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Montreal Alouettes GM Maciocia dips into free-agent waters to short up club's defence
Danny Maciocia held true to his word Tuesday. Last week, the Montreal Alouettes GM said he expected to look toward defensive help in CFL agency. Maciocia did just that Tuesday, signing six defensive p...
Feb 09, 2021
Bell abandoning all-sports format at radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton
Bell is dumping an all-sports format at three of its radio stations in Canada. The company said on Tuesday that TSN 1040 AM in Vancouver, TSN 1290 AM in Winnipeg and TSN 1150 AM in Hamilton will no lo...
Feb 09, 2021
Marco Muzzo, drunk driver who killed four, granted full parole
A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather in a crash that captured national attention was granted full parole Tuesday more than five years after the incident.The deci...
Feb 09, 2021
Penguins hire Hextall as GM, Burke as director of hockey ops
PITTSBURGH - Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins are turning to a former rival to help them keep the Stanley Cup window open for Sidney Crosby and company. The team hired former Philadelphia Fly...
Feb 09, 2021
Spy chief says China is bent on stealing Canadian secrets, silencing critics
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns that China is undermining Canada through its efforts to steal valuable technology and silence critics of Beijing's policies. In a ...
Feb 09, 2021
10,000 B.C. waterfront workers to receive anti-harassment, anti-violence training
VANCOUVER - A violence and harassment prevention training program aims to shift what has traditionally been the white, male-dominated culture of British Columbia's waterfront workplaces. Federal Labou...
Feb 09, 2021
Police: Multiple people shot at Minnesota clinic; 1 detained
BUFFALO, Minn. - Multiple people were shot at a Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday and someone was taken into custody afterward, police said. The shooting happened at an Allina clinic in Buffalo, a ci...
Feb 09, 2021
Questions arise over protections from reinstated Alberta coal policy
EDMONTON - Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining. Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Monday brought back a...
Feb 09, 2021
NBA names Raptors 905 top G League franchise for 2019-20 season
Raptors 905 has been named the NBA G League franchise of the year for the 2019-20 season.The NBA announced Tuesday that the Toronto Raptors' affiliate is being given the annual award for its performan...
Feb 09, 2021
Construction begins on $16m project to expand Hammond Bay Elementary
NANAIMO - A north Nanaimo elementary school is undergoing a substantial expansion. The ministry of education on Tuesday, Feb. 9 announced construction had begun at Hammond Bay Elementary to add 12 cla...
Feb 09, 2021