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3 courts, 3 rulings: Carbon tax seen differently in different courts
EDMONTON - Legal experts say rulings from provincial Appeal Courts on the federal carbon tax aren't about the tax itself, but rather the government's legal grounds for it.The Alberta Court ruled on Mo...
Feb 25, 2020
Hurricanes to bring emergency backup goalie Ayres to Raleigh for game
TORONTO - The Carolina Hurricanes aren't done with David Ayres just yet. Ayres, a 42-year-old Zamboni driver, was forced to be Carolina's emergency goalie for its road game Saturday night against...
Feb 25, 2020
Vets with PTSD treated like 'lepers,' doctor tells Desmond fatality inquiry
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A New Brunswick doctor who specializes in treating veterans with PTSD apologized today for comments he made about the Department of Veterans Affairs during testimony before a fatal...
Feb 25, 2020
A pair of WolfPack volleyball players named to CanadaWest all-star teams
KAMLOOPS - A pair of TRU Wolfpack women's volleyball players have been named CanadaWest All-Stars for the 2019-2020 season.Fifth-year Outside Hitter Kendra Finch was named to the First All-Star Team a...
Feb 25, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today/TRU WolfPack Athletics
Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches $1.6B opioid settlement
The generic drugmaker Mallinckrodt has a tentative $1.6 billion deal to settle lawsuits over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis, it announced Tuesday. The deal is intended to end hundreds of lawsuits ...
Feb 25, 2020
Ontario Teachers' fund invests $300 million in New Afton mine near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - New Gold has announced a major cash infusion into the New Afton mine near Kamloops from one of Canada's leading - and most recognizable investors.According to a news release from New Gold, ...
Feb 25, 2020 Image Credit: New Gold
Oilers' Kailer Yamamoto listed as week to week with ankle injury
Edmonton Oilers winger Kailer Yamamoto has been sidelined with an ankle injury. The team says Yamamoto is week to week. Yamamoto was hurt Sunday night in a win over the Los Angeles Kings. A first-roun...
Feb 25, 2020
Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt Trudeau government
OTTAWA - The ghosts of Indigenous protests past have hovered over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his government struggles to bring a peaceful end to blockades that have disrupted traffic o...
Feb 25, 2020
Veteran midfielder Diana Matheson returns to national team after one-year absence
TORONTO - Veteran Diana Matheson returns to the national team after a one-year injury absence for the Tournoi de France, an elite women's soccer tournament. Coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller announced his s...
Feb 25, 2020
CRIME STOPPERS: Crimes of the week — February 25, 2020
KAMLOOPS - Here are the Kamloops Crime Stoppers crimes of the week for February 25, 2020.Crime of the week #1Kamloops Crime Stoppers would like to track down a suspected thief who was wearing unique t...
Feb 25, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
