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B.C. starts process to ensure equal pay for equal work
As the world celebrates International Women's Day, the British Columbia government has announced the first steps towards closing the gender pay gap in the province.The government is set to begin consu...
Mar 8, 2022
Manitoba's McEwen hands Nova Scotia's Flemming his first loss at the Brier
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Manitoba's Mike McEwen defeated Paul Flemming 7-4 on Tuesday morning to hand the Nova Scotia skip his first loss at the Tim Hortons Brier. McEwen stole two points in the sixth end ...
Mar 8, 2022
'Speed kills:' Sprint coaching is leaving a mark in football preparation
It's the one element of football Chris Bertoia and other coaches can't teach. "Speed kills. Everybody knows that, at our level and the professional level," said Bertoia, the Waterloo Warriors head coa...
Mar 8, 2022
Bono says better days ahead for Toronto FC despite poor showing in home opener
TORONTO - Despite taking just one point from its first two games and suffering a lopsided 4-1 loss in its weekend home opener, Toronto FC remains optimistic that brighter days are ahead. "I feel that....
Mar 8, 2022
Apple, MLB announce 'Friday Night Baseball' package
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Apple will enter the live sports coverage arena with "Friday Night Baseball." Apple and Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Apple TV+ will carry a weekly doubleheader...
Mar 8, 2022
AP Sources: Seahawks agree to trade Russell Wilson to Denver
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to trade nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos for a massive haul of draft picks and players, two people familiar...
Mar 8, 2022
Arc'teryx parent company and CAE Inc. halt sales in Russia
VANCOUVER - Arc'teryx parent company Amer Sports and flight simulator and training provider CAE Inc. are halting sales and activities in Russia. Amer Sports said it is suspending all commercial activi...
Mar 8, 2022
B.C.'s auditor general says more work needed to assess risk of fraud in public sector
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the government's framework to manage fraud in the public service is well underway, but it's not fully developed. Michael Pickup says in a news releas...
Mar 8, 2022
'We were 100 per cent sure.' Mounties mistakenly thought N.S. gunman had shot himself
HALIFAX - It is one of the most perplexing aspects about the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives: after killing 13 people in Portapique, N.S., late on April 18, 2020, the killer decided...
Mar 8, 2022
Winnipeg zoo giving COVID-19 vaccine to 55 animals including tigers and snow leopards
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg zoo is giving a COVID-19 vaccine to some of its animals that are considered to be at greater risk of contracting the virus. The Assiniboine Park Zoo says it has begun using a v...
Mar 8, 2022