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CFL's top defensive player felt the time was right to take another shot at NFL
For Mathieu Betts, the time was right to make a second attempt at cracking an NFL roster. Betts signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions on Tuesday, shortly after becoming a CFL free agent. The f...
Feb 14, 2024
Veteran B.C. politician Mike de Jong to leave legislature, mulls federal run
VICTORIA - Veteran British Columbia politician Mike de Jong has announced he will leave the legislature after a 30-year career in government and opposition. De Jong, who was first elected as a B.C. Li...
Feb 14, 2024
Low snowpack levels not a predictor of bad Island fire season: Coastal Fire Centre
NANAIMO - Despite a snow pack measured at roughly one third of what it typically is this time of year, regional fire crews aren't concerned...yet.As rain deficits increase with each passing month, and...
Feb 14, 2024
Bombers feeling pinch after signing Oliveira, Schoen to lucrative contracts
WINNIPEG - Kyle Walters suddenly realized that the cupboard was almost bare after convincing the two most coveted free agents to return to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Bombers general manager signed...
Feb 14, 2024
Confidence is key to Juraj Slafkovsky's recent success with Canadiens
BROSSARD, Que. - Juraj Slafkovsky can't quite put his finger on how he's turned his season around. His Montreal Canadiens teammates, however, see it clearly - he's a young talent who's playing with a ...
Feb 14, 2024
Manitoba child advocate calls for more supports after family killed
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's child advocate is calling on the provincial government to better support youth impacted by intimate partner violence after a man was charged with killing five family members, inc...
Feb 14, 2024
Sorensen named to Canada's figure skating world championships team amid allegations
Ice dancers Nikolaj Sorensen and Laurence Fournier Beaudry have been named to Canada's figure skating team for next month's world championships in Montreal. Sorensen and Fournier Beaudry withdrew from...
Feb 14, 2024
Clutch Player: Canadian Nick Taylor thriving under playoff pressure on PGA Tour
Nick Taylor is developing a reputation as one of the PGA Tour's most clutch players, and he's loving it. Taylor drained an 11-foot putt for birdie on the second playoff hole of the WM Phoenix Open on ...
Feb 14, 2024
B.C. cherry growers 'reeling' after January cold snap that damaged buds
The president of the group representing British Columbia cherry growers says this season will be the most challenging in their lifetimes after a cold snap swept over the province last month. In a stat...
Feb 14, 2024
Birth control, diabetes meds could be covered if Liberals clinch NDP pharmacare deal
OTTAWA - Pharmacare negotiations between the Liberals and NDP are on a knife's edge, and the main point of contention is the number of drugs they plan to start with. Two sources with knowledge of the ...
Feb 14, 2024