The International Ice Hockey Federation has confirmed the postponement of the women’s world hockey championship in Nova Scotia to May 6-16.
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Olympic champion Kingsbury calls for urgent action to allow sport in Quebec schools
Reigning Olympic and world moguls champion Mikael Kingsbury is urging Quebec Premier François Legault to take urgent action to help return organized sport to schools amid the COVID-19 restrictions.
Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons cautions doctor after complaints about COVID-19 tweets
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has issued three cautions to Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill after receiving complaints about her tweets about the pandemic, which it ruled were “irresponsible.”
Union supports Alberta NDP’s demand for inquiry into deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Red Deer slaughterhouse
The Olymel plant in Red Deer is reopening Thursday after a COVID-19 outbreak linked to more than 500 cases and 3 worker deaths. Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is calling on the province to delay that, and launch a public inquiry into what happened.
Meng Wanzhou’s lawyer claims Trump reduced Huawei exec from human being to ‘chattel’
A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou accused former U.S. president Donald Trump Wednesday of leaving a “stain” on the Canadian justice system by threatening to intervene in extradition proceedings against the Huawei executive in pursuit of a trade deal with China.
Extortionist demanding $1M murdered unconnected Alberta man to prove he meant business, Crown suggests
One day after a Medicine Hat, Alta., man received a letter that demanded $1 million and included a vow that somebody would be murdered to prove the seriousness of the threat, a random victim was fatally stabbed in the city, a jury heard Wednesday.
Alberta confirms first long-term care outbreak linked to coronavirus variant
For the first time, an outbreak of COVID-19 in an Alberta long-term care facility as been linked to a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus.
‘Moderate livelihood’ fishermen must operate during commercial season, DFO says
Ottawa will not license any Indigenous “moderate livelihood” fishery in Atlantic Canada unless it operates within the commercial season, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans said Wednesday, siding with a key demand from the region’s commercial fishing industry, while angering Indigenous leaders.
Judge finds Toronto van attack killer guilty of murder
A judge has declared that the man responsible for Toronto’s deadly van attack in 2018 is guilty of 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.
Calgary man murdered mother, stepfather a week after killing girlfriend, judge told in plea
A Calgary man has admitted to murdering his girlfriend, mother and stepfather in 2018. New details about the killings are contained in an agreed statement of facts filed unexpectedly in court Tuesday just days before the jury trial for Dustin Duthie was set to begin. Warning: This story contains details that may be too disturbing for some readers.