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Depleted Maple Leafs acquire defenceman Timmins in trade with Coyotes
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired defenceman Conor Timmins from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forward Curtis Douglas. The 24-year-old Timmins has three assists through six games wi...
Nov 23, 2022

Quebec judicial council rejects complaint over judge's sexual assault ruling
MONTREAL - The Quebec judicial council has rejected complaints about a judge who granted a conditional discharge to a young engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism. Quebec court Ju...
Nov 23, 2022

Town concerned about number of discarded needles found in community
Town of Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie raised the issue of discarded needles found in public areas, during this week's council meeting.He said about 12 needles were recently discovered in the cenotaph a...
Nov 23, 2022

Rejecting unproven claims the right way for inquiry heads to proceed: Murray Sinclair
OTTAWA - The commissioner presiding over the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act is rejecting a request from a lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" organizers to call witnesses over an unsubstan...
Nov 23, 2022

Minor injuries reported after crash on 2nd Ave. West
Three people were taken to hospital following a collision in the city on Wednesday morning.Paramedics, fire, and police responded to the multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of 2 Ave and 28 St. Wes...
Nov 23, 2022

Committee announces plans for public space to commemorate Saskatchewan Hospital
The Saskatchewan Hospital Legacy Trail Committee announced a $750,000 fundraising campaign to raise money for a public trail. The committee envisions a paved trail that wanders along the North Saskatc...
Nov 23, 2022

Jury in Nunavut coroner's inquest makes recommendations to government, RCMP
POND INLET, Nunavut - A jury in a coroner's inquest that examined the suicide of a man following a standoff with police in Nunavut has recommended improving cultural and mental health supports and pol...
Nov 23, 2022

Trudeau elaborates on what Chinese 'interference' he discussed with Xi Jinping at G20
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered his most detailed explanation yet about what kind of "interference" he brought up with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting earlier this month. ...
Nov 23, 2022

Jewish groups 'horrified' by video showing Montreal driver hitting baby in carriage
MONTREAL - Jewish groups in Quebec say they are deeply disturbed and horrified after a driver was video-recorded hitting a baby in a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an ...
Nov 23, 2022

New-look Team Canada returns to Whistler for bobsled, skeleton World Cup
Canadian bobsledder Cynthia Appiah knows she's on the radar heading into a new season. The 32-year-old Torontonian grabbed attention last year, finishing third overall in the women's monobob world ser...
Nov 23, 2022