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Federal government has not created system to source safe supply to reduce overdoses
OTTAWA - Over a year since the federal government's expert task force recommended it create a safe supply of substances to reduce people's reliance on toxic street drugs, the government has not create...
Jul 12, 2022
Quebec reports 23 more COVID-19 deaths, rise of 54 hospitalizations as wave continues
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 23 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus and a 54-patient rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations. The Health Department says there are 1,663 people hospitalized wit...
Jul 12, 2022
Ottawa fast-tracking travel visas for AIDS conference amid sharp criticism
OTTAWA - The federal government says it is now prioritizing temporary travel visas for people seeking to attend the International AIDS Conference in Montreal at the end of July. The move comes as the ...
Jul 12, 2022
Canadian-made tools on Webb space telescope help provide spectacular views of space
LONGUEUIL, Que. - NASA is releasing new photos from its James Webb Space Telescope that offer a glimpse into dying stars and distant galaxies. The United States agency released four new images today d...
Jul 12, 2022
Help wanted. Toronto FC continues to remake roster in search of success
The rebuilding job at Toronto FC is going slow, perhaps slower than anyone but coach Bob Bradley expected. Toronto, which finished 26th last season in the then-27-team league at 6-18-10, currently sta...
Jul 12, 2022
Flyers waive Lindblom, donate $100K to cancer organization
The Philadelphia Flyers placed forward Oskar Lindblom on waivers Tuesday with the intent of buying out the final year of the 25-year-old cancer survivor's contract. General manager Chuck Fletcher call...
Jul 12, 2022
Stampeders receiver Begelton equally adept to catching fish as he is footballs
He's one of the CFL's top receivers, but Reggie Begelton can catch more than just footballs. When the Calgary Stampeders' star is away from the field, he likes being on water and chasing whatever swim...
Jul 12, 2022
First anniversary of Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse marked by memorial, investigations
KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., have released a statement marking the first anniversary of a deadly construction crane collapse in that city. The statement says the detachment is "actively inve...
Jul 12, 2022
Canadians Kamal Miller, Dayne St. Clair headed to MLS all-star game
CF Montreal defender Kamal Miller and fellow Canadian Dayne St. Clair are headed to the MLS all-star game. Miller was chosen as one of commissioner Don Garber's picks. St. Clair gets the nod for his s...
Jul 12, 2022
Zach Collaros, Dalton Schoen and Peyton Logan earn CFL weekly honours
TORONTO - Quarterback Zach Collaros and receiver Dalton Schoen of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary Stampeders kick-returner Peyton Logan were named the CFL's top performers of the week Tuesday. C...
Jul 12, 2022
