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Alouettes sign running back Walter Fletcher to two-year extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed running back Walter Fletcher to a two-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Tuesday. Fletcher had 764 yards and four touchdowns on 141 carries i...
Dec 31, 2024
In the news today: Climate change taking toll on Canada's lighthouses
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... 'It isn't a future thing.' Climate change is taking a toll on Canada's lighthouses The recent decision to move...
Dec 31, 2024
'It isn't a future thing.' Climate change is taking a toll on Canada's lighthouses
HALIFAX - For more than 150 years, the stout and tidy Walton Harbour lighthouse in Nova Scotia has stood watch from a cliff overlooking the upper Bay of Fundy. But in recent years, coastal erosion lef...
Dec 31, 2024
Happy Birthday, Celsius! Canada marks 50 years of metric-Imperial measurements
EDMONTON - Happy Birthday, Celsius! Environment Canada's use of Celsius turns 50 years old in 2025. It was the catalyst of a lengthy national metric conversion that abruptly ended a decade after it be...
Dec 31, 2024
'It isn't a future thing.' Climate change is taking a toll on Canada's lighthouses
HALIFAX - For more than 150 years, the stout and tidy Walton Harbour lighthouse in Nova Scotia has stood watch from a cliff overlooking the upper Bay of Fundy. But in recent years, coastal erosion lef...
Dec 31, 2024
Quebec heritage site, former home of renowned artist, destroyed by fire
MONTREAL - A Quebec heritage site on the Island of Montreal that was the former home of a renowned artist has been destroyed in a fire. A Montreal fire department spokesperson says it took some 40 fir...
Dec 31, 2024
Jets having fun soaring to new heights on special teams
WINNIPEG - There were a lot of reasons for the Winnipeg Jets to be happy after they blanked the Nashville Predators 3-0 for their fourth consecutive win on Monday. Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to r...
Dec 30, 2024
'A lesson in penalty killing': Solid PK helps Victoire climb to top of PWHL standings
LAVAL, Que. - The Montreal Victoire's power play may be struggling, but their penalty kill is helping them win games and move up the standings. Montreal thwarted the Boston Fleet's power play five tim...
Dec 30, 2024
NHL roundup: Jesper Boqvist scores twice, Panthers beat Rangers 5-3
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jesper Boqvist scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third, and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Monday night. Eetu Luostarinen, Aleksander Barkov ...
Dec 30, 2024
Charge, Sceptres make four-player trade
TORONTO - Two teams trying to find their stride in the Professional Women's Hockey League have made a major trade. The Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres, tied for fifth in the six-team league with id...
Dec 30, 2024