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Meet Tracker, a handsome boy looking to warm his way into your home
NANAIMO - Tracker is a young fellow looking to charm his way into your heart.The one-year-old German Shepherd Husky mix has only been at the SPCA for a little over a week, but he's quickly become one ...
Feb 08, 2022
Traffic slow through Alberta border crossing after being blocked again by protesters
COUTTS, Alta. - Traffic is flowing slowly through the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta this morning after protesters against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions blocked vehicles...
Feb 08, 2022
Conservatives split on whether convoy protest should stay or vacate Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Conservatives appear increasingly split over whether a protest against COVID-19 health restrictions in the nation's capital should stay or go. Many Tory members of Parliament have pledged ful...
Feb 08, 2022
United States allows shipments of P.E.I. potatoes to resume to Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will allow the resumption of shipments of Prince Edward Island potatoes to Puerto Rico. Exports to Puerto Rico and the con...
Feb 08, 2022
StatCan sees lessons in pandemic census to apply for next go-round in 2026
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada's overseer of the 2021 census says there are lessons for the agency to take from the pandemic count to apply to the next census go-round. Planning for a census starts almost...
Feb 08, 2022
New coach Bob Bradley sees progress with revamped Toronto FC roster
With only 14 returning players currently in camp, new Toronto FC head coach Bob Bradley has taken a sledgehammer to a roster that compiled a dismal 6-18-10 record last season. Brazil's Auro and fellow...
Feb 08, 2022
Veteran running back William Powell returns to Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - Veteran American running back William Powell is back with the Ottawa Redblacks. Powell, 33, re-signed with Ottawa as a free agent Tuesday. He began his CFL career with the Redblacks (2015-18)...
Feb 08, 2022
Former Oilers executive Jeff Harrop appointed president of FC Edmonton
EDMONTON - Former Edmonton Oilers executive Jeff Harrop has been named president of FC Edmonton, which is currently being run by the Canadian Premier League. The league announced Dec. 31 that it had t...
Feb 08, 2022
B.C. Lions sign veteran Canadian free agent kicker Sean Whyte
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed Canadian free agent kicker Sean Whyte on Tuesday. The 36-year-old native of White Rock, B.C., originally signed with B.C. in 2007 as a territorial exemption. He began...
Feb 08, 2022
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign linebacker Darnell Sankey
REGINA - Linebacker Darnell Sankey is on the move. Sankey, who had a league-leading 97 tackles last season with the Calgary Stampeders, signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Tuesday, the first d...
Feb 08, 2022