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Updated legislation aims to tackle discrimination in public service: PSC
OTTAWA - Federal government departments and agencies will now have to evaluate whether their hiring practices are discriminatory as changes to the Public Service Employment Act take effect. Public Ser...
Jul 05, 2023
Yankees pitcher Cordero is suspended for the rest of the season under MLB's domestic violence policy
NEW YORK (AP) - Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero was suspended for the rest of the season by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday for violating the sport's domestic violence policy. MLB said th...
Jul 05, 2023
SOUND OFF: Online bookings now available for pharmacists in B.C.
QUALITY HEALTH CARE IS IMPORTANT to British Columbians and our government is working diligently to take pressure off the health-care system, using as many tools in our toolbox as possible. Pharmacists...
Jul 05, 2023
Evacuated residents returning to Quebec town where landslide killed two people
MONTREAL - Residents of Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region are returning home after torrential rain over the weekend caused a series of landslides, including one that killed two people. An official ...
Jul 05, 2023
Blazers take a pair of Czech defencemen in 2023 CHL Import Draft
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers took a pair of left-handed defencemen from Czechia in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Import Draft.With their first-round pick, the Blazers selected Matteo Koci 58th o...
Jul 05, 2023
Veteran quarterback Masoli to make his first start of the season for Redblacks
It's been a long road back for Jeremiah Masoli. The veteran quarterback will get the start Saturday when the Ottawa Redblacks visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. It will come a year to the day when Masoli ...
Jul 05, 2023
Canada's Raonic a winner in Grand Slam return, beats Novak in Wimbledon opener
LONDON - Milos Raonic made a successful return to Grand Slam tennis on Wednesday with a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Austria's Dennis Novak in first-round action at Wimbledon. The hard-serving ...
Jul 05, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Canadian government suspends advertising on Facebook, Instagram
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the federal government will stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram. The decision comes after Meta began blocking Canadian news content on its Facebo...
Jul 05, 2023
Ottawa man first to face terrorism, hate charges linked to far-right propaganda
OTTAWA - An Ottawa man is the first ever to be charged in Canada with terrorism and hate propaganda offences for advocating a violent, far-right ideology. RCMP say they arrested and charged 26-year-ol...
Jul 05, 2023
More campfire bans coming to B.C. by Friday as dry conditions raise wildfire danger
VANCOUVER - More campfire bans are on the way in British Columbia as warm, dry conditions push the wildfire danger upward. The BC Wildfire Service says, as of noon on Friday, campfires will no longer ...
Jul 05, 2023
