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Defence chief looking at ways to speed up military inquiries into deaths
OTTAWA - The military’s top general says he is not satisfied with the length of time it takes the Canadian Forces to conduct internal inquiries into suspected suicides and other deaths and is lo...
Jun 7, 2018
Knights centre William Karlsson will play in must-win Game 5 of Cup final
LAS VEGAS - Vegas Golden Knights centre William Karlsson will be in the lineup tonight with his team facing elimination in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final. The 25-year-old Swede took part in todayR...
Jun 7, 2018
Coroner says illicit-drug deaths spiked in one B.C. health authority in April
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Coroners Service says the number of suspected overdose deaths involving illicit drugs decreased by 23 per cent in April compared with a near-record month of fatalities ...
Jun 7, 2018
Another group of residents seeks to sue CP Rail over Lac-Megantic rail disaster
MONTREAL - A new group of mostly Lac-Megantic residents is seeking authorization from Quebec Superior Court to sue for economic and moral damages worth upwards of $5 million relating to the Lac-Megant...
Jun 7, 2018
Toronto's Andrew Nembhard captains Canada in U18 FIBA Americas championship
TORONTO - Andrew Nembhard headlines Canada’s team for next week’s FIBA U18 Americas championship in St. Catharines, Ont. Canadian coach Dave Smart released his 12-man roster on Thursday, a...
Jun 7, 2018
Toronto FC hopes the time is right to return Michael Bradley to midfield role
Michael Bradley’s adventure in defending started in Mexico, in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final after Toronto FC Drew Moor went down in training. “I looked at (Bradley...
Jun 7, 2018
Roll up your sleeve for BIG 105 and 106.7 THE DRIVE's Blood-a-thon
On Monday, June 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., BIG105 and 106.7 The Drive are asking listeners to save a life and donate blood! It's as easy as texting blood to 34-DRIVE or 34-60-105 where Canadian Blood S...
Jun 7, 2018
Blue Bombers starting QB Nichols to miss 4-6 weeks with knee injury
WINNIPEG - It could have been much worse. That was the overriding reaction to news Thursday that Winnipeg Blue Bombers starting quarterback Matt Nichols will miss four-to-six weeks with an unspecified...
Jun 7, 2018
Capitals head coach Barry Trotz soaking in Cup experience after long road
LAS VEGAS - Barry Trotz waited a long time - 26 years behind professional hockey benches, to be exact - before getting his first crack at competing for a Stanley Cup. The head coach of the Washington ...
Jun 7, 2018
Wandering caterpillars make for slippery road in Maine
BLUE HILL, Maine - Drivers: Better watch out for caterpillars in one Maine town. The Maine Department of Transportation posted an alert for two days that the insects were making things slippery along ...
Jun 7, 2018