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If Lake Placid becomes the Olympic sliding site, New York's Rockefeller Center will be a big part
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Picture this: A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ceremony at Rockefeller Center a few days l...
Mar 07, 2025
Deaths among central Island homeless spike: BC Coroners Service
NANAIMO - Unhoused people on the mid-Island died at double the rate in 2023 compared to the year prior, according to alarming new data. New data published by the BC Coroners Service on Friday, March 7...
Mar 07, 2025
Sentencing hearing underway for second hit man in Ripudaman Singh Malik murder
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The eldest daughter-in-law of Ripudaman Singh Malik has addressed in court one of the two hit men who shot Malik to death in Surrey, B.C., in 2022. Sundeep Kaur Dhaliwal turned...
Mar 07, 2025
Sentencing hearing underway for second hit man in Ripudaman Singh Malik murder
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The eldest daughter-in-law of Ripudaman Singh Malik has addressed in court one of the two hit men who shot Malik to death in Surrey, B.C., in 2022. Sundeep Kaur Dhaliwal turned...
Mar 07, 2025
Surging Whitecaps, struggling CF Montreal set for all-Canadian clash
VANCOUVER - Three seasons into his Major League Soccer career, the allure of facing another Canadian club hasn't faded for Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ali Ahmed. He's set to experience the exciteme...
Mar 07, 2025
Ottawa Police working on dedicated unit for Parliament Hill area
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Police Service is establishing a dedicated policing presence around Parliament Hill. The federal government is making $50 million available over five years for the Parliament distr...
Mar 07, 2025
More than 450 unhoused people died in B.C. in 2023, almost tripling 2020 toll
VANCOUVER - New data from the BC Coroners Service says at least 458 people experiencing homelessness in the province died in 2023, with the toll almost tripling in just three years. The service says i...
Mar 07, 2025
Jets acquire defenceman Luke Schenn, reportedly add forward Brandon Tanev at deadline
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have acquired veteran defenceman Luke Schenn from the Pittsburgh Penguins for two draft picks ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline. Winnipeg is sending a second-round pick...
Mar 07, 2025
Terry Wilson, who helped Stampeders win 1971 Grey Cup, dead at 83
CALGARY - Terry Wilson, who played nine seasons in the CFL and helped the Calgary Stampeders win the 1971 Grey Cup, has died. The Stampeders said in a release that Wilson died Wednesday after a long i...
Mar 07, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Senators trade Norris, Bernard-Docker to Sabres for Cozens, Gilbert
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired centre Dylan Cozens, defenceman Dennis Gilbert and a second-round draft pick from the Buffalo Sabres for centre Josh Norris and defenceman Jacob Bernard-Dock...
Mar 07, 2025