask. Baseball HOF to spread holiday cheer with open house
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will be holding their annual Open House Wednesday afternoon from 2-4 p.m., in celebration of the holiday season. A staple of the winter months over th...
Dec 21, 2022

Extreme cold leads to flight cancellations in BC, Alberta : In The News for Dec. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec.21 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 21, 2022

Expert details condo conflict resolution process after deadly Vaughan, Ont. shooting
TORONTO - An industry expert says it would have been rare for a court to force the sale of a condo owned by a man who went on to kill five people at his Vaughan, Ont. building Sunday night. York Regio...
Dec 21, 2022

Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2025
OTTAWA - One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing Wednesday. By...
Dec 21, 2022

Extreme cold in southern B.C. after heavy snow creates travel chaos
VANCOUVER - An extreme cold is settling over parts of British Columbia's Lower Mainland on the heels of heavy snow that grounded flights, jammed roads and delayed ferries. Environment Canada warns tha...
Dec 21, 2022

Funeral for Ukrainian girl killed in hit and run will be held today in Montreal
MONTREAL - The funeral service for seven-year-old Ukrainian refugee Mariia Legenkovska will be held today in Montreal. Legenkovska, whose family moved to Montreal this year to flee the Russian invasio...
Dec 21, 2022

B.C. timber industry in throes of change, as premier warns of 'exhausted forests'
British Columbia's forest sector has "never been under greater stress," Premier David Eby says. There is an "inescapable recognition ... that change is needed to ensure our forest industry is sustaina...
Dec 21, 2022

Should Canada should produce more medicine amid ongoing shortages? Trudeau isn't sure
OTTAWA - As Canada faces an ongoing shortage of children's medications, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn't know if ramping up domestic production of pharmaceuticals is the right approach to...
Dec 21, 2022