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Victoria police chief quits as watchdog conducts investigation involving tweets
Victoria’s suspended police chief quit Thursday amid an investigation into his sexually charged Twitter messages to the wife of a subordinate officer. The Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board sai...
May 18, 2017
Pens won't say who starts Game 4; Fleury pulled in Game 3 loss
OTTAWA - Marc-Andre Fleury or Matt Murray? The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t saying which of their two goaltenders will start Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final. Head coach Mike Sullivan said a...
May 18, 2017
Social Media Breakfast Red Deer celebrates golden milestone
It started out as a small gathering among friends and has grown to become one of the most popular monthly events in our city. Social Media Breakfast Red Deer held its 50th event Thursday morning at Th...
May 18, 2017
Students test forensic investigation skills at St. Francis
It was a case of whodunit at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School on Thursday. Close to 200 grade six students were treated to forensic science-focused activities, courtesy of Let's Talk Science and st...
May 18, 2017
Canadian infrastructure deals scarce but would be welcome: CPPIB chief executive
TORONTO - Officials from the country’s largest pension fund said Thursday they’d welcome the opportunity to invest in Canadian infrastructure but there’s been a limited supply of sui...
May 18, 2017
Trudeau talks tech at top studio in B.C. after meeting with Washington governor
BURNABY, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demonstrated a new virtual camera used by game makers at an Electronic Arts Canada studio near Vancouver on Thursday after promoting the country’s t...
May 18, 2017
Senator apologizes for use of N-word during testimony on transgender rights bill
OTTAWA - Sen. Andre Pratte apologized Thursday for using a notorious racial slur during a Senate committee hearing, where he uttered the so-called “N-word” as an example of an epithet that...
May 18, 2017
Salford releases Australian winger who racially abused Toronto Wolfpack prop
SALFORD, England - Winger Justin Carney, suspended eight games for racially abusing a Toronto Wolfpack player, is leaving the Salford Red Devils. Carner landed on his feet, joining Hull Kingston Rover...
May 18, 2017
Almost 40 per cent of Canadians eat lunch at their desks, new research shows
MONTREAL - Almost 40 per cent of Canadians are eating lunch at their desks - a number that reflects increasing workplace pressures as well as shifting attitudes toward meals, says the lead author of a...
May 18, 2017
Gender-neutral birth certificates could be issued in Ontario by 2018
TORONTO - Gender-neutral birth certificates could be issued in Ontario as early as next year, provided the province can work out bureaucratic hurdles involving other governments. Ontario’s minis...
May 18, 2017