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Feds move forward on menstrual equity in budget, advocates want it done 'right'
OTTAWA - Over six months since the Liberals committed to creating a menstrual equity fund, the federal government has proposed the pilot project in its 2022 budget. Starting in 2022, the government wo...
Apr 08, 2022
March employment report expected to be relatively flat after blockbuster February
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to disclose this morning how the job market fared in March, a month after a strong report that saw the unemployment rate fall to pre-pandemic levels. The Canadi...
Apr 08, 2022
China used TV, TikTok stars in discreet Olympics campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - A "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" TV star, a Paralympic swimmer and a self-described "brand king" were among the Instagram and TikTok influencers who were paid by Chinese official...
Apr 07, 2022
McDavid scores 42nd, extends streak as Oilers top Kings 3-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Connor McDavid set a career high with his 42nd goal and became the seventh player in NHL history to record multiple point streaks of at least 15 games in a season as the Edmonton Oi...
Apr 07, 2022
Lindholm scores twice, Flames beat Sharks 4-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Elias Lindholm scored twice, Matthew Tkachuk added a goal and two assists, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Thursday night. Trevor Lewis also scored for C...
Apr 07, 2022
Horvat, Chiasson score 2 apiece as Canucks beat Coyotes 5-1
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Bo Horvat and Alex Chiasson each had two goals and an assist and the Vancouver Canucks continued a late playoff push with a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday nigh...
Apr 07, 2022
Auston Matthews sets Maple Leafs season record with 56 goals
DALLAS (AP) - Auston Matthews broke the Toronto season goals record with Nos. 55 and 56, the second 2:10 into overtime to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. Ma...
Apr 07, 2022
Highly pathogenic avian flu found in Alberta poultry, new cases in Ontario: CFIA
EDMONTON - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says bird flu has been found in Alberta poultry flocks and there are some new cases in Ontario. The agency says the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avia...
Apr 07, 2022
Canadiens beat Devils 7-4 for 2nd win in 3 games
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Kale Clague had a goal and two assists, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki each had a goal and an assist as a part of a three-goal first period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New J...
Apr 07, 2022
Siakam has triple-double in Raptors' 119-114 win over Philadelphia
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam had 37 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for his third-career triple-double, and the undermanned Toronto Raptors edged the Philadelphia 76ers 119-114 on Thursday, in a potenti...
Apr 07, 2022
