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Vancouver Art Gallery scuttles $600M design of new building, parts way with architect
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Art Gallery says it is not going ahead with a planned design for its new home after construction costs soared by $200 million. Vancouver Art Gallery CEO Anthony Kiendl also s...
Dec 04, 2024
Tyler Seguin needs hip surgery, jeopardizing his season with the Dallas Stars
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin needs hip surgery and will be out four to six months, jeopardizing the season for the 32-year-old now dealing with the second major hip injury of...
Dec 04, 2024
MLS Commissioner Don Garber's contract extended through 2027
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber's contract has been extended by the league's Board of Governors through 2027. The league confirmed the extension on Wednesday ahead of this weekend's MLS Cu...
Dec 04, 2024
Northern Super League players to get helping hand in building their new home
TORONTO - Stephanie Labbe remembers arriving at a new club abroad and having to start from the ground up in building a home. "So many times when I was an athlete and I was playing in Sweden or in the ...
Dec 04, 2024
Head of Canada's diplomatic service holds interference briefing for foreign diplomats
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's diplomatic service says he recently briefed diplomats working in Canada about where their work might cross the line from influence into foreign interference. Deputy Forei...
Dec 04, 2024
Israeli strike on a Gaza tent camp kills at least 21 people, hospital says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - A Palestinian health official said Wednesday that at least 21 people were killed by an Israeli strike on a camp housing displaced people in Gaza. Atif Al-Hout, the dir...
Dec 04, 2024
Israeli strike on a Gaza tent camp kills at least 21 people, hospital says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - A Palestinian health official said Wednesday that at least 21 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a camp housing displaced people in Gaza. Atif Al-Hout, the dir...
Dec 04, 2024
Canadian Elite Basketball League unveils 2025 schedule, longest in league history
An all-Alberta rivalry game will tip off the Canadian Elite Basketball League's longest season ever. The Edmonton Stingers host the Calgary Surge on May 11 in the first matchup of the league's new 24-...
Dec 04, 2024
Canadian Dante Leon looks to make mark in One Championship's submission grappling
Canadian Dante Leon has already turned heads - and twisted more than a few limbs - at the highest level of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Now the 29-year-old looks to make his mark in One Championship's submiss...
Dec 04, 2024
Blue Bombers sign linebacker Tony Jones to two-year contract extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed American linebacker Tony Jones to a two-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Wednesday. Jones was scheduled to become a free agent in Februa...
Dec 04, 2024