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Mike Smith makes 38 saves as Oilers shut out reeling Canadiens 3-0
MONTREAL - After starting the season on long-term injured reserve and missing the first month of action, Mike Smith wanted to make sure he was well prepared when he finally returned to the Edmonton Oi...
Feb 11, 2021
Stay of proceedings for ex-gymnastics coach facing sex assault charges in Montreal
MONTREAL - A former gymnastics coach facing assault and sex assault charges received a stay of proceedings Thursday due to major issues with the notes of a police investigator. Michel Arsenault, 59, w...
Feb 11, 2021
Court documents says mass shooter's spouse was beaten, begged for life before escape
HALIFAX - The spouse of the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia told police that on the night he began his rampage she was beaten and shot at, and she begged for her life before she managed to ...
Feb 11, 2021
Cut police, build affordable housing instead, says B.C. human rights commissioner
VICTORIA - The all-party committee tasked with reviewing British Columbia's Police Act should consider deploying fewer police officers and using the money saved to build affordable housing, says the p...
Feb 11, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. There are 817,163 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 817,163 confirmed cases (37,747 active, 7...
Feb 11, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 32,101 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,186,0...
Feb 11, 2021
Military police investigated Vance in 2015, no charges laid, DND says
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says military police opened an investigation in 2015 into Gen. Jonathan Vance's conduct while he was serving in Italy the previous year, but that no charges...
Feb 11, 2021
Senators demand race-based data on who requests, receives MAID in Canada
OTTAWA - Senators want the federal government to collect race-based data on who requests and receives medical assistance in dying in Canada. They approved Thursday an amendment to Bill C-7 requiring t...
Feb 11, 2021
Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79
NEW YORK - Chick Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has died. He was 79. Core...
Feb 11, 2021
Ottawa approves Air Canada's $190-million Transat purchase
Canada's travel landscape is about to change after the federal government approved Air Canada's $190-million purchase of Transat A.T., after COVID-19 diminished the deal's value. Transport Minister Om...
Feb 11, 2021