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Flames trade goaltender Markstrom to Devils for Bahl, first-round pick
CALGARY - Calgary has traded goaltender Jacob Markstrom to the New Jersey Devils, the Flames announced Wednesday. The Flames receive defenceman Kevin Bahl and a 2025 first-round pick in return. Calgar...
Jun 19, 2024
Collaros, Bombers look to snap dismal start to 2024 CFL season
It's only the third game of the season but it is an important one for Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Winnipeg (0-2) hosts the B.C. Lions (1-1) on Friday night following an uncharacterist...
Jun 19, 2024
Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner steps up after playoff benching: 'It pissed me off'
SUNRISE - Stuart Skinner wasn't happy - with himself or the situation. The Oilers goaltender had been pulled after surrendering four goals on just 15 shots as part of a 4-3 loss to the Canucks in Game...
Jun 19, 2024
Calgary marks two weeks of water restrictions; pipe pieces arrive from San Diego
CALGARY - It has been two weeks since a massive pipe ruptured in Calgary, leaving residents under water restrictions. Mayor Jyoti Gondek says it's also the fourth day in a row Calgarians have used les...
Jun 19, 2024
LNG company plans to use 'floatel' near Squamish, B.C., without local permit
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The company behind a natural gas project near Squamish, B.C., has withdrawn its application for a local permit to house workers in a converted cruise ship, and is instead pressing ahe...
Jun 19, 2024
LNG company plans to use 'floatel' near Squamish, B.C., without local permit
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The company behind a natural gas project near Squamish, B.C., has withdrawn its application for a local permit to house workers in a converted cruise ship, and is instead pressing ahe...
Jun 19, 2024
Caeli McKay leads young Canadian diving team into Paris Olympics
TORONTO - After just missing out on a medal at the Tokyo Games, Caeli McKay will look to stand on the Olympic podium for the first time when she leads a young Canadian diving team this summer in Paris...
Jun 19, 2024
After rough season, Canadian men look to last-chance Olympic rugby sevens qualifier
Not much has gone right for the Canadian men's rugby sevens team this season. Relegated from the elite HSBC SVNS series earlier this month in Madrid after a 3-36-0 campaign that ended with 29 straight...
Jun 19, 2024
Health minister says he aims to launch national pharmacare program by next April
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says he hopes to launch a national pharmacare program by April 1, 2025. A pharmacare bill drafted by the Liberals and the NDP has made its way through the House o...
Jun 19, 2024
Canada's population grew to top 41 million in the first quarter: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's population topped 41 million people in the first quarter of this year as it grew by 0.6 per cent. The agency says the population reached 41,012,563 on Apr...
Jun 19, 2024