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Quebec rejects coroner's recommendation to look at .05 blood-alcohol limit
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending the province study reducing the legal blood-alcohol concentration for drivers to .05, but Quebec's transport minister says lowering the limit is not in the ...
Oct 10, 2023
Canadians desperate to help loves ones in Gaza struggle for options
Canadians with families under bombardment in Gaza say they are terrified and desperate to help loved ones in the sealed-off Palestinian territory but don't know how. Reem Sultan, a 49-year-old pharmac...
Oct 10, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Vancouver man, Ben Mizrachi, killed by Hamas in Israel: school head
VANCOUVER - A 22-year-old Vancouver man has been killed in southern Israel after Hamas militants launched a series of deadly attacks on Saturday. The head of the King David High School in Vancouver co...
Oct 10, 2023
Quebec delays opening of representative office in Israel amid Hamas attacks
QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it will delay the opening of its representative office in Israel amid the unprecedented attacks on the country. Catherine Boucher, a spokeswoman for the province's ...
Oct 10, 2023
CP NewsAlert: B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds
British Columbia is the first province to sign a tailored funding agreement with the federal government as part of the $196-billion health accord the prime minister offered provinces earlier this year...
Oct 10, 2023
NHL issues updated theme night guidance, which includes a ban on players using Pride tape on the ice
The NHL sent a memo to teams last week clarifying what players can and cannot do as part of theme celebrations this season, including a ban on the use of rainbow-colored stick tape for the Pride night...
Oct 10, 2023
NHL issues updated theme night guidance, which includes a ban on players using Pride tape on the ice
The NHL sent a memo to teams last week clarifying what players can and cannot do as part of theme celebrations this season, including a ban on the use of rainbow-colored stick tape for the Pride night...
Oct 10, 2023
Soldiers asking for donations to help with housing, food costs: memo to Gen. Eyre
OTTAWA - The military's chaplain-general says many soldiers are struggling with the high cost of living and morale is the lowest it's been in recent memory. Chaplains say in a briefing note written to...
Oct 10, 2023
Should NHL refs speak to the media? Players weigh in: 'Get it from the horse's mouth'
Leon Draisaitl has left the rink frustrated by a call more than once. The Edmonton Oilers star might get an explanation from a referee or linesman on the ice. That doesn't mean Draisaitl is in agreeme...
Oct 10, 2023
Finnish president says undersea gas and telecom cables damaged by 'external activity'
HELSINKI (AP) - Finnish President Sauli Niinist says damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia appears to have been caused by "external activity." ...
Oct 10, 2023