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Slain Quebec teen Oceane Boyer remembered as a 'ball of energy' as family bids farewell
LACHUTE, Que. - A Quebec teen who was the victim of a brutal slaying last week was remembered by family and friends on Friday as a helpful, compassionate and energetic force. Hundreds of people t...
Mar 08, 2020

Clean needles in prisons called 'essential health care' in court challenge
TORONTO - Denying drug-addicted prisoners access to clean syringes deprives them of essential health care, which is a violation of their constitutional rights, an Ontario court hea...
Mar 08, 2020

Longtime Montreal Canadiens centre Henri Richard dead
MONTREAL - Henri Richard, the speedy centre who won a record 11 Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, died Friday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 84. The Canadiens c...
Mar 08, 2020

Parrot wins X Games snowboard slopestyle event, McMorris takes silver
OSLO - Max Parrot won the gold medal while Mark McMorris took silver in men's snowboard slopestyle Sunday at the Norway Winter X Games. It was the second medal of the X Games stop for the Canadian sno...
Mar 08, 2020

Tim Hortons, McDonald's Canada stop accepting reusable cups amid coronavirus
TORONTO - Tim Hortons and McDonald's Canada are the latest coffee purveyors to stop accepting reusable mugs brought in by customers amid concerns about the novel coronavirus outbreak. "We will continu...
Mar 08, 2020

Tim Hortons is scrapping Roll Up The Rim cups due to the coronavirus
TORONTO - Tim Hortons says it is getting rid of Roll Up The Rim cups due to the novel coronavirus and is moving much of the annual contest to its app. The coffee-and-doughnut chain is removing al...
Mar 08, 2020

Alberta announces more COVID-19 cases; total at one confirmed, three presumptive
EDMONTON - Alberta's top medical official has announced two new presumptive cases of the novel coronavirus in the province. Alberta is now dealing with a total of three presumptive cases and one confi...
Mar 08, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 11:27 a.m. Alberta's top medical official announced two new presumptive cases of the novel coronavi...
Mar 08, 2020

Police seeking suspects after abducted Toronto teen found safe, police say
TORONTO - A 14-year-old boy abducted from a Toronto street as payback for his stepbrother's alleged criminal activity has been safely reunited with his family, the city's police chief said Friday as h...
Mar 08, 2020

End of Quebec course on religion and ethics seen as win for nationalists
MONTREAL - Since 2008, elementary and high school students in Quebec have taken a mandatory course aimed at cultivating respect and tolerance for people of different cultures ...
Mar 08, 2020