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$14.7-million settlement in sex abuse class action against Montreal archdiocese
MONTREAL - A Montreal law firm says it has reached a $14.7-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought against the Montreal archdiocese. The lawsuit covered victims of sexual abuse since 1940...
Apr 13, 2023
CSE issued prompt warning when threat to critical infrastructure first detected
WASHINGTON - Canada's electronic spy agency says it issued a prompt warning when it first learned that hackers had gained access to the country's gas distribution network. Communications Security Esta...
Apr 13, 2023
Health minister says stiffer regulations could prevent Ozempic-type prescribing
RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal health minister says regulations governing medical practice may have to be strengthened in each province to prevent "incompetence" by doctors who could write thousands of ...
Apr 13, 2023
B.C. may provide additional resources as transit police, RCMP step up patrols: Eby
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's premier says Mounties and Metro Vancouver Transit Police have increased their presence and stepped up patrols on bus and train lines so passengers can feel safe when tra...
Apr 13, 2023
Université de Montreal reviewing options for donation linked to Beijing
OTTAWA - The Universit de Montreal says in a statement that it is considering all options in light of new information about a $750,000 donation it received in 2016 that reportedly had ties to Beijing....
Apr 13, 2023
CPL players moving into front-office roles as teams promote from within
Veteran defender Mason Trafford started planning for life after soccer long before retiring as Cavalry FC captain in February. Trafford graduated from UNLV in 2008 with a degree in accounting and, aft...
Apr 13, 2023
Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers out for regular-season finale with upper-body injury
DENVER - Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers will miss Thursday's regular-season finale against the Colorado Avalanche with an upper-body injury, head coach Rick Bowness told reporters. Ehlers' injur...
Apr 13, 2023
'It has become a cycle': Muslim Canadians more vigilant during Ramadan
TORONTO - Mosques across Canada have increasingly had to ask congregants to stay vigilant against potential attacks and harassment during the holy month of Ramadan, Muslim advocacy groups say, noting ...
Apr 13, 2023
Poilievre's pitch to defund CBC while keeping French services would need a law change
OTTAWA - If Pierre Poilievre wants to "defund the CBC" while maintaining its French-language programming, he'll have to overhaul the country's broadcasting law in order to do it. That's according to t...
Apr 13, 2023
Earthquake off B.C. coast measuring 6 little felt, no tsunami expected
VANCOUVER - An earthquake measuring 6 has shaken the seabed a few hundred kilometres off Vancouver Island. The National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska says a dangerous wave is not expected from the ...
Apr 13, 2023