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PWHL can close gaps in international women's hockey, say Kingsbury, MacLeod
Professional Women's Hockey League general manager Gina Kingsbury and coach Carla MacLeod, who both have deep roots in international hockey, say the new league can close gaps between countries on the ...
Sep 20, 2023
Conservative MPs told not to talk to media, post about 'parental rights' protests
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs were told not to post online or talk to media about competing protests on Parliament Hill that saw protesters clashing over how schools should handle LGBTQ+ issues. The Canad...
Sep 20, 2023
'We all want to be Winnipeg Jets:' Bowness says rift with players is over
WINNIPEG - Rick Bowness has moved on from being criticized by some Winnipeg Jets at the end of his first season as head coach. On the eve of his second training camp, Bowness told reporters Wednesday ...
Sep 20, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs ready to roll for training camp after off-season of change
TORONTO - Brad Treliving wasn't on the hunt for a new job. His wife, however, was starting to nudge him in that direction after he parted ways with the Calgary Flames in April following nine seasons a...
Sep 20, 2023
Four firefighters heading home die in vehicle crash on B.C. road: government
VICTORIA - Four firefighters travelling home after battling British Columbia's wildfires have died in a road crash. Premier David Eby and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston say in a joint statement the fi...
Sep 20, 2023
Four firefighters heading home die in vehicle crash on B.C. road: government
VICTORIA - Four firefighters travelling home after battling British Columbia's wildfires have died in a road crash. Premier David Eby and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston say in a joint statement the fi...
Sep 20, 2023
John Barsby ready to usher in new high school football season
NANAIMO - The always competitive John Barsby Football teams are poised to get their regular season underway.This year the Bulldogs will have both a AA varsity and AA junior varsity squad.Varsity offen...
Sep 20, 2023
Family of man who died while being admitted to psychiatric hospital agrees to $8.5M settlement
HENRICO, Va. (AP) - The family of a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being admitted to a Virginia psychiatric hospital has reached an $8.5 million s...
Sep 20, 2023
Two Montreal Island towns file court challenge to Quebec language law reform
MONTREAL - Two Montreal suburbs filed a court challenge today to Quebec's 2022 language reform, seeking to be exempted from several articles of the law commonly known as Bill 96. Hampstead and Town of...
Sep 20, 2023
Bruins captaincy passes from soft-spoken Bergeron to in-your-face Marchand. He says he's ready
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins named Brad Marchand captain on Wednesday, putting the "C" previously worn by the soft-spoken and universally revered Patrice Bergeron on the sweater of a notorious inst...
Sep 20, 2023