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AHL suspends Barracuda forward Hrabik 30 games for 'racial gesture'
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American Hockey League has suspended San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik 30 games for making a "racial gesture" at Tucson Roadrunners left-wing Boko Imama during a game ...
Jan 21, 2022

'A pretty easy process:' With new contract done, Bombers' Collaros focused on 3-peat
WINNIPEG - It's fitting Zach Collaros signed a new contract with the Blue Bombers while celebrating a belated Christmas with family in his hometown. The team's star quarterback gave fans a gift by ink...
Jan 21, 2022

Weagle and Kennedy tabbed as Canadian mixed doubles backups at Beijing Games
Veteran curlers Marc Kennedy and Lisa Weagle will serve as backups in the event an injury or positive COVID-19 test forces a change to the Canadian mixed doubles roster before the start of the Beijing...
Jan 21, 2022

'We cannot eliminate all risk:' province shifts gears away from COVID-19 management staples
NANAIMO - It's not a shift to an endemic, but the latest media briefing from the province's health officer represented a major shift in B.C.'s COVID-19 response.Dr. Bonnie Henry said during a media av...
Jan 21, 2022

School District 68 to implement COVID vaccine mandate for all staff
NANAIMO - Local school board trustees voted in favour of creating a vaccine mandate for all of its employees in district 68.At a Thursday, Jan 20 special board meeting, school board trustees requested...
Jan 21, 2022

O'Toole's flaws must be part of Conservative election report: Sen. Batters
OTTAWA - The Conservative senator ousted for spearheading an effort to review Erin O'Toole's leadership says a forthcoming report of the party's election loss must confront its most serious flaws - in...
Jan 21, 2022

$28-million class-action settlement in sex abuse case against Clerics of St-Viateur
MONTREAL - Lawyers say a $28-million settlement has been reached for more than 375 sexual abuse victims of Quebec-based Catholic religious order the Clerics of St-Viateur. Montreal law firm Arsenault,...
Jan 21, 2022

Canada gives $120M loan to help bolster Ukraine against Russia threats
OTTAWA - Canada is giving Ukraine a $120-million loan to help bolster its economy and aid as it faces a hostile buildup of Russian forces on its borders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the lo...
Jan 21, 2022

Sudden shift in COVID-19 guidance in B.C. 'led to confusion' says BC CDC
VANCOUVER - Guidance on the home management of COVID-19 symptoms and decisions about who should self-isolate and for how long could dominate today's pandemic update with British Columbia's health mini...
Jan 21, 2022

Canada gives $120M loan to help bolster Ukraine against Russia threats
OTTAWA - Canada is giving Ukraine a $120-million loan to help bolster its economy and aid as it faces a hostile buildup of Russian forces on its borders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the lo...
Jan 21, 2022