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'Proved that they care': Man who held hunger strike hopeful after suicide bill passes
Last summer, a 24-year-old fiddle teacher walked more than 600 kilometres from his home in northern Saskatchewan to the legislature in Regina after a bill to address suicides was voted down a second t...
May 22, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: More on the Riverside Park decision and high-risk takedowns
SOME FURTHER DETAILS need to be laid out to fully understand how an extremely effective lobby from within the business community quickly worked its way up through the City Hall hierarchy to council.As...
May 22, 2021
Montreal's construction charter aims to end roadwork chaos, but critics have doubts
MONTREAL - The orange cones that line Montreal's abundant construction sites have become a symbol of a city under near-constant repair, spawning cone-themed comics, a board game and trinket versions s...
May 22, 2021
China's Mars rover touches ground on red planet
BEIJING (AP) - China's first Mars rover has driven down from its landing platform and is now roaming the surface of the red planet, China's space administration said Saturday. The solar-powered rover ...
May 22, 2021
NDP demands federal wage-subsidy clawbacks, but critics question feasibility
OTTAWA - The NDP is calling on the federal government to claw back pandemic wage subsidies handed to companies that took advantage of the cash to boost executive compensation, but economists say other...
May 22, 2021
Dry spring can create wildfire trouble for Western Canada: experts
VANCOUVER - Wildfire conditions are cause for concern this year as parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia report either significant drought or record low rainfall between January and Apr...
May 22, 2021
Avs score 3 in 2nd, beat Blues 5-1 to take a 3-0 series lead
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Ryan Graves had a goal and two assists, Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche used a three-goal second period to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Friday night and ...
May 21, 2021
Stastny scores OT winner, Jets take two-game lead in playoff series with Oilers
EDMONTON - Paul Stastny scored the overtime winner for the Winnipeg Jets in a 1-0 playoff win Friday over the host Edmonton Oilers. Stastny's screened wrist shot beat Oilers goaltender Mike Smith top ...
May 21, 2021
Mejía hits grand slam in 12th, Rays beat Blue Jays 9-7
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Francisco Meja hit a grand slam in the 12th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays won their eighth consecutive game by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Friday night. After Jeremy Beas...
May 21, 2021
Matt Duchene scores in 2 OT, Predators beat Hurricanes 5-4
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Matt Duchene scored at 14:54 of the second overtime and the Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Friday night to cut their series deficit to 2-1. Now the Pre...
May 21, 2021
