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Goalie Mike Smith signs two-year, US$4.4-million extension with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - Goalie Mike Smith is staying in Edmonton after signing a two-year extension with the Oilers. The team officially announced the deal Saturday, saying in a statement that Smith's contract has...
Jul 24, 2021
Number of active wildfires in B.C. drops, one evacuation order lifted
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says there are 258 wildfires currently burning in the province. That's down from 275 fires reported in its last update Friday, and down from about 300 earlier in th...
Jul 24, 2021
Number of active wildfires in B.C. drops, one evacuation order lifted
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says there are 258 wildfires currently burning in the province. That's down from 275 fires reported in its last update Friday, and down from about 300 earlier in th...
Jul 24, 2021
A study in perseverance, forward Tyler Pasher works his way back into Canada fold
Tyler Pasher's soccer career has been a study in perseverance. The 27-year-old winger from Elmira, Ont., received Canada call-ups in 2015 from Benito Floro and 2017 by Octavio Zambrano. But he never s...
Jul 24, 2021
Controversial Montreal Canadiens draft pick 'deeply regrets' sharing intimate photo
A prospect selected by the Montreal Canadiens in a controversial move at the NHL entry draft on Friday says he believes the team can help make him a better person. Logan Mailloux spoke with reporters ...
Jul 24, 2021
Man arrested after pickup truck crashes into Montreal business, police say
MONTREAL - A man was arrested for possible drunk driving after his vehicle crashed into a store in Montreal. An emergency call was placed at about 2:30 a.m., indicating that a pickup truck smashed int...
Jul 24, 2021
Three refugee athletes competing in Tokyo heading to Ontario college
TORONTO - Three refugees from South Sudan competing at the Olympics will be heading to a Canadian college this fall under a program that gives students displaced by conflict a chance to pursue their a...
Jul 24, 2021
Film festival looks to broaden reach with virtual event
NANAIMO -Organizers of an emerging film festival are confident the event can reach more people, despite the event shifting online due to the pandemic.The 16th annual Vancouver Island Short Film Festiv...
Jul 24, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jul 24, 2021
Wildfire report author says heat dome highlights need for new plans in wildfire fight
One of the authors of a report examining what went wrong during British Columbia's extraordinary wildfire season in 2017 says this year's unprecedented heat dome demands new ways of approaching extrem...
Jul 24, 2021