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'We never got to the position we're in today:' Snuneymuxw First Nation, BC Ferries sign landmark agreement
NANAIMO - It's being billed as a path forward and a starting point for a better relationship.A new agreement between Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) and BC Ferries is the first one of its kind for the f...
Jul 28, 2022
Senators, Mathieu Joseph agree to terms on four-year contract extension
The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms with forward Mathieu Joseph on a four-year contract extension worth US$11.8 million on Thursday. Ottawa acquired Joseph through a trade with the Tampa Bay Ligh...
Jul 28, 2022
Canadian rider Alex Cataford breaks collarbone after going down in Spain one-day race
Canadian cyclist Alex Cataford will be out four to six weeks after breaking his collarbone in the Prueba Villafranca-Ordiziako Klasik one-day race. The 28-year-old from Ottawa went down when his front...
Jul 28, 2022
Blue Jays president Shapiro says he supports ActiveTO after asking for it to be moved
Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro says his comments about ActiveTO in early June were widely misinterpreted. Shapiro spoke with reporters on Thursday, his first public appearance since writing ...
Jul 28, 2022
Daley protests LGBTQ+ intolerance at Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley protested intolerance toward the LGBTQ+ community at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. The British diver, who is ma...
Jul 28, 2022
Daley protests LGBTQ+ intolerance at Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley protested intolerance toward the LGBTQ+ community at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. The British diver, who is ma...
Jul 28, 2022
Highway double take: Albuquerque sign spelled without 'R'
ALBUQUERQUE, N,M. (AP) - It made drivers on Route 66 and Interstate 40 in New Mexico do double takes. A newly upgraded state Department of Transportation sign erected last week that pointed drivers to...
Jul 28, 2022
Judge denies bail for accused Nanaimo murderer
NANAIMO - A woman charged with murdering her ex-boyfriend in Nanaimo lost her bid to be freed prior to going on trial.Paris Jayanne Laroche, 26, was denied bail following a 35-minute decision read out...
Jul 28, 2022
Morales-Williams persevered through pandemic to become one of Canada's top sprinters
Virtually every day after COVID-19 closed high schools and shuttered sports facilities in Ontario, Christopher Morales-Williams would get dressed as if he was going to track practice. Instead, the 17-...
Jul 28, 2022
Toronto FC looks to move on after painful penalty shootout loss in cup final
TORONTO - Having lost one cup final this week in a painful penalty shootout, Toronto FC now sees itself facing 12 more. That's how many games left Toronto (6-12-4) has left in the MLS regular season. ...
Jul 28, 2022