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Next Hurdle: Leafs prepare for Panthers after finally winning a first-round series
TORONTO - The Presidents' Trophy winners are out. The reigning Stanley Cup champions have gone home too. The NHL post-season has taken some unexpected turns ahead of the second round and for the first...
May 01, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Two people missing in flooding northeast of Quebec City
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. - Officials have confirmed two people are missing amid flooding in the Charlevoix region northeast of Quebec City. Baie-St-Paul Mayor Michal Pilote says he has declared a state o...
May 01, 2023
SFU football players, alumni in court asking for axed program’s rebirth.
VANCOUVER - The lawyer representing players and alumni of Simon Fraser University's football team asked a judge to grant an injunction that would require the university to attempt to bring back the ax...
May 01, 2023
Flexible Alouettes can usher in new identity with early-round picks at CFL Draft
Montreal Alouettes general manager Danny Maciocia says the difference in his job entering the 2023 CFL draft compared to free agency is night and day thanks to new ownership. "First of all, I'm sleepi...
May 01, 2023
Blueberry, the tri-legged kitty with plenty of pep in her step
NANAIMO - An old injury and subsequent amputation hasn't slowed down dear Blueberry.This four-year-old domestic long haired cat is ready for adoption at the Nanaimo and District branch of the BC SPCA....
May 01, 2023
US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the W...
May 01, 2023
B.C. introduces exemptions for children, spouses living in 55-plus stratas
VICTORIA - British Columbia residents who find themselves entangled in new property bylaws because their home has been changed to a 55-plus age restriction now have more protection. The government bro...
May 01, 2023
Serial arsonist who targeted B.C. restaurants sentenced to five-plus years in prison
BURNABY, B.C. - An arsonist who caused more than half a million dollars in damages when he set fire to two Metro Vancouver restaurants has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. RCMP in Bur...
May 01, 2023
Winnipeg Jets sign forward Nikita Chibrikov to three-year, entry-level contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Nikita Chibrikov to a three-year, entry-level contract worth US$925,000 a year at the NHL level. The 20-year-old Chibrikov had a goal and an assist in ...
May 01, 2023
Ottawa Redblacks have four picks within first 17 selections of CFL draft
TORONTO - Shawn Burke will have plenty of options in the CFL draft Tuesday. The Ottawa Redblacks' general manager owns four of the first 17 picks, including the first and 10th selections. Burke could ...
May 01, 2023