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Nickelback to perform during NHL's Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium
Canadian rock band Nickelback will take the stage at Commonwealth Stadium when the Edmonton Oilers host the Calgary Flames in the NHL's Heritage Classic later this month. Nickelback, recently honoured...
Oct 04, 2023
Art of the chirp: NHLers weigh in on what makes a good trash-talker
Nazem Kadri has been involved in more than a few verbal sparring matches. The Calgary Flames centre certainly knows how to dish it out during an on-ice war of words. Kadri can also appreciate when he ...
Oct 04, 2023
Canada blanks host China at men's volleyball Olympic qualifier tournament
XI'AN, China - Canada scored a three-set win over China on Wednesday to improve to 3-1 at the men's volleyball Olympic qualification tournament. Stephen Maar, of Aurora, Ont., paced the attack with 20...
Oct 04, 2023
Accident at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver kills heavy equipment operator
VANCOUVER - An industrial accident at the Cypress Mountain Resort in West Vancouver has killed one person. West Vancouver police say it happened Monday. They say the operator of a front-end loader was...
Oct 04, 2023
Repeat Nanaimo fraudster jailed & fined for property investment scheme
NANAIMO - Promising lucrative pay-outs through properties he didn't own, a Nanaimo man with a history of dishonesty is off to jail. Michal Andreas Benker, 62, was sentenced to a provincial jail term o...
Oct 04, 2023
Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it's too late
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it's too late, warning that God's increasingly warming crea...
Oct 04, 2023
Swedish media report that the winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry may have been announced early
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish media reported Wednesday that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry prematurely. Public broadcaster SVT ...
Oct 04, 2023
In the news today: Regimental funeral today for B.C. Mountie, NDP victory in Manitoba
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Funeral today for B.C. Mountie Rick O'Brien A regimental funeral, including a p...
Oct 04, 2023
Jays need to win Wednesday's Game 2 of AL wild-card series to avoid elimination
MINNEAPOLIS - The Toronto Blue Jays played 161 games over six long months before clinching an American League wild-card playoff berth. If the Jays don't win Wednesday at Target Field, their post-seaso...
Oct 04, 2023
First Nations premier to lead Manitoba after historic election win
WINNIPEG - Manitobans are waking up today to a new government and the first First Nations provincial premier in the country. The New Democrats and Leader Wab Kinew defeated the Progressive Conservativ...
Oct 04, 2023