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10-year-old skateboarding phenom from Calgary to compete at X-Games
Skateboarding is more than just a way of life for Reese Nelson, it's all she's ever known. The 10-year-old from Calgary can't remember when she first started skating or when she first dropped into a h...
Jul 06, 2023
VIDEO: 'I'm stoked:' massive BC Bike Race takes over Nanaimo trails
NANAIMO - Almost 700 mountain bikes are weaving through 35 kilometres of local trails on Thursday, part of one of the largest bike races of its kind in the world. The BC Bike Race, in its 17th year, b...
Jul 06, 2023
Montreal Alouettes linebacker Tyrell Richards tops CFL’s monthly honour roll
It was a solid start to the CFL season for Canadian Tyrell Richards. The Montreal Alouettes linebacker received the top grade Thursday in the CFL's honour roll for the month of June. Richard was named...
Jul 06, 2023
Community, Indigenous drug rehab programs across West get $20M in federal funds
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Dozens of community and Indigenous groups across Western Canada will share $20 million in federal funding to boost their drug awareness, treatment, rehabilitation and mental-health se...
Jul 06, 2023
Community, Indigenous drug rehab programs across West get $20M in federal funds
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Dozens of community and Indigenous groups across Western Canada will share $20 million in federal funding to boost their drug awareness, treatment, rehabilitation and mental-health se...
Jul 06, 2023
Time has become Gustafson's more precious commodity following Classic win
Time has become Jeff Gustafson's most precious commodity. In March, the Kenora, Ont., angler became the first Canadian to win the US$1-million Bassmaster Classic - pro bass fishing's most prestigious ...
Jul 06, 2023
Senators add forward MacEwen on three-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms on a three-year, US$2.325 million contract with forward Zack MacEwen. The deal carries a $775,000 average annual value. MacEwen, 26, split time betwee...
Jul 06, 2023
Pulling ads from Facebook could force its hand on news deals — if support grows
MONTREAL - Pulling ads from Facebook could prod Meta toward inking deals with news outlets, though more momentum would be needed to push it over the edge, experts say. The tactic adopted by several go...
Jul 06, 2023
Mother-in-law of B.C. knife victim says 'monster' robbed son of woman he loved
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The mother-in-law of a woman killed in a mass stabbing at a North Vancouver, B.C., library two years ago has told a sentencing hearing that her attacker is a "monster" who stol...
Jul 06, 2023
Mother-in-law of B.C. knife victim says 'monster' robbed son of woman he loved
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The mother-in-law of a woman killed in a mass stabbing at a North Vancouver, B.C., library two years ago has told a sentencing hearing that her attacker is a "monster" who stol...
Jul 06, 2023