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Nurse-patient ratios at B.C. hospitals set to expand in fall, says health minister
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says minimum nurse-to-patient ratios meant to improve care and strengthen the health-care system have now been established for most hospital set...
Sep 18, 2024
Canadian Futures Showcase is a destination for amateur baseball prospects and scouts
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays' Canadian Futures Showcase has become a destination for young baseball prospects and scouts alike. Hosted by the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy at Rogers Centre, th...
Sep 18, 2024
Capitals winger T.J. Oshie is expected to go on long-term injured reserve with chronic back problems
Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie is expected to go on long-term injured reserve this season because of chronic back problems. The team announced Wednesday that Oshie will be listed as injured at ...
Sep 18, 2024
Ottawa Redblacks try again to punch their ticket to '24 CFL playoffs
Dru Brown and the Ottawa Redblacks will give it another try. For a second straight week, the Redblacks (8-4-1) will attempt to clinch an East Division playoff spot with a victory. Ottawa was in a simi...
Sep 18, 2024
Haiti creates a provisional electoral council to prepare for the first elections since 2016
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Haiti's government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council long sought by the international community to prepare the troubled Caribbean country for its first ...
Sep 18, 2024
RCMP feared they didn't have enough evidence to hold terror suspect sought by U.S.
MONTREAL - Court documents filed in the case of a Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City reveal the RCMP didn't have enough evidence to hold him in Canada. ...
Sep 18, 2024
N.B. election campaign to kick off Thursday, with economy and health major themes
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is expected to officially kick off a provincial election campaign Thursday morning with a visit to the lieutenant-governor. Opposition parties have got...
Sep 18, 2024
All 16 soldiers injured in CFB Valcartier training accident released from hospital
SAINT-GABRIEL-DE-VALCARTIER, Que. - All 16 Canadian soldiers sent to hospital after they were injured on a Quebec military base have been released. The Canadian Armed Forces said two armoured vehicles...
Sep 18, 2024
Blue Jackets open camp amid lingering grief over death of Johnny Gaudreau
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Columbus Blue Jackets convened for training camp Wednesday weighed down by the grief of losing star forward Johnny Gaudreau three weeks ago. One of the worst teams in the NHL...
Sep 18, 2024
Sidney Crosby is in it for the long haul in Pittsburgh as the Penguins try to rebuild on the fly
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - The standings made it look like the Pittsburgh Penguins were close to making the playoffs last spring. How things look is one thing. How things feel is another. The dist...
Sep 18, 2024
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