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Final Senate vote on assisted dying bill set for Feb. 17, days before court deadline
OTTAWA - Senators have agreed to put a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying to a final vote by Feb. 17. That would leave just over a week for the House of Commons to deal with any amen...
Feb 08, 2021

B.C. nurses finishing training to prescribe medication to battle addiction
VANCOUVER - Thirty registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in British Columbia are expected to complete their training this month to prescribe medication to those battling addiction to opi...
Feb 08, 2021

MLS, players approve amended collective bargaining agreement
Major League Soccer players have ratified an amended collective bargaining agreement after the league and the union avoided a lockout by striking a deal that runs through the 2027 season. The MLS Boar...
Feb 08, 2021

Man facing arson charge after fire at Canada Revenue Agency headquarters
OTTAWA - A 33-year-old Ottawa man was scheduled to appear in court Monday after being arrested and charged with arson in connection with what police say was a fire at the Canada Revenue Agency's headq...
Feb 08, 2021

New York Philharmonic launches on-demand streaming service
NEW YORK - The New York Philharmonic launched an on-demand video and audio streaming service Monday called NYPhil+ that is available for $50 annually or $4.99 monthly. Initial selections include David...
Feb 08, 2021

Damian Warner and Co., built a multi-events training facility in old London arena
Damian Warner's training base is a 66-year-old unheated hockey arena that the City of London flagged for potential demolition more than a decade ago. But it's come to feel like home to the Canadian de...
Feb 08, 2021

Quebec man facing weapons charges after RCMP find weapons, homemade bombs
QUEBEC - A Quebec man is facing weapons charges after RCMP officers found about 10 homemade bombs as well as firearms, ammunition and weapons at his home. RCMP say in a news release that 47-year-old K...
Feb 08, 2021

Abusers from Mount Cashel Orphanage allegedly victimized boys in B.C., lawsuit says
VANCOUVER - A lawsuit alleges that a Catholic congregation shuffled abusive teachers from a notorious orphanage in Newfoundland and Labrador to two schools in the Vancouver area where more boys were v...
Feb 08, 2021

Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM Kyle Walters not expecting to be active in CFL free agency
Kyle Walters doesn't expect to be a major player in CFL free agency. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM's focus this off-season has been re-signing key members of the franchise's 2019 Grey Cup-winning team....
Feb 08, 2021

Food, supply flights grounded, operations halted as protest continues at Nunavut mine
Flights have been grounded and most operations suspended at an open-pit iron ore mine on Nunavut's Baffin Island as protesters continue to block the site's supply road and air strip. Hunters from Arct...
Feb 08, 2021