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Dozen VIU athletes named CCAA Academic All-Canadians
NANAIMO - Student athletes at Vancouver Island University have been recognized for their hard work on the field, in the gym and in the classroom.A dozen VIU Mariners were named CCAA academic All-Canad...
Jun 19, 2025
Toronto Sceptres re-sign defender Kali Flanagan to one-year extension
The Toronto Sceptres have signed defender Kali Flanagan to a one-year contract extension, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Thursday. The 29-year-old from Burlington, Mass., had th...
Jun 19, 2025
B.C. NDP caucus asks RCMP to investigate Rustad's claim of MLA blackmailers
VICTORIA - The chair of British Columbia's NDP caucus has written to the RCMP requesting an investigation into allegations that former members of the Opposition tried to blackmail ex-colleagues. The l...
Jun 19, 2025
Dallas Stars re-sign Matt Duchene to a 4-year, $18 million contract
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Stars have re-signed forward Matt Duchene to a four-year contract worth $18 million. General manager Jim Nill announced the deal Thursday. Duchene will count $4.5 milli...
Jun 19, 2025
Dallas Stars re-sign Matt Duchene to a 4-year, $18 million contract
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Stars have re-signed forward Matt Duchene to a four-year contract worth $18 million. General manager Jim Nill announced the deal Thursday. Duchene will count $4.5 milli...
Jun 19, 2025
Canada to face Mexico, Denmark in Group A of Billie Jean King Cup playoff
TORONTO - Canada will take on Mexico and Denmark in a Billie Jean King Cup playoff from Nov. 14 to 16 in Monterrey, Mexico. The winner of the Group A round robin advances to the 2026 Qualifiers of the...
Jun 19, 2025
Canada's Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov and Diallo all fall in grass-court action
Canada's top men's tennis players all fell on Thursday on the European grass-court circuit. Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., both lost in the Round of 16 a...
Jun 19, 2025
Senators, Fabian Zetterlund agree to three-year, US$12.825M contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed forward Fabian Zetterlund to a three-year, US$12.825-million contract extension Thursday. Zetterlund produced 19 goals and 22 assists in 84 games split between the ...
Jun 19, 2025
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe hospitalized with gastroenteritis at the Club World Cup
MIAMI (AP) - Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been hospitalized with an acute case of gastroenteritis, the Spanish club said Thursday. World Cup winner Mbappe missed Madrid's opening game at the ...
Jun 19, 2025
Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated defense spending increase as 'unreasonable'
MADRID (AP) - Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs that's due to be announced next week, calling it "unreasonable." In a letter sent Thursday to NATO Secretary-Genera...
Jun 19, 2025