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Blue Bombers sign defensive end Jeffcoat to one-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have re-signed defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat to a one-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. Jeffcoat was scheduled to be a free agent in February bu...
Jan 16, 2023
Blazers prepare for post-season run ahead of first Memorial Cup appearance since 1995
Just because the Kamloops Blazers are guaranteed a Memorial Cup berth, doesn't mean they're taking their feet off the gas. Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston made big moves ahead of the Western Ho...
Jan 16, 2023
A whistle, a watch and DNA identify Canadian soldier 106 years after death in France
OTTAWA - A whistle, a pocket watch and DNA analysis helped a Canadian Forces forensic team identify the remains of a Vancouver soldier more than 100 years after he died in France. A National Defence s...
Jan 16, 2023
Kane's return from injured list raises cap questions for Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - It appears Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane is nearing the end of his lengthy stay on the injured list. Kane's wrist was lacerated in a freak accident Nov. 8 in Tampa, when he was knock...
Jan 16, 2023
Salvation Army to tear down aging half of downtown Nanaimo building
NANAIMO - A critical local social service provider is forging ahead with redevelopment plans to expand its busy Nicol St. location. Salvation Army New Hope Centre executive director Jeffrey Baergen sa...
Jan 16, 2023
Leafs forward Robertson to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson is set to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, the team announced Monday. The 21-year-old is expected to be out of action for six months. Robertson sustai...
Jan 16, 2023
Vancouver Canucks need 'major surgery' but not rebuild: Rutherford
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks' president of hockey operations says the team needs "major surgery" but stopped short of calling for a rebuild. Jim Rutherford says the team may need to move some of ...
Jan 16, 2023
B.C. tenants ordered to pay $500,000 after unit in 'near-hoarding state' catches fire
VANCOUVER - Two Vancouver tenants have been ordered to pay more than $500,000 following a November 2017 apartment fire that a judge ruled was "foreseeable." B.C. Supreme Court Justice Matthew Kirchner...
Jan 16, 2023
B.C. tenants ordered to pay $500,000 after unit in 'near-hoarding state' catches fire
VANCOUVER - Two Vancouver tenants have been ordered to pay more than $500,000 following a November 2017 apartment fire that a judge ruled was "foreseeable." B.C. Supreme Court Justice Matthew Kirchner...
Jan 16, 2023
New standards on long-term care released, with Liberal government bill yet to come
OTTAWA - A team of experts has released a detailed handbook on how to boost quality of life and prevent the spread of infection in long-term care homes that could inform anticipated federal legislatio...
Jan 16, 2023