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Senate celebrates Black artists; minister says 'do more' to promote black history
OTTAWA - The first art historian to be appointed to the Senate says the work of Canada's Black artists is not sufficiently recognized or celebrated. But now Sen. Patricia Bovey, former director of the...
Feb 08, 2022

Marner nets overtime winner as Leafs beat 'Canes for sixth straight win
TORONTO - Mitch Marner scored twice, including the overtime winner, to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 win against the Carolina Hurricanes and their old goaltender Frederik Andersen on Monday. The ...
Feb 07, 2022

Murray puts in solid performance as Senators beat Devils 4-1
OTTAWA - Matt Murray stopped 32 shots as the Ottawa Senators beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 Monday night. Nick Paul, Nick Holden, Adam Gaudette and Connor Brown scored for the Senators (15-22-4), who ...
Feb 07, 2022

Police arson unit probes Ottawa fire allegation in heat of anti-mandate protest
OTTAWA - Police are investigating what appears to be an attempt to start a fire in the lobby of a downtown Ottawa apartment building, where tenants say they have been besieged by anti-vaccine mandate ...
Feb 07, 2022

Envelope containing disturbing images and skin irritant mailed to N.S. Tory MP
OTTAWA - A brown envelope containing disturbing images and an apparent skin and eye irritant was mailed to the Barrington, N.S., constituency office of a Nova Scotia Conservative member of Parliament....
Feb 07, 2022

Don McMorris beaming with pride at son’s podium joy
The Olympic experience is different for the McMorris family this time around.Usually members of the family are at the bottom of the slope filled with nerves as Canadian snowboarding star Mark McMorris...
Feb 07, 2022

Potential for slick roads in the Battlefords, Meadow Lake
Plus temperatures in early February are set to provide another road hazard for drivers and pedestrians in northwest Saskatchewan.Multiple areas saw daily highs climb above 0 C, causing mucky road cond...
Feb 07, 2022

Advocates thrilled as court orders Health Canada to reassess glyphosate decision
OTTAWA - A popular weed killer is back under review after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that Health Canada didn't follow its own rules for regulating pesticides and herbicides. It is the latest tw...
Feb 07, 2022

Roughriders release Woodard for opportunity in NFL
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have released one of their leading sack artists so he can try his luck in the NFL.The CFL team announced Monday it had let defensive end Jonathan Woodard out of his contra...
Feb 07, 2022

'I just live one day at a time': former drug dealer charts new path
In the past few years, Prince Albert's Joey Genereaux has gone from being at the top of the city police service's most wanted list, to being in high demand as a motivational speaker.The 40-year-old ha...
Feb 07, 2022