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A former NHL player and youth hockey coach are excited over the signing of Surrey, B.C.'s Arshdeep Bains to the Vancouver Canucks. Robin Bawa, a B.C. Hall of Fame inductee, and Jamie Jackson, Bains' former youth hockey coach, say the Canucks have gained a skilled skater in the Western Hockey League player, who scores goals but also helps protect his own team's net. "Arsh has a tremendous work ethic ... you can't get him out of the rink," said Jackson, who has known Bains since he was seven years

Five people were killed in an overnight collision between a tractor-trailer and a passenger van west of Belleville, Ont., according to police. At approximately 3:45 a.m. on Saturday, the Quinte West detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision on the westbound lanes of Highway 401, between Aikens and St. Hilaire roads. OPP confirmed Saturday afternoon that five people in the van had died, while two more were transported to hospital with serious injuries. The tractor-tra

A P.E.I. woman has raised thousands of dollars to support Ukraine by giving away perogies. Grandma Jaworski's Foods was busy Saturday as hundreds of customers flocked to the Charlottetown Farmers' Market to show support. The owner of the business says the hope is to get some financial aid to people in Ukraine affected by the Russian invasion of the country. "I hope it gets to the ground level really quick because there are people hungry, thirsty and needing provisions, medicines," said Lori Jawo

A Russian missile attack on a large Ukrainian military facility near the border with NATO member Poland on Sunday killed 35 people and wounded 134, a Ukrainian official said. U.S. President Joe Biden has said NATO will defend every inch of its territory if Russia's invasion of Ukraine spills over into member states of the Western defence alliance. Ukraine said foreign military instructors have previously worked at the Yavoriv International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, but a NATO official said there were no personnel from the alliance there.

To overhaul Saint John's bike trails, city staff looked to the bike itself. Inspired by the wheels of a bicycle, the city has a plan for bike lanes that would make the uptown a "hub," with five "spokes" of safer lanes leading to the university and hospital, Millidgeville and the north end, the lower west side and the Greendale area farther west. This plan is part of an overhaul of Saint John's transit system. It replaces the 2010 plan that made big promises, such as a 183-kilometre community net

A new approach to testing for COVID-19 announced this week by the P.E.I. Chief Public Health Office could make claims to the Workers' Compensation Board more difficult, says the Green Party. "To have a COVID claim accepted by workers' compensation, a worker needs three things: medical confirmation that the worker has COVID; proof the worker was exposed to COVID at work; and that the exposure was confirmed to be work-related," said Green MLA Trish Altass in question period Thursday. On Tuesday, P

Canada has announced another round of sanctions against Russia, including high-profile oligarch Roman Abramovich. In total, five top business leaders were added on Friday to the list of those deemed to be enabling President Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine. The federal government also sanctioned 32 organizations and companies associated with Russia's military and security services, including the country's foreign intelligence service. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced the new

The association representing police officers in Prince Albert says its members no longer have confidence in the city's police chief. The news comes amid growing tensions in the northern Saskatchewan city after the death of a 13-month-old boy and the alleged mishandling of the case by police. At a March 3 meeting of the Prince Albert Police Association, a member moved a vote of non-confidence in police Chief Jonathan Bergen, according to a news release from the association. It says 92 of the 102

Russian forces are continuing to pound the port city of Mariupol, which has endured some of Ukraine's worst misery since Russia invaded. (March 12)

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From Tel Aviv to New York City, crowds gathered to ask for peace and an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.View on euronews

Which municipal body did one Ottawa councillor resign from after her "slip of the tongue"? What new curriculum was announced this week for Ontario students in Grades 1 through 8? And what pandemic policy change slated for March 21 is earning the ire of several top health officials? These are just a few of the questions designed to vex and perplex you in this week's CBC Ottawa news quiz. On a desktop computer? For the best quiz-taking experience, click on the arrows in the bottom right-hand corne

In this episode of The Global Conversation Euronews' Efi Koutsokosta speaks to Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas about the ongoing war in Ukraine. View on euronews

Former Quebec premier Jean Charest launched his bid for the Conservative leadership by saying he wants to unite the party, which he believes has spent the past years “badly distracted” and “fractured.” Charest appeared at a brewery in Calgary to kick off his campaign, which he acknowledged is going to be a tough fight.

Two school boards in the GTHA have indicated they want to keep masking rules in place past March 21. The Ford government is telling them to get in line, but some experts say the timeline doesn’t make scientific sense. Matthew Bingley reports.

A Quebec inmate is back in custody, after police say he evaded guards who were with him in hospital Friday morning and took off in a stolen car. Quebec provincial police had been searching for Gaétan Campeau, 49, since Friday morning, when they say he escaped from the custody of correctional agents during a visit to Montreal's Sacré-Cœur hospital. The inmate managed to leave the hospital and flee in a vehicle stolen on site, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) said in a news release Friday. Longueuil poli

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The University of Alberta is offering up to a million dollars in financial support to Ukrainian students who may be suffering financial hardship because of the Russian invasion, per U of A president, Bill Flanagan. "As we continue to watch the devastation occurring in Ukraine, the University of Alberta has a particular responsibility to respond," said Flanagan Tuesday in a news release. He added the school has longtime ties to Ukraine and the Ukrainian community in the city. "We're also home to

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MONTREAL — Dorel Industries Inc. reported its net loss from continuing operations grew in the fourth quarter amid global supply chain constraints and higher costs at its children's products and home furnishing divisions. The Montreal-based company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says it lost US$29.6 million or 91 cents per diluted share from continuing operations, compared with a loss of US$13.3 million or 41 cents per share a year earlier. Its adjusted loss for the three months ended De