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Quebec coroner calls for better communication after father kills children, self
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner's report into the 2019 deaths of a Montreal father and his two young children is calling for more communication between public health authorities to monitor the risk of dom...
Apr 12, 2022
Territorial Youth Services announce huge support for expansion project
The Battlefords community stepped up in a big way Tuesday to show its support for Territorial Youth Services (TYS), and help cover costs for the program expansion to build a new facility. Director Per...
Apr 12, 2022
Villarreal stuns Bayern to reach Champions League semis
MUNICH (AP) - Villarreal stunned six-time European champion Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time in 16 years on Tuesday thanks to Samuel Chukwueze's 88th-minute go...
Apr 12, 2022
Sean White named assistant coach of Canadian men's rugby sevens team
Former Canadian international Sean White has been named assistant coach of the Canadian men's rugby sevens team. White will work with head coach Henry Paul and Phil Mack, a former Canadian internation...
Apr 12, 2022
Quebec premier warns Ottawa against unilateral action to protect province's caribou
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says an ultimatum from federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault on caribou protection is interference in an area of provincial jurisdiction. In April 8 to Quebec's...
Apr 12, 2022
Zack Collins brings defensive depth to Toronto Blue Jays' catching corps
Getting up to speed with the Toronto Blue Jays has meant a lot of talking and a lot of bullpen sessions for catcher Zack Collins. The 27-year-old Collins was acquired by Toronto in a trade with the Ch...
Apr 12, 2022
Manitoba budget highlights: Tax rebates and credits, more intensive care capacity
WINNIPEG - Highlights of Tuesday's Manitoba budget: - The education tax rebate for residential and farm properties is to rise to 37.5 per cent from 25 per cent, which would saving the average homeowne...
Apr 12, 2022
Women's hockey and chronic disease philanthropist Joan Snyder dead at 90
CALGARY - Joan Snyder, a driving force behind women's hockey and the treatment of chronic disease, has died at age 90. Snyder died April 7, the University of Calgary said in a statement on the school'...
Apr 12, 2022
Charest, Brown both promise to honour federal child-care agreements with provinces
OTTAWA - At least two of the candidates running for leadership of the Conservative party say they would honour child-care agreements signed between the federal Liberal government and provinces. Those ...
Apr 12, 2022
Battlefords youth soccer programs see growth in registration
With the spring season just around the corner, the local youth soccer programs are primed for a big year. Registration numbers are up for both the recreational and the club leagues with 425 youth regi...
Apr 12, 2022