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Sophomore receiver Tyson Philpot sees opportunity to excel in 2023 with Alouettes
Once again, Tyson Philpot will play football minus a brother. The Montreal Alouettes receiver spent his rookie campaign without his twin brother, Jalen, a receiver with the Calgary Stampeders. The two...
Apr 12, 2023
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk fined $5K for cross-checking
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets defenceman Neal Pionk was fined $5,000 on Wednesday for cross-checking Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson. The incident occurred at 19:10 of the third period of Tuesday n...
Apr 12, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Teenager dies after being stabbed on transit bus in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say a teenager has died from his injuries after he was stabbed while aboard a transit bus in the city. Police say it happened just before 9:30 Tuesday night. Inves...
Apr 12, 2023
Canada's Wickenheiser, Virtue, Hughes among 42 former Olympians banned from Russia
Hayley Wickenheiser, Tessa Virtue and Clara Hughes are among dozens of former Canadian Olympians banned from entering Russia for signing a statement encouraging the removal of Russian athletes from ne...
Apr 12, 2023
Extended power outages raise questions about resilience of Quebec's power grid
MONTREAL - The weeklong power outages across Quebec after the April 5 ice storm are raising questions about the resilience of the province's electrical grid. Franois Bouffard, an electrical engineerin...
Apr 12, 2023
Forge FC executive Costa Smyrniotis joins Canadian Premier League front office
TORONTO - Costa Smyrniotis, who helped build Forge FC into a championship franchise, is joining the Canadian Premier League as executive vice-president, soccer. Smyrniotis, who served as director of f...
Apr 12, 2023
'The best we've heard:' Lantzville singer crushes Canada's Got Talent audition
NANAIMO - His performance earned not only an extended standing ovation but unanimous praise from the Canada's Got Talent Judges.Raymond Salgado, a singer from Lantzville, took the main event spot duri...
Apr 12, 2023
Conservatives ask Twitter to label CBC accounts as 'government-funded' media
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives are asking Twitter to apply a "government-funded" label on accounts associated with the CBC, even as other public broadcasters decry the tag for not making clear ...
Apr 12, 2023
With NHL in the midst of an offensive surge, defending comes at a premium in 2023
Martin St. Louis recalls having to pay a much higher price. Rod Brind'Amour vividly remembers the punishment he endured getting to the front of the net throughout his NHL career. And Paul Maurice poin...
Apr 12, 2023
Duelling U.S. court rulings over abortion drug set stage for Supreme Court showdown
WASHINGTON - The debate over abortion rights in the United States is likely headed back to the Supreme Court - this time to settle a federal stalemate. Last week's duelling court decisions over the dr...
Apr 12, 2023