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MP Jenny Kwan tells feds to help Erin Brooks surf for Canada
VANCOUVER - Member of Parliament Jenny Kwan is calling on the federal government to help surfer Erin Brooks compete for Canada in next summer's Olympic Games. The NDP critic for Immigration, Refugees ...
Nov 16, 2023
National Lacrosse League to host regular-season game at Place Bell in Laval
LAVAL, Que. - The National Lacrosse League will host a regular-season game between the Toronto Rock and New York Riptide at Place Bell on Feb. 16, the Montreal Canadiens announced Thursday. It's the f...
Nov 16, 2023
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband with a hammer ...
Nov 16, 2023
Blue Bombers quiet on status of Dalton Schoen and Adam Bighill ahead of Grey Cup
HAMILTON - Kenny Lawler stared daggers when asked how he and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiving corps would step up in the potential absence of fellow wideout Dalton Schoen in Sunday's Grey Cup. Scho...
Nov 16, 2023
Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the game from Truist Park to Denver's Coors Field over objections to changes in Georg...
Nov 16, 2023
Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the game from Truist Park to Denver's Coors Field over objections to changes in Georg...
Nov 16, 2023
Foreign workers who claim exploitation by Quebec company say Ottawa no longer helping
MONTREAL - A group of foreign workers who allege they were lured to Canada under false pretences are accusing the federal government of reneging on its promise to help them get work permits. Octavio Z...
Nov 16, 2023
In Montreal, a visual competition between pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrators
MONTREAL - In Montreal, symbols of the war between Israel and Hamas are everywhere. Jarring signs and graffiti demonstrating support for the Israeli or Palestinian causes have become part of the citys...
Nov 16, 2023
Montreal Alouettes kick returner James Letcher Jr. turns heads after biding his time
HAMILTON - Having waited his turn this season, Alouettes kick returner James Letcher Jr. is making the most of his close-up. Promoted from the practice roster for Week 17 of the CFL season, the diminu...
Nov 16, 2023
VIDEO: Boisvert and El-Tahhan are friends & roommates adjusting to life in the BCHL
NANAIMO - New Clippers Gus El-Tahhan and Samuel Boisvert have moved across the country to begin their junior hockey careers.After finishing last season with the Mount Academy Selects in the maritimes ...
Nov 16, 2023