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N.S. mass killer shot himself in head as police were opening fire at gas station
HALIFAX - A public inquiry heard evidence today that the Nova Scotia gunman who murdered 22 people in 2020 likely shot himself in the head within seconds of two officers firing on him. Dr. Matthew Bow...
Apr 13, 2022
Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson joins Simcoe County FC ownership group
TORONTO - Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson has joined Simcoe County Rovers FC's ownership group. The League1 Ontario team says the 39-year-old Hutchinson, a native of Brampton, Ont., who captains Turke...
Apr 13, 2022
Ukraine tennis players juggle matches, war raging at home
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - When Ukrainian women's tennis player Katarina Zavatska first learned that Russia had invaded her homeland, she was unable to pick up a racket for more than a week. Every waking ...
Apr 13, 2022
Trudeau says budget measures will help Canadians weather Bank of Canada rate hike
LAVAL, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's new budget will help Canadians weather the Bank of Canada's new interest rate hike, its highest in more than 20 years. Trudeau told re...
Apr 13, 2022
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment chair Larry Tanenbaum joins Steve Pagliuca's bid to buy Chelsea
The bid for Chelsea launched by Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca has added Canadian sports tycoon Larry Tanenbaum ahead of Thursday's expected deadline for improved offers for the Premier League...
Apr 13, 2022
Trudeau welcomes talk of Russia's action in Ukraine as genocide
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says it is "absolutely right" that people are describing Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide. The prime minister says there are official, legal procedures for determining w...
Apr 13, 2022
Going once, going twice: Calgary Stampede canvas auction returns after pandemic delay
CALGARY - The return of the Calgary Stampede's canvas auction Tuesday night mirrored much of the economic uncertainty coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.The event is typically considered a bellwether...
Apr 13, 2022
Lacombe designates 'Flatiron Building' a Municipal Historic Resource
The Flatiron Building in downtown Lacombe has been designated a Municipal Historic Resource.City council recently passed a bylaw, making it so under the province's Historical Resources Act."The Flatir...
Apr 13, 2022
COVID-19 vaccines in national stockpile starting to expire as uptake slows
OTTAWA - Health Canada says almost 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines held in a national inventory have expired since January. That includes more than 420,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine that expir...
Apr 13, 2022
Quebec Halloween night sword attack trial suspended because of COVID-19 outbreak
QUEBEC - The trial of a man charged in Quebec's Halloween night sword attack has been postponed until next week after a second juror tested positive for COVID-19. Carl Girouard, 26, is charged with tw...
Apr 13, 2022