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Canucks GM says Beauvillier trade creates 'flexibility' moving forward
VANCOUVER - Trading Anthony Beauvillier to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday cleared US$4.15 million of cap space, giving Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin some flexibility in developing his team as i...
Nov 29, 2023
Bombers GM Walters expects tricky off-season, with OC Pierce possibly on the move
WINNIPEG - Kyle Walters doesn't need a jigsaw puzzle for Christmas. The newly extended Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager told reporters Wednesday he expects a challenging off-season putting the pi...
Nov 29, 2023
Dawson's request to change Expos cap on Hall plaque 'shot in the gut'
Andre Dawson's desire to have the cap on his Hall of Fame plaque changed from a Montreal Expos logo to a Chicago Cubs one was a "shot in the gut" for Perry Giannias. The 69-year-old Dawson made headli...
Nov 29, 2023
Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting
VICTORIA - The Speaker of British Columbia's legislature says the unveiling of Indigenous-themed signs outside the building is a necessary step toward opening doors that have been historically closed....
Nov 29, 2023
Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting
VICTORIA - The Speaker of British Columbia's legislature says the unveiling of Indigenous-themed signs outside the building is a necessary step toward opening doors that have been historically closed....
Nov 29, 2023
Online harms bill: Don't link boy's suicide with government actions, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's inappropriate to draw a link between government actions and the death of a British Columbia boy who killed himself last month after falling prey to onl...
Nov 29, 2023
Victoria to host BC Lions regular season game next summer
VICTORIA - It'll be a roar in 2024 on southern Vancouver Island when the BC Lions take on the Ottawa Redblacks next Labour Day long weekend.The Canadian Football League, BC Lions and City of Victoria ...
Nov 29, 2023
Florida Panthers back prowling after Stanley Cup disappointment
Paul Maurice's team was spent. And he knew it. The Florida Panthers had battled their way to the Stanley Cup final through three gruelling, emotionally draining series. The No. 8 seed in the Eastern C...
Nov 29, 2023
Quebec legislature unanimously condemns human rights commission's Christmas criticism
Quebec's legislature has unanimously adopted a motion in defence of Christmas. Christopher Skeete, the province's anti-racism minister, introduced the motion today condemning the Canadian Human Rights...
Nov 29, 2023
Lions, Redblacks to play regular-season CFL game in Victoria next season
VICTORIA - The B.C. Lions will host the Ottawa Redblacks in a regular-season CFL game in Victoria next season. The game, dubbed "Touchdown Pacific" by the league, will be played Saturday Aug. 31 at Ro...
Nov 29, 2023