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Russian winger Andrei Kuzmenko to sign with Canucks: player, agent
VANCOUVER - Andrei Kuzmenko has chosen the Canucks. The Russian winger's agent, Dan Milstein, tweeted Monday his client intends to sign with Vancouver when free agency opens July 13. Kuzmenko also pos...
Jun 20, 2022

MPs may get panic buttons to boost security, after minister says he got death threats
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he is looking into giving MPs panic buttons to increase their personal security. In an interview, Mendicino revealed he has been subject to death t...
Jun 20, 2022

Luxembourg's royal family took refuge in Canada during Second World War: Crown Prince
OTTAWA - The Crown Prince of Luxembourg, who is in Toronto on an official trade visit, is highlighting how family his took refuge in Canada during the Second World War. Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Ma...
Jun 20, 2022

Federal Court approves class-action on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Canada has certified a class-action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children who were taken from their families and placed i...
Jun 20, 2022

Experts last to testify at coroner's inquiry into Quebec teen's police shooting death
SHERBROOKE, Que. - An expert told a Quebec coroner's inquiry into the police shooting of a 17-year-old teen today that the longer an intervention goes, the better the chance of a peaceful outcome. He ...
Jun 20, 2022

Preliminary hearing for accused in Moosomin homicide set for November
A preliminary hearing for one of the accused in the Damian Moosomin homicide investigation is now scheduled for this fall.Stormy Wapass-Semaganis, 24, of Edmonton, Alta., facing a charge of first-degr...
Jun 20, 2022

Hall of Famer Greg Vavra hoping Rourke can continue to blossom with B.C. Lions
Greg Vavra is firmly in B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke's corner. Rourke, a 24-year-old from Victoria, accounted for five touchdowns (five passing, two rushing) in B.C.'s season-opening 59-15 hom...
Jun 20, 2022

Canada's Masse wins third straight world 100 backstroke medal with silver in Budapest
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Kylie Masse took silver in the women's 100-metre backstroke at the world aquatic championships, finishing just short of a third straight world title in the event. Masse, from LaSal...
Jun 20, 2022

COVID levels continue to remain low in P.A. & North Battleford: study
Prince Albert and North Battleford are continuing to trend in the right direction when it comes to COVID.That's according to the University of Saskatchewan which continues to study the virus in each c...
Jun 20, 2022

Israel coalition agrees to dissolve, hold new elections
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's office announced Monday that his weakened coalition will be disbanded and the country will head to new elections. Bennett has struggled to kee...
Jun 20, 2022