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Right whale protection: Conservation group calls for mandatory speed limits for ships
HALIFAX - An ocean conservation group trying to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales says it wants mandatory speed limits in the Cabot Strait. Oceana Canada says new satellite data indicates...
May 27, 2021
N.S. Mi'kmaq to start season with scaled-down plans for fishery in St. Marys Bay
INDIAN BROOK, N.S. - A Mi'kmaq community is scaling down plans for a lobster harvest in southwestern Nova Scotia next week, after Ottawa threatened to pull traps that aren't licensed by the Fisheries ...
May 27, 2021
Mohawk man files rights complaint against Quebec hospital over alleged mistreatment
KANESATAKE - A Mohawk man and his wife are filing a human rights complaint against a Quebec hospital after the elderly man was allegedly discharged from the facility wearing barely any clothes. Winsto...
May 27, 2021
Rebels Grubbe, Masters crack final rankings for NHL Draft
Two members of the Red Deer Rebels have made NHL Central Scouting's final rankings for the 2021 NHL Draft. Centre Jayden Grubbe is ranked 63rd among North American Skaters while defenceman Kyle Master...
May 27, 2021
Canada coach Bev Priestman names roster for June friendlies against Czechs, Brazil
Kailen Sheridan, Sabrina D'Angelo, Adriana Leon and Bianca St-Georges have won their injury battle and will be in camp with Canada for international women's soccer friendlies next month against the Cz...
May 27, 2021
Calgary mayoral candidate arrested in connection with an anti-masking incident
A Calgary mayoral candidate has been arrested in Edmonton in connection with an anti-masking incident at a shopping centre earlier this month.Officers arrested Kevin J. Johnston, 49, without incident ...
May 27, 2021
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares returns to the ice for a skate
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was back on the ice for a skate on Thursday, one week after suffering a concussion and a knee injury in a scary collision. Tavares skated at Scotiabank Arena w...
May 27, 2021
Canada unveils men's basketball roster ahead of Olympic qualifying tournament
TORONTO - Fourteen NBA players are among 21 players invited to the Canadian national men's basketball team's training camp in Tampa, Fla. The team, coached by Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse, will tr...
May 27, 2021
Former HNIC executive producer Shannon thinks Gretzky a 'great choice' for new TV job
Former Hockey Night in Canada executive producer John Shannon offered a quick two-word reply when asked what Wayne Gretzky's greatest challenge would be as a studio analyst for Turner Sports. "Underst...
May 27, 2021
Bob McGhee, former Mayor of Red Deer, passes away
Bob McGhee, who served as Red Deer's mayor form 1980 to 1992, has passed away. McGhee died May 22 at the Red Deer Hospice with his family by his side. He was 88."Mayor Bob McGhee was a faithful public...
May 27, 2021