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Competition Bureau to launch market study into airline sector
OTTAWA - Canada's Competition Bureau says it will begin a market study focused on the Canadian airline sector. It will look into the state of competition in the airline industry and how governments ca...
May 09, 2024

Hurricanes make change in net. Go to Pytor Kochetkov for Game 3 against the Rangers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Pyotr Kochetkov is set to start in goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 against the New York Rangers on Thursday night, as they make a change in net trailing the second-roun...
May 09, 2024

Qualtrough picks former Ontario chief justice to lead sport commissioner
OTTAWA - Canadian sports minister Carla Qualtrough has announced former Ontario chief justice Lise Maisonneuve will lead the Future of Sport in Canada Commission. The commission's mandate is to delve ...
May 09, 2024

Advocates, executives gather for summit on airline accessibility
OTTAWA - Canada's airline industry will work to create a streamlined intake form for travellers with disabilities, the federal government says. Disability advocates, government officials and represent...
May 09, 2024

London Drugs president doesn't know why cyber attackers struck
RICHMOND, B.C. - The president of London Drugs says he doesn't know why the company was targeted in a cyber attack that forced it to close its stores for more than week, but hackers with sophisticated...
May 09, 2024

London Drugs president doesn't know why cyber attackers struck
RICHMOND, B.C. - The president of London Drugs says he doesn't know why the company was targeted in a cyber attack that forced it to close its stores for more than week, but hackers with sophisticated...
May 09, 2024

Man accused of killing two children at Quebec daycare to stand trial in April 2025
LAVAL, Que. - The man accused of murdering two children and injuring six others after a city bus crashed into a Montreal-area daycare is scheduled to stand trial over five weeks beginning in April 202...
May 09, 2024

Breast cancer screening should start at age 40, Canadian Cancer Society says
The Canadian Cancer Society says all provinces and territories should lower the starting age for breast cancer screening to 40. The current guideline set by a national task force says screening for pe...
May 09, 2024

Start of wildfire season better than last year, but risk is high as drought continues
OTTAWA - The risk of wildfires is high in Western Canada but officials say the situation is better than it was at this time last year. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says there are 90 fir...
May 09, 2024

Top court won't review case sparked by justice of the peace's critique of bail system
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a ruling that allowed a justice of the peace to remain on the bench after she wrote a column critical of the bail system and the conduct of some Cr...
May 09, 2024

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