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Coalition of drug user groups wants court to quash B.C. drug 'recriminalization'
VANCOUVER - A coalition of drug user advocacy groups is taking the federal government to court, claiming the decision to recriminalize public drug possession in British Columbia puts users at increase...
Jun 19, 2024
Coalition of drug user groups wants court to quash B.C. drug 'recriminalization'
VANCOUVER - A coalition of drug user advocacy groups is taking the federal government to court, claiming the decision to recriminalize public drug possession in British Columbia puts users at increase...
Jun 19, 2024
Two-time Olympic medallist Dion retires from Canada's short-track speedskating team
MONTREAL - Pascal Dion has retired from Canada's short-track speedskating team after a 10-year career that included two Olympic medals. The 29-year-old from Montreal announced his decision in a Speed ...
Jun 19, 2024
CFL to begin augmented broadcasts of games Thursday on TSN+
TORONTO - CFL broadcasts are going to look a little different now. Starting Thursday night, broadcasts of CFL games on TSN+ will be available as augmented live streams. Viewers will see locators to he...
Jun 19, 2024
Canada's Raonic loses second-round match to Fritz at Queen's Club
LONDON - Canada's Milos Raonic lost to fourth-seeded American Taylor Fritz 7-6 (5), 6-4 in second-round action Wednesday at the Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament. The 33-year-old from Thorn...
Jun 19, 2024
Health firm settles with B.C. medical commission on extra-billing for health services
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Medical Services Commission says it has reached an agreement with a Vancouver company over allegations that it was extra-billing for health care paid for by the public sy...
Jun 19, 2024
Extreme heat deaths higher among seniors and in cities with more renters, study says
TORONTO - A new report by Statistics Canada says deaths in the country's 12 highest-population cities go up on days when there is extreme heat. The study says people aged 65 and older are the hardest ...
Jun 19, 2024
Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Mark Friedman to one-year deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Mark Friedman to a one-year contract worth US$775,000, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The 28-year-old from Toronto had an assist, 21 penalty...
Jun 19, 2024
Canada lists Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terror group
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has listed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, following months of mounting political pressure to do so. Members...
Jun 19, 2024
Fernandez through to quarterfinals in Birmingham with win over Golubic
BIRMINGHAM - Canada's Leylah Fernandez moved on to the quarterfinals of the Rothesay Classic grass-court tennis tournament with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic on Wednesday. F...
Jun 19, 2024
