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CP NewsAlert: NHL rescinds ban on rainbow-coloured stick tape
NEW YORK - The NHL has rescinded its ban on players using stick tape to support social causes, including rainbow-coloured Pride tape. More coming. The Canadian Press
Oct 24, 2023

Canadian international Kailen Sheridan up for NWSL goalkeeper of the year again
TORONTO - Canadian international Kailen Sheridan, who tied for the league lead with nine shutouts this season, is a finalist for NWSL goalkeeper of the year. The 28-year-old San Diego Wave 'keeper is ...
Oct 24, 2023

Boater dies when small boat capsizes in rough conditions off Vancouver's Point Grey
VANCOUVER - One person has died after a boat capsized off Vancouver in blustery conditions. The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says it responded to a distress call about a capsized boat...
Oct 24, 2023

Five people, including shooter, dead after shootings in Sault Ste. Marie, police say
Five people - including three children and a shooter - were found dead in the northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie after shootings at two homes, police said Tuesday, calling what happened a tragi...
Oct 24, 2023

Pilot who police say tried to cut the engines on a jet midflight now faces a federal charge
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who police say tried to cut the engines on a jet midflight was charged Tuesday with a federal count of interfering with a flight crew. Joseph Da...
Oct 24, 2023

Manitoba premier eyes review of health group, comments on back bencher
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he is pausing some activities at the province's Diagnostic and Surgical Recovery Task Force. Kinew says he has heard concerns about a lack of oversight of de...
Oct 24, 2023

Republicans pick Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker as they try for a third time
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker. The nominee now goes to the full House for a vote. House Republicans weree meeting privately to try nominat...
Oct 24, 2023

Record 27 Canadians in NBA for 2023-24 season
TORONTO - Another year, another record set for Canadians in the NBA. Canada set a new mark with 27 players on an NBA roster for the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign. It's the 10th straight season Can...
Oct 24, 2023

Coroner faults police response in case of two girls killed by father in 2020
MONTREAL - A coroner investigating the deaths of two Quebec girls who were killed by their father three years ago has described the police efforts to find them as "too little, too late." Coroner Luc M...
Oct 24, 2023

Montreal Canadiens defenceman David Savard out indefinitely with upper-body injury
Montreal Canadiens defenceman David Savard is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury, the club announced Tuesday. The veteran blueliner didn't play another shift in Monday's 3-1 road victory over ...
Oct 24, 2023