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Canada first to develop medical standards to keep kids from suffering pain in silence
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Health Standards Organization has released a new set of guidelines to help hospital workers manage children’s pain – particularly for those who can’t communicate when they’re hurt. It’s the first national standard in the world focused on pediatric pain. Emergency physician and pediatric pain researcher Dr. Samina Ali says for a long ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASA, CSA name Jeremy Hansen to be first Canadian to encircle the moon
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2023
HOUSTON – Jeremy Hansen, a colonel and CF-18 pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, has been selected to become the first Canadian to venture into deep space. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency made the long-awaited announcement Monday introducing the four astronauts who will steer the next stage of an ambitious plan to establish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court hears legal challenge over a year after government invoked Emergencies Act
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – A national civil liberties group says nebulous claims about economic instability or general unrest weren’t enough to legally justify the Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act early last year. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is among the groups and individuals appearing in Federal Court beginning today to argue Ottawa lacked sound statutory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police probe suspicious deaths north of Montreal of two people who knew each other
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2023
SAINTE-JULIENNE, Que. – Quebec provincial police are investigating after the bodies of two people in their 40s were discovered in separate locations in a community 80 kilometres north of Montreal. Police are not releasing details about the relationship between the two victims but say they knew each other and that their deaths are suspicious. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for April 3 : Who will be the first Canadian in deep space?
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 3 … What we are watching in Canada … It’s like a high-tech, high-stakes Canadian Idol finale – only instead of a recording contract, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Still no sign of missing man whose boat was found near bodies of eight migrants
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2023
There is still no sign of a missing Akwesasne man whose boat was found where the bodies of eight migrants were pulled from the St. Lawrence River last week. Akwesasne Mohawk Police have been looking for 30-year-old Casey Oakes since Thursday, whom officers were searching for when the first bodies were discovered. Oakes was last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who will be the first Canadian in deep space? Officials to unveil Artemis II crew
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2023
HOUSTON – It’s like a high-tech, high-stakes Canadian Idol finale – only instead of a recording contract, the prize is a perilous 10-day journey into deep space and a permanent place in history. Later today, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency will introduce the four astronauts who will steer the next stage of an ambitious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Over a year after government invoked Emergencies Act, court to hear legal challenge
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – A national civil liberties group is set to argue that “nebulous or strained claims” about economic instability or general unrest weren’t enough to legally justify the Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act early last year. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is among the groups and individuals appearing in Federal Court today to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Making things a little more accessible’: Paralyzed Bronco looks to improve buildings
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2023
CALGARY – Spending the last five years using a wheelchair has given former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki a new path forward. The 23-year-old from Airdrie, Alta., says so many times friends and family have had to carry his chair up stairs, wheel him down sketchy ramps and find other ways to get him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Corey Conners wins Valero Texas Open
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2023
Canada’s Corey Conners has won the Valero Texas Open for a second time. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Toronto Raptors clinch play-in spot with win and Brooklyn Nets win
By The Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2023
The Toronto Raptors have clinched a spot in the NBA’s play-in round. More coming... Read More »
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