Author Archives:
Opioid overdoses claimed more than 3,200 lives in first nine months of 2018
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has released new data showing that 3,286 Canadians died after apparent opioid-related overdoses between January and September last year. The data also ...
Apr 12, 2019
Amid scandal, audit ordered into Baltimore non-profit's work
Baltimore's acting leader has ordered an audit of a non-profit's management of a $12 million city youth fund after it was tied to distribution of the embattled mayor's children's books. The audit of A...
Apr 12, 2019
Montreal offers to help find new homes for carriage horses as industry ends
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal plans to work with the owners of retiring caleche horses to offer the animals a chance to live out their days in the country once the industry is&nb...
Apr 12, 2019
Thieves make off with popular tourist attraction from Peggy's Cove
PEGGY'S COVE, N.S. - One of the most-photographed Nova Scotians is missing. Shorty, a wide-eyed, five-foot-two wooden fisherman, was stolen from outside a tourist spot in Peggy's Cove, N.S.,...
Apr 12, 2019
Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby undergoes emergency appendectomy
Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby has undergone an emergency appendectomy after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis. The Raptors said the surgery, performed Thursday evening a...
Apr 12, 2019
Laval defensive lineman Mathieu Betts named top CFL draft prospect
TORONTO - Laval Rouge et Or defensive lineman Mathieu Betts has held onto the No. 1 spot in the CFL's Scouting Bureau's final rankings for the 2019 draft. The Montreal native helped the Rouge et Or wi...
Apr 12, 2019
WATCH: Red Deer election candidates make their pitch at Chamber forum
A number of high priority issues were discussed at a candidates forum hosted Thursday night by the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce.All candidates running in the Red Deer-North and Red Deer-S...
Apr 12, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Ex-NFLer Poli-Dixon finds new career in fine art after brief stop in reality TV
TORONTO - Brian Poli-Dixon found himself at loose ends after an injury - ripping his hamstring off the bone - forced him to retire from the NFL. After taking a year off to rehabilitate his ...
Apr 12, 2019
Romania would welcome Canadian help in minimizing gap in Mali: envoy
OTTAWA - Romania's top diplomat in Ottawa says his country is moving as fast as it can to minimize a gap in the provision of lifesaving medical evacuations for injured UN peacekeepers after Canada end...
Apr 12, 2019
Lena Dunham celebrates 1st year of sobriety
NEW YORK - Lena Dunham is celebrating one year of sobriety. The 32-year-old actress shared her milestone in an Instagram post Wednesday with a photo of her flashing a thumbs-up. The "Girls" creator re...
Apr 12, 2019