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Rugby Canada and players association settle on three-year labour agreement
Rugby Canada and the Canadian Rugby Players Association have agreed on a three-year collective agreement. While details of the deal were not released, veteran back Ben LeSage called it "an important s...
Feb 08, 2024
Star receiver Schoen said no offer was good enough to entice him away from Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Dalton Schoen is confident he didn't make a mistake by re-signing with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The team's top receiver inked a one-year deal on Tuesday after drawing interest from some C...
Feb 08, 2024
Climate scientist Michael Mann wins defamation suit over comparison to molester, jury decides
WASHINGTON (AP) - A jury on Thursday in Washington D.C. said climate scientist Michael Mann was defamed 12 years ago when a pair of conservative writers compared his depictions of global warming to a ...
Feb 08, 2024
Canadian Eddie Brahimir looks to leave mark on Power Slap card in Las Vegas
With all eyes on the Super Bowl in Las Vegas this weekend, Canadian Eddie (Spaghetti) Brahimir is ready to make his own mark in Sin City. Preferably on the face of American middleweight Branden (The B...
Feb 08, 2024
Push to change national bar association's position on assisted dying expansion fails
OTTAWA - The Canadian Bar Association has voted to maintain its support for expanding assisted dying eligibility to people whose sole condition is a mental illness. Lawyers belonging to the national a...
Feb 08, 2024
No layoffs or closures says buyer of 21 Bell radio stations in B.C.
COURTENAY, B.C. - The president of the company buying 21 B.C. radio stations from Bell Media says there won't be any closures or layoffs. Vista Radio president Bryan Edwards says the stations have a t...
Feb 08, 2024
'My heart is full:' Women of Influence Awards honours Nanaimo's influential figures
NANAIMO - A first-of-its-kind award ceremony took place in the Harbour City Wednesday, honouring the very best women, gender diverse, non-binary and two-spirited local residents. The Women of Influenc...
Feb 08, 2024
Puberty blockers can't be started at 18 when youth have already developed: experts
VANCOUVER - Puberty blockers have been in the spotlight since Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced plans last week to ban the medications for children 15 and younger, unless they have already star...
Feb 08, 2024
Grieving parents said they were told to pay $200 to meet Quebec minister
QUEBEC - The parents of a woman who was killed in a car crash say the Coalition Avenir Qubec party offered access to the provincial transport minister for $100 per person. Antoine Bittar and lizabeth ...
Feb 08, 2024
Boeser reflects on journey to crack 30 goal mark for Canucks
VANCOUVER - Brock Boeser has spoken over the years about wanting to crack the 30 goal mark after getting close in his first season with the Vancouver Canucks. This NHL season, he jokes that by avoidin...
Feb 08, 2024