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Goalie fights, often a crowd favourite, have almost completely disappeared from the NHL
Watching fights between Patrick Roy and Mike Vernon and Ron Hextall and Felix Potvin in the 1990s, Martin Biron recalled, he always wanted to be the goaltender who could win a bout as the spunky under...
Mar 01, 2024
Obstruction charge withdrawn for Alberta reporter covering homeless camp clearing
EDMONTON - Crown prosecutors have withdrawn an obstruction charge against an Edmonton reporter. Brandi Morin was arrested in January while she was covering police clearing a homeless encampment in the...
Mar 01, 2024
Coach John Herdman says Toronto FC has more work to do with the roster
TORONTO - While the signing of former Newcastle midfielder Matty Longstaff brings Toronto FC to its senior roster limit of 30, coach John Herdman says the MLS club isn't done dealing. "I think anythin...
Mar 01, 2024
Toxic drug deaths in Nanaimo leads Vancouver Island to start year
NANAIMO - While the number of people dying from toxic drugs fell province-wide in January, the greater Nanaimo area went in the opposite direction.Data from the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) showed 13 pe...
Mar 01, 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps look to bring pre-season momentum to home opener
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps' season started early. A shortened pre-season due to CONCACAF Champions Cup action in January and February meant the Whitecaps were back on the field sooner than in...
Mar 01, 2024
Gov. Abbott says Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures
STINNETT, Texas (AP) - The largest wildfire in state history may have destroyed as many as 500 structures in the Texas Panhandle and that number could rise as damage assessments continue, Republican G...
Mar 01, 2024
Ottawa pledges $58.8M to continue local journalism program to 2027
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is extending a program that funds 400 local reporting jobs across the country. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Ottawa will spend another $58.8 million to continu...
Mar 01, 2024
Biden approves military air drops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left dozens dead
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. will begin air-dropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza, a day after dozens of Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter wit...
Mar 01, 2024
Brad Gushue hopes to replicate winning feeling in Regina's Brier
REGINA - Brad Gushue was cruising at the 2018 Canadian men's curling championship in Regina. After winning a first Brier in storybook fashion in his hometown of St. John's N.L. and a world championshi...
Mar 01, 2024
Canada's Morales Williams's world-best 400m effort shows rapid progression
Christopher Morales Williams's progression has been as rapid as his world-best performance last Saturday was shocking. The 19-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., a sophomore at the University of Georgia, won...
Mar 01, 2024