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HALIFAX — The rate of injury to Nova Scotia workers continued to decline in 2023 and is down to half the rate recorded 20 years ago, a new report has found. The Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Board says the time-loss injury rate improved to 1.

TORONTO — Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of Canada's team at the 1972 Summit Series, has died at age 79.

TORONTO — Jim Peterson, a long-time member of Parliament from Toronto and former Liberal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 82.

Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and the B.C. Lions have added incentive to win the 2024 Grey Cup. The game goes Nov. 17 at B.C. Place Stadium. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the last CFL team to win a championship on home soil, doing so in 2013.

TOBIQUE FIRST NATION, N.B. — New Brunswick RCMP say seven people have been arrested and face a total of 62 charges related to a kidnapping and assault in Tobique First Nation last month.

SYDNEY, Australia — Front-rowers Sara Cline and McKinley Hunt scored two tries apiece to help Canada to a 33-14 win over Australia in Pacific Four Series play Saturday, a victory that moved the Canadian women up one spot to No.

VANCOUVER — In the quiet and leafy Vancouver neighbourhood of СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Cambie, best known for its botanical garden, playoff fever is about to set in.

ROSEBUD, ALBERTA — The rolling hills leading to the hamlet of Rosebud are dotted with sprawling farms and cattle pastures -- and a sign sporting a simple message: No Race Track.

There's a persistent myth about video games — that they're harmful and cause violent behaviour. That's wrong, says Sarah Stang. "Game content does not cause real-world violence," says Stang, an assistant professor of game studies at Brock University.

Pregnancy is often an exciting and anxious time for parents-to-be. And while painting the nursery and choosing a stroller are typically on the agenda, experts say preparing financially for a maternity leave can help reduce stress later on as well.