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Senators claim defenceman Victor Mete off waivers from Canadiens
OTTAWA - Victor Mete has a new home.The Ottawa Senators claimed the 22-year-old defenceman off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.A fourth-round pick in the 2016 draft, Mete played sparingl...
Apr 12, 2021

Man pleads not guilty to supplying ammunition in Nova Scotia mass shooting case
HALIFAX - One of the three people who allegedly supplied ammunition to the gunman who murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia last spring has pleaded not guilty to the charge. A lawyer representing James Ba...
Apr 12, 2021

Connor Hellebuyck, Auston Matthews receive top weekly honours from NHL
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is the NHL's first star of the week. Hellebuyck went 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average, a .938 save percentage and one shutout to lead the J...
Apr 12, 2021

Small business struggling amid COVID-19 pandemic looks for aid in Liberals' budget
OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of the country's small businesses says many hope the Trudeau Liberals heed their concerns and reshape aid in the upcoming federal budget to help them survive th...
Apr 12, 2021

New regulator to stop sexual exploitation of children online: public safety minister
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government will introduce legislation to create a new regulator that will ensure online platforms remove harmful content, including depictions of ch...
Apr 12, 2021

Alberta updates COVID-19 vaccine rollout
EDMONTON, AB - "We are in a race between the vaccine and the variants [and] right now, the variants are winning that race."That's from Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who provided an update on the provi...
Apr 12, 2021

Court of Appeal restores privileges for man who killed five at Calgary house party
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has restored some privileges for a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed five young people at a house party seven years ago. A provincial mental health review boa...
Apr 12, 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions on the rise in Quebec and Ontario
The number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations is continuing to rise in Quebec and Ontario, prompting concerns about the capacity of those province's health-care systems. Ontario reported 1,646 peopl...
Apr 12, 2021

CFL continuing talks with federal government about return to field in '21
The CFL has continued talks with the federal government about securing financial assistance in an effort to return to the field this season. A source confirmed talks are ongoing. The source was grante...
Apr 12, 2021

Nova Scotia to hold two minutes of silence to honour mass shooting victims
TRURO, N.S. - Nova Scotia's premier is inviting people in the province to participate in two minutes of silence this Sunday for those lost in last year's mass shooting. Iain Rankin says he will be att...
Apr 12, 2021